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contents  WORDS FROM THE PRESIDENTLETTER FROM THE PRINCIPAL

FROM DEAN’S DESK

FROM THE FACULTY CONVENOR

FROM THE CORE TEAM

THE CONTENT DEVELOPMENT BOARD

STUDENT CORNER

ALUMNI CORNER

CLUBS OF SSN

INSTINCTS 2016 - THE TEAM

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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Word fro th Preidn

  College life is always dear to every student and the

nostalgia it kindles is nothing but a reminder of the variousmoments down the memory lane. And, every year an inevitable

fun lled memory would be the intercollegiate culturals. SSN

too has had its part in strongly anchoring such blissful memories

and valuable experiences in the minds of its students. Every

 year I am awestruck seeing the eort that goes into organising

INSTINCTS. This is a three day event lled with youthful

energy and seamless planning. It always makes me happy to

see how talented this young generation is. I am sure this yeartoo, the spirits will be high and INSTINCTS will turn a huge

success.

  This year’s theme is another strong reason for the eager

expectation of its success. It makes me feel glad to see that the

students of this year have taken eorts to celebrate the greatness

of humanity by celebrating the comeback of Chennai. At the

time when Chennai was aected by the worst of nature’s fury, it

is so tting to celebrate the strength with which it fought back.

 

SSN aims to be a centre of excellence in all areas like

education, extra- curricular activities and sports. INSTINCTS

is truly an event which provides a platform for nurturing the

hidden talents of the students. INSTINCTS is a true reection

SSN’s belief of ‘Freedom with Responsibility’. I am very proudof how INSTINCTS has turned out to be increasingly successful

every year and I congratulate everyone who is tirelessly working

towards its success.

  I have immense faith in the potential of SSNites in making

INSTINCTS 2k16 a big success.

Ms. Kala Vijayakumar,President, SSN Institutions

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Lttr fro th Principa

INSTINCTS has become a part and parcel of SSN after

seeing boundless success all these years. It makes me beam withhappiness and satisfaction every time I see the smiles on the

faces of our students. The very thought that it has stood the test

of time and is yet again going to happen in a bigger better way

is making me proud. Every year I visibly see that students try

their level best to give nothing less than the best with whatever

resources they are provided with. Seeing the dedication and

eagerness of students every year the management of SSN too

has been supporting them in every possible way.

This cultural fest not only celebrates the talent of students

in dierent areas of arts but also teaches them the importance

of team work and gives them a good experience in managing

and co-ordinating a live event. This makes them condant and

better individuals. Just like everyone else, I too very eagerly look

forward to witnessing three days of INSTINCTS with lot of

expectations. Every year our students have proved successful and

have kept up the expectations without disappointing anyone.

This year too they have been enthusiastically working towards

making it a success. Another reason to feel proud about this

 year’s INSTINCTS is that students have decided to honour the

act of humanity by celebrating the Comeback of Chennai.

Looking forward to see its success.

Dr. Salivahanan,Principal, SSNCE

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Fro Da’ De

  So, it has come again! INSTINCTS. Especially so, when

it got sandwiched between the oods and elections. After adevastating deluge in Chennai, ‘To have or not to have’ was

in every body’s lips until it was decided in favour of students..

They have decided, if not for any thing else, to show that human

race, can rise up as a Phoenix, come what may. Through this

calamity, people from the lower rung of the society have proved

beyond any doubt that ‘the have-nots are in no way wanting,

in helping the mankind, given an occasion.’ I am happy to see

that students have chosen to honour those unsung heroes, whospontaneously helped those in need during the time of distress.

  Art need not necessarily for entertainment alone, but could

be educative as well. This has been proved more than once in

 yester years through the successful conduct of INSTINCTS.

Students have rightly christened this version of INSTINCTS as

‘Do you think that we will be cowed down?’. My best wishes for

all those who have toiled to make this happen!

Dr. K. Kasthuri,Dean, SSNCE

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Fro th Facult Convnor

INSTINCTS, will always be one of the fondest memories

that every student who graduates from SSN will cherish. Theexcitement and enthusiasm that every student churns out ensure

the grandeur and success of Instincts year after year. Three days

of the fest are completely packed with lots of fun and frolic.

The creativity of the fest has only soared higher in every version

since its inception.

I know that it takes great commitment, teamwork,

coordination and above all, sheer hard work to make such a hugeevent a success in all grounds. Further, I am proud in stating that

every year I see an amazing team of students who have come up

with bundles of enthusiasm and calibre in making it a huge hit.

It is a fact that with every passing year, the quality of the fest

is on a constant rise, and I am really proud of my students who

make this possible. I hope for the same level of involvement and

participation from every student, in making INSTINCTS-2016as well, a grand success. However, this year, there are additional

reasons to look forward to this extravaganza. The students

have been very socially responsible and I am glad to state that

this year’s INSTINCTS is going to be a symbol of celebrating

the Comeback Of Chennai, post the recent December oods

caused by the torrential rains.

I wish both the organisers and participants the very best

in making Instincts 2016 a huge success!

