V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2 M A R C H , 2 0 1 1 · V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2 M A R C H , 2 0 1 1 OVER STORY INLUDES: A Visit to ander Sindri y Geromic George & Pramathesh Nandan

V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2

M A R C H , 2 0 1 1

COVER STORY INCLUDES:

A Visit to Bander Sindri

By Geromic George & Pramathesh Nandan

Interviews of Mr. J. S. Hada, Junior Engineer, &

Mr. Kamal Chaudhary, Contractor

By Geromic George & Pramathesh Nandan

FOR INTERNAL CIRCULATION ONLY

ALSO INSIDE The Last Maharaja of Kishangarh ‘I Believe in Reservation for Women’ Cheering For India: Bleed Blue

THIS ISSUE: By Abhijit Gapaure By Khushbu Kumpawat By Mudassar Irfan

P A G E 2

CONTENTS

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Astitva Editorial Board

Contributors

(In alphabetical order): Abhijit Gajapure (M.B.A.), Ashish Sethi (M.B.A.), Arun Shukla (MSc.Tech Mathematics- IV), Bhavya Soni

(M.B.A.), Deepanshu Mittal (M.Sc. Statistics ),Geromic George (M.A. Economics), Khushbu Kumpawat (M.A. English), Nitisha

Khandelwal (M.Sc. Statics ),Poonam Rathore (M.A. Economics), Pramathesh Nandan (M.A. English), Prem Kumar (M.B.A.), Priyanka

Gupta (MSc.Tech Mathematics- IV), Raghubir Singh (M.B.A.) and Ritesh Dudi (M.B.A.)

From the Chief Editor’s Desk

& Letter to the Editor ……………………………………….3

Cover Story …………………………………………………...4

Budget Analysis by Students of M. B. A. Dept. Ritesh Dudi ………………………………………………………….

Workshop on R Deepanshu Mittal & Nitisha Khandelwal ……………………..6 National Seminar on ACSAF by Mathematics Department Arun Shukla ………………………………………………………….7 The Last King of Kishangarh Abhijit Gajapure ………………………………………………………….7 Interaction with Prof. Dorothy Figuiera Pramathesh Nandan…….…………………………………………….. 8 Workshop on TV Journalism Gaurav Bhimawat .......………………………………………………..8 Enjoy Life Priyanka Gupta …………………………………………………………….9 Sleepy Mood Kaushal Prajapati….…...………………………………………………..9

(In alphabetical order): Anjali Bansal (MSc. Chemistry), Gaurav Bhimawat (M.A. English), Kaushal Prajapati (M. A. English), Khushbu

Rathore (M. A. English), Meenal Rathore (M. A. English), Mudassar Irfan (M.Sc. Statistics), Rajkumar (M.Sc.. Computer Science),

Sankalp Singh (M.Sc. Statistics), Suman Rathore (M.A. English), and Umesh Khatri (M.Sc. Statistics)

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What’s On Your Playlist? Deepanshu Mittal …………………………………………………….12 I Believe in Reservation for Women Khushboo Kumpawat ……………………………………………….13 Need for Plastic Recycling Anjali ………………………………………………………………………..14 Film Review: The King’s Speech Sankalp Singh & Umesh Khatri ………………………………….15 Cheering For India: Bleed Blue

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Letter To The Editor

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2

On "Freedom and Discipline Go Together" by Poonam Rathore, Issue 1.

I appreciate Poonam for identify-ing a pertinent topic and exhibiting an ‘economic’ approach to craft her thoughts. She taught us a valuable management lesson in just a few words. Yes, I agree that discipline does not kill freedom. In fact, both go to-gether and enable self empower-ment, self esteem, self-motivation and satisfaction to ‘make us healthy, wealthy, happy and wise.’ In management parlance, whether motivating or directing others or

self, ‘discipline is not en-forced rather it is encouraged and enthused’. While dealing with human re-sources, one must distinguish the difference between corrective ap-proach which is centred on punish-ment, threat, ill treatment, and de-jection, and proactive approach which is centered on empathy and encouragement . There is always room for a positive approach. Channelised freedom and disci-pline are complementary. You can’t pick one end of this cane without picking the other end. And those who think they can enforce disci-pline are just trying to hide their weakness, inefficiency and igno-rance by discouraging the positive through their comstockery. For