Dr. Sunita Nair,Faculty Convenor, Instincts 2016

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Fro th Cor Ta

  The very word Instincts has always brought a rush of

nostalgic memories in each and every SSNite. Witnessing thisextravaganza from the spectator’s point of view for the past

couple of years and just enjoying the three days of fun lled

ecstasy, planned ahead by the passionate hard working core

team every year, was all we knew. But, currently that drive to

contribute our part in organising this amazing cultural fest has

elevated our energy levels beyond description.

 

For a couple of months now we have been ardently workingtowards bringing out the usual magic that Instincts always spurts

out. This year we faced a lot of hurdles right from whether or

not Instincts would even take place, to gradually ghting it out

to ensure it happens for all three days. This year Instincts is

conducted as celebration of the ‘Comeback of Chennai’. This

theme was partly inspired from the actual situation Instincts

itself was in initially, just as Chennai herself. Gathering all our

strength and bouncing back with all our might, we were able

to stabilize this situation and nally succeed in overcoming the

 various hurdles. Needless to say, like every other year our biggest

pillar of support yet again was Dr. Sunita Nair. She has been

with us through thick and thin, and has given us all the freedom

that we needed.

We are blessed beyond bounds this year in having anabsolutely understanding team who worked with so much

passion towards making it a success. We look forward for the

three days to unfold and relish the excitement in the eyes of

the beholders. The mile long involuntary smiles that reect

everyone’s satisfaction will be the ultimate symbol of success of

this year’s Instincts. We thank everyone who has been behind

the success of Instincts 2016 and express our sincere gratitude

to the management of SSN for having given us the freedom toexperiment and explore our creativity in organising this cultural

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INSTINCTSCelebrating the Comeback of Chennai

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CELEBRATING THE COMEBACK 

STUDENT CORNER

  After having experienced the hottest summer ever, monsoon was a

welcome change in Chennai. Better late than never, we thought. Little did everyhappy soul that witnessed these rains know that monsoon was soon going to be the

worst fear of every Chennaite!

December 1 it was! The city blacked out, people were trapped at random

shelters across the city or worse so, on the roads. Every child, woman and man

were equally terried at not having their loved ones back home, alongside a

communication loss with nil contact to the outside world! As dusk descended, and

people hoped for some sort of miracle, the intensity had not waned one bit! To addon to all this petrication, entire lives were wiped out overnight. The sorrow was

endless.

When the city of dreams drowned, the dreamers rose as one! Rich and poor,

 young and old, men and women alike came forward to help those stranded on the

streets. With no exception we came out in force. We worked endlessly shoulder-

to-shoulder to rescue the needy. Celebrities abandoned their grease paint and

used their power to raise money, and organize relief camps. The much criticized younger generation came forward, and with no boundaries, stopped at no odds,

and travelled from one corner of the city to another to supply relief materials.

Our neighboring cities almost emptied out with the youngsters driving in, to lend

a hand.

Seven days went by. Sun shone

upon a ravaged city. Millions were

scattered through random parts ofthe city mourning over their lost ones

and homes. The city was devastated.

Each time the sun played a game of

hide and seek with the people, worried

eyes went up to the sky. Days passed by, and the labor of every individual slowly

started paying o in some corner of the city. The city was truly humbled by the

fury of nature. When a ray of sunshine put a smile on one’s face, and the small joys

of life were perceived, empathy and compassion took their well-deserved places.

It wouldn’t be an overstatement to say that the ercely proud Chennai-vasis put

normalcy back in the city. If not for a handful of like-minded people who came

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together, recovery would still have been a distant dream.

From where we were two months back, Chennai has denitely lost the title

of the ood-hit area to its day old name, ‘Singara Chennai’. Our city stands tall on

the shoulders of those who’ve been unimaginably seless, and contributed their bit

to the city that nurtured them.

At Instincts 2016, we SSNites join hands with the Chennai-vasis who’ve

redeemed our faith in compassion and humanity, and honor the strongly risen

Chennai, and its people. This Instincts is not just going to be about dancing, singing

and partying. It’s going to be about lauding the city, and its tough people for ghting

back, and not giving up their city.

Let’s celebrate these unsung heroes over three days, at one of the most sought

after cultural events of the city, with endless music, dance and partying.

Pavithra Murugan, Final Year, BME

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From a nal year’s perspective

As rst years, I remember the excitement we experienced as we rst set foot

into the surreal world of Instincts. “Whaat? We get to stay in college till 11 PM?”,“Wait, Rj balaji is coming here just to kalai us?”, “Ooohh, there’s a fashion show?”,

“DJ Night was epic nooo?” - I remember thinking, “So, this here is the fun that

was always promised in college life.”

As we stepped into second year, we

started observing how much, just how much

work goes into every aspect of Instincts that

we kind of took for granted in the rst year.Everything from a Facebook share to the main

stage arrangements required thought, eort

and implementation. “Man, our seniors do

work hard”, “I wonder how we’d handle these

responsibilities”, “Oh god I never realized deco

was this hard”, “Man, nding sponsors sure is

tough work!”.

Third year came and with it came the

best version of Instincts as yet. Standards were

set, Bars were raised and Expectations were

multiplied during Instincts 2k15. Right from

the excellent publicity, brilliant space themed

decorations, grandiose pro shows, never ending

list of celebrities and unparalleled crowds, we

saw what months of coordinated hard work

could accomplish. Working with our seniors

over time helped us hone our skills, taught

us what team work is, made us overcome last

minute panic, helped us overcome internal

politics and gave us some brilliant memories to cherish. “I can’t wait for Instincts

2k16”, “We’ve GOT to show them how it’s done”, “Hope we make our seniorsproud” – We looked forward with dreamy eyes.

But nature had dierent plans: December 2015 - a month no Chennaiite

INSTINCTS REWINDFrom a nal year’s perspective

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would ever forget. Unprecedented rains and oods caused irreparable damage and

set in motion a colossal upset of human lives, resources and plans. Chennai slowly

overcame the disaster with never-seen-before spirit and set an example for the rest

of the world. Only later did we realize the extent to which our plans for Instincts

were hit. With haphazard exam schedules, repeated postponement, reluctant

 volunteering and limited time and resources, the question of whether Instincts

would even happen loomed large in all our hearts. Come February, there came

an announcement – “YES. Instincts IS very

much on”. From thereon it was all go, go

and go. Slowly but steadily, work for Instincts

picked up. With the theme “Celebrating the

Comeback of Chennai” being close to all

our hearts, we started gaining belief that the

dreams we held for our version of Instinctsmaybe would come true after all. We looked

back at what our seniors had accomplished,

and found the enthusiasm and energy to

proceed with full vigor towards Instincts

2k16 despite having crippling hurdles.

 So here we are now, at the cusp of the big event. Only a few days to go, and

SSN is buzzing with frenzied activity. There’s a bittersweet feeling among us nal years - It is our one last show and we promise you it’s going to be an experience of

a lifetime. So, make it to SSN on March 10, 11 and 12 – This one’s on us.

Vaishali, IV Year, IT

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What is common between ‘lter kaapi’, Sathyam Cinemas’ Popcorn, Marina’s

never-ending shoreline, CSK? Bet you got the answer already. (Let’s hope u didn’t

assume just from the Title :P)

Yes, Chennai it is! The amazing city that welcomes every person with open

arms. It’s known for its undiminishing culture and the unique blend of lifestyle it

oers.

Food

Dishes that dene the city, suches as Idly, Dosa

coupled with Sambhar are deadly combinations that

only keep you asking for more! The Chaat Food, though

having been originated in North India, has become an

integral part of the city’s street food. The one drink

that we cannot live without – Yes the Filter Coee

(No, not alcohol: P) whose aroma reaches through our

neighbours’ homes. And of course, Biryani! Be it theVegetarian option or the Non-Veg one, no Chennaite

can live without this dish and it’s certainly the number

1 item on the To-Do List of any family get-together.

Music

One waits all year round just for the array of

melliuous voices at concerts during the Margazhiseason that comes in December. Not only that, many

Chennaites are also great fans of the lm music and

even International artists and bands. These concerts

of various genres are almost always a part of any

celebration/festival and the tickets sell out for sure!

(They sure mean it when they say ‘Grab your ticket

before it’s gone’ XD )

CHENNAIThe Abode of Legacy

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Kollywood

It’s an understatement that the city worships

Superstar Rajinikanth. Every Chennaite knows the

struggle to get an FDFS ticket for any Thalaivar movie

that releases. Kamal Haasan, Thalapathy Vijay, Thala

Ajith too have crazy fanbases and more recently, the only

thing we hear these days are Thala-Thalapathy related

questions. Divided by the stars we look up to, we are all

united by one factor – which is the love for Cinema and

Sathyam Popcorn!

Dance

Bharatnatyam, which is the ocial dance of Tamil

Nadu is very popular here. The dance is not only graceful,

but can also express any complicated story in such a

gripping manner. Western dances like Hip Hop, Salsa,

Zumba too have caught up among the city’s youngsters

and has gained its own followers.

With every aspect of the city making us love theplace more and more each moment, all we have to do is

protect our city and revel and celebrate this monumental

metropolis!

Or simply, Chancey illa, Namma Chennai pola vera oor eh illa ! (There’s no

city like Chennai! )

Nivedita, IV Year, IT

If someone were to say they managed to get something for free,they might have said, “Osi ah kedachidhu.” What is this “osi”word that everyone loves using? Letters written by the East India

Company did not bear postage stamps. Tey had a seal stating“On Company Service”. Over time, “O.C.” has come to mean free.

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The Chennai oods cannot be simply called as the time when the city facedthe “wrath of the rain gods”, but it is more of a tale of how we invited trouble upon

ourselves. There is no doubt that the city was battered by unprecedented rains, but

in retrospect, we realize that much of the damage could have been averted. In the

process of ushering in the period of massive growth of the city, the lakes, ponds

and other water bodies have been converted into construction sites, ruling out the

possibility of the rainwater draining into these water bodies. The main cause of

the oods was that the water overowing from the water bodies that were lled to

their capacities had large buildings obstructing its path and so it came gushing intothe mainland from all possible directions, where it remained stagnated due to lack

of proper draining channels. The fault here lies with the poor urban planning that

never took water ow seriously and thus never foresaw the problems that could arise

due to improper water drainage and storage systems. There are no checks on the

rampant encroachments on the banks of these lakes and ponds and the reclamation

of the water bodies to build giant concrete structures. Once the rivers get lled to

the brim, it is no surprise that the water would be released from the reservoirs. The

startling fact in this case is that in some places the water was released without prior

notice to the people, which left them marooned. The silver lining however was the

exceptional kindness and courage that the people had shown in helping the others

which played a big role in bringing the city back on its feet.