those, I must promise that please hold your breath and stick tightly to your artificial pseudo authority of damaging in the name of manag-ing. It is 2011 A.D and not B.C. A naive and balmy student who is not from the management department can teach wonderful lessons of management. Wait and watch out for more ‘positive surprises’. And for God’s sake, please, do not engage in collective celebration of identifying the negative because henceforth you may not find any. The ‘positive evolution’ has begun. Hollowness is being exposed and is being replaced by density of con-tent in disciplined and free manner. Well Done Poonam. Raghubir Singh M. B. A.

UNIVERSITY NEWSUNIVERSITY NEWSUNIVERSITY NEWS

From The Chief Editor’s Desk

story in focus or the so-called cover

story. Our cover story this issue is

the campus being built at the per-

manent site of the university.

Those four buildings being built

represent the future of our univer-

sity. Hence, as they rise to the sky,

our envisioned future rises to take

shape as reality. This is the reason

why the cover story is titled as ‘Rise

of Our Future’.

The cover story includes an article

written by Pramathesh Nandan on

his trip to the campus and inter-

views with Mr. Hada, junior engi-

neer, and Mr. Kamal Chaudhary,

contractor, at the site.

And that is not all, our issue this

time has more write-ups from stu-

S uccess is a function of one’s

own efforts and the support given

by one’s well wishers. On this note,

I would like to begin by thanking all

those who supported and encour-

aged us in the making of the first

issue of Astitva. I would like to

thank the Vice Chancellor for giving

his support and approval to Astitva.

Professors from the English Depart-

ment have been there to give

strength to our initiative, in particu-

lar Prof. Supriya and Prof. Avinash

Jodha. And of course, our readers,

without whom the existence of

Astitva is meaningless. We thank

them all.

For this issue, we have moved a

step ahead and now have a central

dents with a large number of po-

ems, both in Hindi and English, and

strong opinion pieces. Keeping our

tongues firmly in our cheeks there

has been an attempt at building a

sense of humour in this university

as well. Watch out for that piece!

We have also expanded to Face-

book where you can receive news

updates from our editors.

Our Facebook page is

www.facebook.com/astitvacuraj

And so turn the page, ladies and

gentlemen, and keep turning the

pages, for we have just begun!

Geromic George

M. A. Economics

Chief Editor

A Trip to Bander Sindri Campus


S tanding there, he pointed to

the horizon ;there, distinctly visible

were some structures that seemed

to change the whole aspect of the

surroundings .”Walk back down the

road for a mile, take a right turn,

walk another mile and you’ll find

the place”, said the old man.

Soon as we took the turn at the

end of the mile, we struck a chord

with the surroundings, it seemed to

us we were walking on hallowed

ground .On both sides of the road

stretched green fields ,unlikely in

Rajasthan .We walked and after

some time were facing the build-

ings that were just beginning to

take shape .There were pillars of

cement and construction grade

iron rods jutted out of the

grounds .

We saw in total four buildings tak-

ing form .Three contractors have

taken to the challenge of getting

the blocks functional by mid Au-

gust ,of course with a degree of

convertibility .The Academic

(Building No.2) and the Administra-

tive blocks (Building No.4) will be

converted into residential blocks

later. For the present pur-

pose ,there will be two residential

blocks - Boys’ Hostel(No.1) and the

Girls’ Hostel( No.3).

Eco-friendly Buildings

All the buildings are environmental

friendly, green buildings. For in-

stance there would be a wind tun-

nel system that will centrally adjust

the inside temperature to the out-

side, keeping it 10-12 degrees high-

er or lower according to the re-

quirements of the season. The

window panes will be made of

double-layered heat-resistant glass

that will help in maintaining the

inside temperature and aid the

centrally-cooled buildings, making

it more energy efficient .This will of

course help in saving a lot of power

and resources. Solar power plants

would be constructed to meet oth-

er power requirements such as

heating water.