The hard lesson that the oods have taught us is that it is high time that we

mend our attitude towards nature, and make sure that we are better equipped to

face the monsoons. For starters, we need to conserve the existing water bodies and

restore the lost ones, by desilting the reservoir beds and strengthening the bunds.

Strict rules that dictate where constructions can be carried out, and those that curb

the proliferation of commercial real estate are necessary. The need of the hour is

to build robust check dams wherever necessary and to put a solid drainage system

in place.

As we are on our way to promoting this glorious city into an epitome of

development, we need to do it in a sensible manner and make sure that we don’terode its resilience to face any natural calamity that is to come our way in the future.

Srinidhi, IV Year, IT

CHENNAI FLOODS

 A MAN MADE DISASTER ?

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I got up in the middle of the stark night. Pitch dark with only the distantwhistles of the wind slithering past the trees.

The sky was blank just like my mind with not even a uy cloud to rest it’s

painful loneliness. I opened the French Windows to a spine chilling breeze ghting

it’s way through my sleeves sending me into a mode of frenzy to gather up my

thickest and heaviest blanket.

I looked at the clock so painfully hung on one of the four walls of my room, which so clearly certied me as a complete mess for blundering and salvaging the

past day which has left me searching for my conscience with which I wore the mask.

Wearing a white coat doesn’t mean your conscience is pure too. It’s the most

ironic profession ever. Just like the hands of a murderer ,our hands are guilty with

the blood of the soul which departed so peacefully into the night as we watched

helplessly while God did his handiwork.

The child’s liquid brown eyes still haunted me and it’s smile still tortured me.

Admitted with the nal case of brain cancer,I should have been wise enough to

speak the truth . Just like the last sunshine in the Pandora box, I opened the false

and endless world of hope for her. I still remember her frail body with a startling

smile upon a hairless face with which she used to greet me every morning ,when I

 visited her.

The room was so white so cold so blank…with only a heavy set of oxygenmask and pulse meter intimidatingly standing in one end and warning me of the

impending doom round the corner.

Having taken a unique sense of liking towards this young girl ,our relationship

forged through a period of six months when she was under my care. Her health

used to trick me often but I always caught hold of the life string at the end. Every

minute I saved her….every minute I became attached to her.

She became my personal drug without whom ,probably I would survive but

not without pain.

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I decorated the room with little pink owers and brought her teddy which

used to make a coy smile play at the end of her mouth. I started staying back to

spend more time with her. Having been admitted into the hospital by an orphanage

,I became a big sister to her. Which was ,the worst best feeling ever.

The time rolled and I could sense her drifting away from me…..and I just

realised despite me spending hours of my mortal time reading papers under the

painful night on saving patients in the nal stage and despite visiting hospitals

bigger than ours , despite ordering the heaviest of drugs……

The only thing she needed at the end of the day was LOVE.

I saw her so blank so silent so calmly staring at the world beyond her, when I

 visited her that morning,the coy smile still frozen on her lips .Silent tears threatened

to fall out. I used the mask which I normally do but now with a silent prayer to

make my little angel rest in peace and to hide my feeling of loss and the guilt which

wrapped around like an endless hallway without an exit. Love is always a nightmare

when u know it can’t be forever.

The clocked ticked slowly and steadily for the next day……. under the bright

lights and the white mask and a hollow heart. I saw the sky. It seemed dierent,

probably hours had passed …cause all I could taste was only the salt of my tears. I

stared and there….. I saw a shiny little star ,resting under the uy clouds

Shrinidhi, II Year, ECE

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Wrapped in rags, bare underneath,

Streaking the streets, in the sultry sun;In shorts and studs, of muddied teeth,

Claiming a eld, for frolic and fun;From glens of grass to shores of sands,Of blithe boys, well in their prime;On graded grounds with screaming stands,Of men in colours, in breathless time;

I speak of a sport, a way of life,

To many, dearer than a wife…Sport of the speedy, the strong n’ the smart,I speak of football, holder of my heart.

To run forth, to track behind,To play across, to read a mind,To see and sprint, to skip and swerve,To push and shove, to hold one’s nerve…

To spot a chance, a sliver, a hole,To take a shot, a cheesy chip, a place on goal!

To see fellow faces, grim with sweat,And blood and tears, when poorly met;

To coil in ire, a score against,A ref ’s call, received in angst;To feel the power, to lord the eld,The desperation, to never yield;

The satisfaction, a pass that reached,Determination, a run that breached…

To know the joy, the glory, the pride,To net at last, in sweeping stride!

There be none equal, to my soul,To this play on ball n’ a couple o’ pole,I speak of a sport, a way of life,To many, dearer than a wife…Sport of the speedy, the strong n’ the smart,I speak of football, holder of my heart.

Ashwath Ramesh, IV Year, ECE

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People travelling to the past with the help of a time machine might seem a

good way to entertain a seven year old. No matter how fascinating it may sound, a

rational mind would be quick to dismiss the possibility of travelling through time

and instead move on to more important tasks at hand. But then comes a grinning

scientist, adorned with a pair of nerdy spectacles telling you that you’ve been wrong

the entire time. Indeed, our understanding of the Universe has taken a 180 degree

turn in the last century.

It all began with Einstein formulating his famous general theory of relativity

where he stated that space and time are relative to each other, implying that an

object’s relative position in space determines how fast time passes! So, a person living

a 100 years on Earth might live for a 1000 years, if he were in the Interstellar space.

Not surprisingly, it took other scientists 15 years to comprehend the hypothesis and

experimentally verify the seemingly impossible. These experiments conrmed that

the farther you are from an object which induces gravity, the slower time passes in

 your frame of reference.

The implications of this theory were nothing short of astounding. Your foot

ages faster than your head. An airplane’s pilot would age slower than a car driver.

Clocks in the communication satellites by default, do not synchronize with the

clocks on the surface of the Earth. Each of the above has been tested and veried!

How much dierence does it make? Well, a few nanoseconds.

At rst glance, a few nanoseconds might not be very impressive. In comesEinstein’s Special Theory of Relativity with a solution. This requires an object to

be accelerated close to the speed of light to automatically travel into the future.

This is the more doable among all the other competing time travel theories. But

how can we accelerate an object to 300,000,000 m/s?

This is where Electronics comes to the rescue. Such a humongous speed

cannot be achieved with any Mechanical force. Advances in Electronics however,

have provided us with particle accelerators like the Van de Gra Generator,Cyclotron, Betatron, Microtron, Synchrotron, Linac and so much more.

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Though there are some dierences in their construction, primarily each of the

above uses a high frequency alternating voltage in the following manner- A positively

charged particle is placed within this electric eld and it begins to move towards

the negative terminal. At this instant, the polarity of the voltage reverses. Thus the

particle is forced to move in the opposite direction. Additionally, centrifugal force

begins to act on the particle causing it to move in a circle whose radius increases

each time the polarity of the terminals is reversed, thereby increasing the speed of

the particle at each stage.

By circularly cascading ‘n’ such accelerators which use high frequency ac

signals with a constant phase shift, the speed of the particle can be augmented

by a factor of ‘n’. Practical diculties however, limit the highest possible speed to

80% of the speed of light, enabling scientists to run test on unstable radioactive

elements and it has been observed that their time of radioactive decay can bedoubled by accelerating them to such speeds. In other words, these particles travel

forward through time.

Fasten your seatbelts! I’ve saved the best for the last. Advances in particle

physics and electronics have led to the construction of the Large Hadron Collider

most recently in 2008, which can accelerate particles to 299,792,455 m/s. To be

precise 3m/s less than the speed of light! Test runs are being conducted and the

phenomenon of time travel is set to be ultimately tested with the most sophisticatedtechnology we have at hand within the next year. The results of these experiments

will undoubtedly be no less than intriguing.

That brings us to the question “Can we travel through time?” Well, at the

moment with the technology we have, we’d either have to be shrunk to the size

of an atom or we’d have to develop on ourselves a static electric charge of 40

million volts, which don’t seem feasible. Hold your hats. Because there are only

two constants in the scientic world- 1) The speed of light 2) Change itself, forhistorically it hasn’t taken long for science ctions to turn into reality. As of now

though, that time-travel suit of yours can wait in the closet!

 Joseph Suganthan, IV Year, ECE

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The most extraordinary thing about turning 18 is how completely ordinarythe whole process is.

One night, I was 17, and the next morning, I woke up to a world that called mean adult. That was pretty much the only dierence I noticed on my 18th birthday.I didn’t nd a “Adulthood 101- How to conquer life freaking nally” handbookunder my pillow. I didn’t stride out into the streets, beaming and wholly condentin my existential purpose on Earth. An oversized hairy man in a fur coat denitelydidn’t break into my house and whisper the words, “You’re a wizard Vijay”.

It was a normal birthday, complete with the normal “surprise” party, andthe normal, super awkward cake-cutting part where everyone huddled around meand sang Happy Birthday while I tried not to make eye contact with anything butthe table. You’d think that becoming an adult would teach you to handle that onesituation.

Society caught on pretty quick though. They adapted to me being a grown-up faster than I did. I was expected to do certain things now. To have certainresponsibilities and to fulll certain expectations. Playtime’s over, and the toys weregoing back in the shed.

I’d love to say that I was ready for what was coming, but I wasn’t. Not evenclose.

Growing up is more the slowly descending knife than the quick stab. Youdon’t really notice it until you look down and see a big expanding red blotch on your shirt, but by then, it’s probably too late. The worst part about growing up is you don’t realize you’re growing up. The best part? Ditto.

Another aspect of growing up is coming to terms with yourself, and becoming your own worst enemy in the process.

There’s a sort of comforting familiarity to how often my insecurities visit me

now, almost like catching up with an old school friend over coee. While being heldat gunpoint.

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There are moments when I’d be completely, unconditionally okay witheverything in my life. And then there are moments when my insecurities would behaving a eld day, when I’d be reduced to a crippled suocating mess on the inside.I know they won’t ever go away. I don’t want them to, because if I’m having a badday, replete with the unfamiliarity of the world I nd myself in, what else would Ihave to fall back on?