Not only the end products but the

methods that are being adopted in

the construction process are also

environmental friendly and sustain-

able .There is a water purifier plant

that recycles used water and makes

it reusable .The ‘SilentPower’ gen-

erator, is a sound-proof generator

which doesn’t make any noise .The

cultivable soil being dug out from

the construction areas is being

piled in neat heaps and will be

used later in designing the gardens

and the lawns .

Praise for the Vice Chancellor

Over tea ,the contractors told us

that they didn’t have any such

problems except for some practi-

cal difficulties like proper com-

muting facilities to the construction

site and the absence of an ATM.

We felt that the rapid progress

from milestone to milestone is the

result of the contractors’ hard

work who have been living on the

site since the construction be-

gan ,not to mention the Hon. VC’s

dedication and concern, who takes

time out of his busy schedule and

visits the site weekly .They say that

his enthusiasm and energy is quite

contagious and that they have

never seen a client who has been

so involved in a project , asking

questions and giving suggestions.

The six new courses that are sched-

uled to start from the next academ-

ic session will be accommodated in

the Kishangarh campus and the

new campus will accommodate the

ongoing courses with the exception

of M.Sc. Chemistry which due to

laboratory facilities will be contin-

ued on the old campus itself.

COVER STORYCOVER STORYCOVER STORY

Boys Hostel Under Construction

Soil Conservation for Future

Gardens

The Beginning

The Foundation Stone Laying Ceremo-

ny of the Central University of Raja-

sthan Campus is scheduled for 26th

of April, 2011, at Bander Sindri, Jaipur

– Ajmer Express Highway. The Chief

Guest for the function will be the

Hon’ble Union Minister for Human

Resource Development, Shri Kapil

Sibal and the Hon’ble Chief Minister

of Rajasthan, Shri Ashok Gehlot will

preside over the function.

The Guests of Honour will be: Shri

Sachin Pilot, Hon’ble Minister of State

for IT and Communication; Dr. Shri

Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble State Minister

of Higher Education and Energy; Shri

Brahmdev Kumawat, Parliament Secre-

tary; Dr. Smt. Prabha Thakur, Hon’ble

Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)

and Shri Nathu Ram Sinodia, MLA,

Kishangarh. It will mark the beginning

of a new era in the field of education in

Rajasthan and we will certainly cover it

in our next issue.

The sun was setting and we took some

glorious shots .The silhouettes of the

construction area ,the unfinished build-

ings against the setting sun were all

etched in our minds forever now. We

Over tea and in the contractor's room,

Geromic George and Pramathesh Nan-

dan interview Mr. J. S. Hada, the Junior

Engineer, and Mr. Kamal Chaudhary,

one of the three contractors in-charge

of construction of the campus.

Geromic George & Pramathesh Nan-

dan( GG & PN): Sir, can you tell you us

for how long you have been working in

the construction business?

J. S. Hada (HD): I have worked as an

engineer for around 8 years.

Kamal Chaudhary (KC): I have been in

this business for 13 years.

PN: Sir, you are responsible for build-

ing which of the 4 buildings?

COVER STORYCOVER STORYCOVER STORY

‘Chit Chat’ with Mr. J. S. Hada, Junior Engineer, & Mr. Kamal

Chaudhary, Contractor KC: We are building the Girls Hostel

and the Academic Building.

PN: Have you faced any kind of prob-

lems here?

KC: Well, there are some problems like

there is no bus stop here and so labour-

ers have faced problems in getting to

the site. There is no ATM here as well

and we have to go all the way to

Kishangarh. The holidays due to Holi

have pushed us back by some days but

we are confident of regaining the lost

ground.

PN: Sir, how many labourers work at

the site?

KC: Around 400 labourers are em-

J. S. Hada , Junior Engineer

Kamal Chaudhary, Contractor

realized how fortunate we are to wit-

ness the making of a university ,an

institution which will continue to

grow in structure and stature .As we

packed up and started to make our

way back to Kishangarh, we felt as if

we were leaving behind a part of our-

selves; with all our hearts and soul we

want it do well.

Written by Pramathesh Nandan

Reporting Team: Pramathesh Nan-

dan & Geromic George

ployed by us and the other two con-

tractors employ 200 labourers each.

GG: What would you like to say about

the supervision of the work?