Being an adult means you get an automatic self-worth review from yourself.Every single day. A lot of times, you’re going to see people get into their spacesuitsand shoot o to the moon while you’re still gasping for air down on Earth. (To thinkthis literally happens in NASA.)

College is not a ritual like high school, it’s an evolving process. Nothing

comes easy anymore, be it grades, social interaction, or nding the money for theoccasional evening snack.

Thoughts change. Goals change. People change.

You are going to lose people who’ve always been right next to you, and there’snothing you can do about it.

You will also meet people you’ll instantly connect to, friends or otherwise.You will grow to immensely like them. You will revel in the joy of companionship.You will feel like the luckiest person alive.

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But when the shuttle has taken o, and the dust has settled, you’re going tond yourself all alone. Everything is, and always has been, a no-holds barred raceto the top of the survival chain and there you will be, falling and fumbling your wayto the starting line, all by yourself. People do care about you, but they will also enjoyseeing you downtrodden. This is the depressing reality that you’re up against, andit’s the most dicult one you’re forced to grapple with.

Questions change too.

Growing up is harsh because it’s essential to our way of learning.

Right now, I could say that everything’s going to turn out okay in the end,

but I have absolutely no way of knowing. I don’t know who I’ll be in 5 years, or 10,

whether I’d be somebody, or whether my insecurities would have nally gotten the

better of me. I’m utterly, irrevocably scared of the all-encompassing abyss that is

the future because I have no idea what’s in store for me.

I’m excited because I can’t wait to nd out.

I can’t wait to build my own spacesuit.

Vijay Sarathy, III Year

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Hypocrisy is innate. It’s also rather cunning.

But I personally think this mundane trait is what makes us human. We are all

hypocrites, in one way or another. We lie, everyday. We look in the mirror and nd

what greets us fascinating, but we strive to be modest. We pretend to turn a deaf

ear to compliments while we secretly hope it’s the start of a never-ending ow of

appreciation.

There’s a very negligible amount of shame in me when I own up to committingthis crime. I am, unmistakably, a hypocrite.

The thing about hypocrisy is that it’s very dicult to really see it in ourselves.

We have no trouble spotting it in other people. As children, most of us are brought

up with a clear sense of what is right and wrong; what is fair and unfair. When

presented with a dispute, we can usually take the side of justice. Being objective is

extremely easy and we are righteously enraged at the appropriate party, which is on

the wrong side. But we never learnt to apply the same rules to our actions. Clichédbut true.

We each have dierent outlooks on life—my attitude towards life might be

shocking, perhaps even despicable, to you. We talk of being open-minded; we hold

intellectual conversations with intellectual people and succeed in convincing even

ourselves that we truly stand by everything we said. How much of what we speak

is true, really? We talk of being one with nature and kill a cockroach on sight. We

are programmed to nd fault in people. If we actually do encounter a nature-lover,we sco at the impracticality that dictates their lives. Living on fruits and natural

mountain water? Absolutely preposterous!

We denigrate uneducated people and throw an empty bottle out the window.

To delve deeper, we see other people litter and immediately begin a well-worded

diatribe against insensitive humans but we can’t pick up the trash ourselves. Because,

see, it wasn’t our mistake—why should we be held responsible? We ridicule religious

fanatics but we give them a run for their money with our equally ridiculous faith

in our country’s education system (couldn’t resist a personal jibe, there. Seventeen

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 years of exposure has taught me to throw in my token of rebelliousness where

possible).

If that’s not hypocrisy, I don’t know what is.

A politician can talk of bringing about a change—dierent set of laws and

reduced corruption. But if his son hadn’t bribed the trac ocer, he would havehad to spend the night in jail and that’s bad press. Does that mean to ght bribery,

 you would have to begin with bribing people?

But do you know where hypocrisy comes in handy? Humanity. You can’t

 judge how good something is, if you can’t compare it with something else. If there

weren’t hypocrites, we wouldn’t have anything with which we would be able to

compare the good people. Now the denition of these people is a little slippery.

Good people are those who try; whether they succeed or not becomes irrelevant.

The simple fact that they try sets them apart from us hypocrites. We are generally

too afraid to do what we say, which is what makes us all hypocrites.

Take this article, for instance. I have rambled about human nature today but

tomorrow, you will nd me going about with my life with no noticeable change in

my attitude. This article is simply a smudge of sensitivity that will easily be wiped

away the moment you reach the end.

Perhaps one day, there will be enough smudges to make an indelible mark.

Too metaphorical? I think so. But what’s life without a bit of drama?

Mira. M, III Year, ECE

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He was nothing if not for his Rationality. Logic and Reason- these he prided

himself upon. They were his lance and shining armour in a world that loved the

Supernatural. He did not believe in ghosts. He was a scientist after all. He rmly

believed that the inexplicable is non-existent. But the problem with beliefs is that

they’re only unshaken when there is nothing to question it.

The TV’s glow was the only source of light in the hall. Orange juice in hand

 – he settled on the couch and propped his feet on the table. No beer for him. Not

even on a Saturday evening. What good was a scientist if he was piss-drunk andunable to think straight? He was not religious. But if teetotalling were a faith, he

was a monk of the highest order.

And he was not short of rituals either. Saturday evenings were sacred to

him. No matter what work he had, no matter how messy his table was, at 5PM on

Saturday evening, he was out the lab and o the grid. His experiments could wait

till Monday. At 6PM he would be home. 6:30 PM if the trac was unusually bad.

At 7PM he would watch the latest documentary he had found on Netix.

Today was no dierent. He was not able to concentrate on today’s documentary

though. A rather interesting one about phobias, but his mind was elsewhere. There

had been a lot of stress in the lab. His quarterly review was upcoming, and it had

to go o better than the shit-show the previous one had been. How was it his fault

if the instruments had been badly calibrated by the manufacturer?

“A rather interesting phobia,” said the talking head on the screen, “is the fearof being proven wrong.” He wondered if he had it but he grinned. How could that

be? Scientists were open to being wrong. But are they? Dr. Tanmay had his funding

reduced by the board when the last experiment did not produce desired results…

What if that happened to him? No. His experiment would succeed. Surely. He

must call Sarita up and ask her to run over the calculations again. He went to pick

up the phone – but paused. Nah. Why bother her on a Saturday evening? It could

wait till Monday.

What if they are wrong? Will you have time to x it? A nagging voice in the

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back of his mind asked. What if YOU are wrong? Can you live with it? Can you?

He shook his head to clear his mind. He raised the TV’s volume. The talking

head spoke much more loudly – “A common fear is the fear of ghosts. Much

recorded in history, a ghost is not always a gure in white oating in the air. A ghost

is just the term we use to signify the supernatural – the inexplicable. For example,

in 1973 –”

What a load of nonsense he thought. He was rather annoyed with the

documentary now. It was spending a lot of time talking about strange noises. Strange

noises, my foot, he grumbled. Every little thing was explainable. That which could

not be explained did not exist.

An SMS came through on the phone. Odd, he thought. Had I not switched

it o?

“Pl look through readings for expts 3-6. They may be wrong.” Damn it.

It could wait till Monday. He would not go to the lab on Sunday. The idea was

abhorrent to him.

He tried to take another sip of orange juice but the bottle was empty. With

an exasperated sigh, he paused the TV and got up to rell the drink. Might as well

use the bathroom while I’m up, he decided.

He stood at the wash basin and slapped his face with cold water, feeling a

little refreshed as it shocked his nerves. He chuckled. Ghosts, and being wrong.

Huh. What silly things to be afraid of.

He looked up from the tap and stared at his reection once again as he dried

his face with a towel. Grey hair was starting to show a lot more now… And then it

happened.

His reection blinked.

Sreenivas V, III Year, ECE

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Royapuram is a locality of North Chennai,which has the distinction of having the

oldest railway station in South India, andthe oldest operational railway stationin India. Only the Bombay and Tane

railway stations are older, but the originalstations built there in 1853 are no longeroperational. One can pass through this

station when travelling on the ChennaiBeach- Arakkonam line.

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 ALUMNI CORNER

Instincts. So many memories ash through my mind whenever I come across

this word. Instincts has the power to unite the entire college breaking all barriers.This time, undeterred by oods, Instincts is ying high with the same enthusiasm

as ever. With sincere planning and devoted souls toiling to make instincts better

that the previous versions, I’m only as jealous as I’m proud of all the juniors who

are doing an absolutely amazing job. I really wish Instincts evolves every year and

gets into the elite club of Mood Indigo, Saarang and the like. I’m sure this will

happen given the professionalism with which Team Instincts handles Marketing,

Finance, Event Management, Hospitality and On day Crowd management. Every

organizing team comes with a parcel of politics and a dark side but the team

eventually ends up doing wonders despite all the hiccups. I wish Team Instincts

2016 all the very best in pulling this event o.

Adithyan Karunakaran

Student Convenor, Instincts 2015

SMS Emden attacked the city for half an

hour, but fled before the British forcesin Royapuram could retaliate. 25 peopledied in the attack, and a lot of people fled

Chennai in fear of being attacked onceagain. o this day, “Avlo periya emden

ah nee?”is asked of anyone who is beingtough, manipulative or cunning.

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As glad I am to see the promotions of my dear younger friends, having their

hands full in the lead up to INSTINCTS, so I am to reect on my time doing the

 very same, not long ago..

A WEEK TO INSTINCTS. Those long hours and days of productivity,

hearing nothing but the unending discussions, diverse ideas and beautiful innovations

of the people involved, in wanting to make INSTINCTS happen, is always a

pleasant memory. These are the little pleasures of life which come about, when the

elixir is needed, to lift your spirits when things are not going your way. They keep

reminding us that we have achieved something in the rst place, personally and as

a team, making us challenge the hiccups every now and then.

However one may feel through the journey, that is INSTINCTS, I am sure

the fruits of it are sweet. We never know what dierence the experience has made,

until it gives you an impulsive panorama in those crucial moments, be it making an

out of nowhere condent one-liner in a team meeting, or losing yourself in talkingthrough and pulling o a Stress Interview Question out of your heart. We do not

prepare for these, but they end up being the most decisive junctures. The friends

we make along the way, and the exposure that we carry forward are invaluable.

The people, the sweat, the experience, the pressure and the success. At the end of

it all, we cannot thank INSTINCTS enough for our motivated personality.

I wholeheartedly wish the very best to the team, my juniors and the faculty,

to add more feathers to the cap. Making it all the more special is the fact that theevent marks the eorts in bringing up a showdown, going with the proud, spirited

eorts of Chennai. I hope everyone takes the right elements of all the opinions and

ideas, understands each other very well, and cooperates, to scale the event further.

With the new campus landmarks adding to the beauty, let the events soak in the

theme, lift spirits and spin lasting memories.

Good luck for new benchmarks!!

Girish SundarCDB Head, Instincts 2014

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CLUBS OF SSN

MUSIC CLUB

From prodigal drummers to classic crowd-

pullers, expert keyists to Carnatic Vidwans, the

Music Club has it all.

DANCE CLUB

Tapping their feet to rhythms of all kinds,

classical, western or contemporary, this club has

enough to make your nerve ends jump up in joy.

ENGLISH LITERARY CLUB

Truly discerning the essence of the saying,‘The pen is mightier than the Sword’, this club is

continuously involved in nurturing young talents

who would like to put forth their ideas in the best of

literature events.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Looking through the lens of a camera, this

club captures life is disguise. They bring together

the best photographers in the campus.

QUIZ CLUB

To all those inquisitive minds out there! Find

answers to the bullets we shoot out to you! Quizzing

is all that this club thinks about.

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LIGHTS OUT PLEASE

Assuming the lives of a hundred other people,

and to execute it successfully is not an easy job.

This club brings to life hundreds of characters, andamuses the audience with their visual treat.

DESIGN CLUB

From graphically conceptualizing posters to

banners, this club aims at putting everything relative

each event into a piece of artwork.

SAARAL TAMIL MANDRAM

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jkpnoDk; mKjpidg; gUfp kfpo thuPu; rhuy; 

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FINE ARTS CLUB

All your childhood passions and talents tucked

away in some corner, nd their expose here.

SSN FILM CLUB

Swaying away people’s emotions in a matter

of few minutes is no joke. The SSN Film Club

accomplishes this Himalayan task with ease and

style.

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INSTINCTS 2016 - THE TEAM

Core CommitteeAdithya Jai KumarAshwath Ramesh

Gopi KrishnaHarini DKarthigeyanLekhajMukund RamNaveenPrasannaPrathick

PrithviRaj PrabhuSamiya NasimSandeepSanjeevSubha ShreeVignesh R

Vinay Kumar B RKameshwarRajagiriOverall Event CoordinatorsAbishek NarayanHariharanDance ClubAnandha Natarajan

English Literary ClubPrajay Raghu, Priyanka RFine ArtsSharmila, P A ShilpaLights Out PleaseSengaviMusic Club

Adithya VigneshPhotography ClubThirunavukarasu, Manikandan

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Quiz ClubSiddarth, NaveenReels of FireAshwin, Munish KumarSaaral Tamil Mandram

Parthiban, NandithaVariety ClubMageshwar RTransportMurali, Azarudeen, SanthoshHospitalityPraveen, Sudarsan, Arvind, SarathAccomodation

Rengarajan,Anjana NairDecorationReventh,KrithikaPublicityVignesh S, Gokula Kannan, Madhan GopalInformalsSarath Kumar B, Yeggoni Chaitanya Reddy, Sai

TanujGamingShashaankCrowd ManagementAshok Kumar, Praveen, Ashok, Badri, Kumanan,Prabanjan, Jameel Ahmed, Thiru Selvan, GopiDesignRuban, Ruthiran, G N Vignesh, Pratheep

Food CommitteeIkram, Dinesh, Naveen, Loganathan, KalirajStageDhayanand, Kathiravan, Dinesh, Muthu Vijay,Mohammed NadheemSponsorship Team

 Jaghan S, Shriram J, Saravana, Banu Saranya

WebsiteSharath Vignesh, Deepak SAndroid ApplicationAshwin, Azhar, Aswin Kumar

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Chennai rains followed by the devastating

ood attack, turned our city topsy- turvy, leaving us

behind with irreversible damage to lives and property.While returning back to normal itself was a great

challenge, we will always remain greatly indebted to

those who made a huge cultural extravaganza, like

“Instincts” possible in the minimal available time.

As we are celebrating the comeback of Chennai this

 year, a page would hardly be sucient to express our

gratitude to all of those who brought our city back to

what it is today and to all those who worked tirelesslyto make such a grand cultural event happen.

However, we would like to take this opportunity

to express our gratitude to a bunch of people in

particular. Sunita Nair Ma’am for holding faith that we

would be able to pull together an occurrence such as

this one in the given short span of time; President Ms.

Kala Vijayakumar, Principal Dr. S. Salivahanan and

Dean Dr. K. Kasturi, for their valuable suggestions; all

our sponsors for believing and investing in Instincts.

This section would never be complete without

thanking all students, who put in their indispensable

time and eort in not just making Instincts happen,

but also making it bigger and better than all of its

previous versions with the limited amount of time

and resources. Finally, we would like to thank SSN for

providing us with such a beautiful platform to display

all of our talents, skills and ideas.

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