HD: The Central Public Works Depart-

ment (CPWD) officials come for super-

vision every 3 days at the site. The

Vice Chancellor and his team usually

visit the site once every week. We

have never seen such a dedicated,

dynamic and sincere client.

PN: Is this your biggest project yet?

KC: No, but it is a very challenging one

because we have to finish it in such a

short period of time.

GG: Sir, how confident are you about

finishing the project on time?

HD: We are completely confident and

there is no doubt that we will finish it

on time.

GG: Sir, can you describe how the

campus would look like in the end?

HD: It will feel more like a nature

resort than a study place!

Budget Analysis by Students of M. B. A. Department


On the 1st of March, the day after the

budget was presented in the Parlia-

ment; students from the Department

of Management gave their analysis of

the Union Budget 2011-12. All the

heads of departments of the universi-

ty were present in the budget report

analysis, along with the students from

the other departments.

The first presentation was about the

past activities and the future possibili-

ties regarding the Economic Survey

and the Union Budget 2011-12. The

students covered major topics and

areas that the Budget touched upon.

They covered the impact of the Budg-

et on various sectors of the economy

like corporate, aviation, banking, real

estate, hospitality sector, automobile,

infrastructure, agriculture, oil and gas

sector, IT sector and the telecom sec-

tor. Emphasis was laid on the compar-

ison of the current budget with the

past one, its impact for the aam

aadmi, and on whether it had lived up

to expectations. An overall impact of

the budget was also discussed which

summarized the whole budget in one

whole go.

The event ended with a few words of

encouragement by the Vice-

Chancellor. After which, H.O.D of

Management Department, Prof. N.D.

Mathur, encouraged the students of

the MBA department to do even

more. The reports from all the stu-

dents covered almost all the major

areas of the budget, giving an overall

review of the budget to the university

students, and thereby, giving them a

better understanding of the budget.

Ritesh Dudi

M.B.A.


Under the supervision of Prof. H. J.

Vaman and faculty members ,the de-

partment of Statistics (Actuarial Sci-

ence) conducted a 5-day workshop on

R-software. R is a programming lan-

guage and software environment for

statistical computing and graphics. It is

widely used for statistical software

development and data analysis. R is an

implementation of the S programming

language like C language.

The Workshop started on March 3,

2011 with an introductory lecture on R

by Prof. Athar Ali Khan, Aligarh Muslim

University. Next day, he was joined by

two well-rounded statistician Dr. Prab-

hanjan N Tattar, a Lead Statistician,

Customer XPS, Bangalore, and Dr. B.

G. Manjunath, Research associate, ISI

Delhi. All together they delivered lec-

tures on the use of R software in vari-

ous statistical topics, like, statistical

inference, linear models and survival

models.

At the end of each day, the students

got practical training on the topics

discussed the same day. The sessions

were really

very interac-

tive and stu-

dents gained

a lot. The

knowledge

shared by

them was

very fruitful

for the stu-

dents. We

were lucky

enough to

have such great opportunity of learn-

ing the R Software from such learned

statisticians.

Deepanshu Mittal & Nitisha

Khandelwal

M.Sc. Statistics

Workshop on R

National Seminar on ACSAF 2011-12 by Mathematics Department


The National Conference on

“Advances in Complex Analysis and

Special Functions” was organized by

the department of Mathematics on

March 12-13 and was a great suc-

cess .It was a combo pack for the stu-

dents as well as for the teachers.

The conference was a temporary

niche for mathematicians from across

the country and the globe. Mathe-

matical stalwarts like Prof. R.S. Kul-

karni, Prof. S.S. Bhoosnurmath, Prof.

Boris Apanasov, Prof. Tetonov and

many others were there to make the

conference worth attending by their

mere presence.

The conference started with the tech-

nical talks and ended with a session

mainly devoted for paper presenta-

tion. The short breaks between the

technical sessions gave opportunities

to the students to have a face to face

interaction with the delegates .The

Second day was more historic as the

procedure for signing the MoU with

Gorno-Altaisk State University Russia

got started.

Few experts spared a day for devis-

ing and revising the Mathematics

course being taught in various disci-

plines. An interesting lecture series

on Complex Analysis was delivered

By Prof. Bhoosnurmath .A beautiful

memoir-cum-souvenir of the memo-

rable event was also published.

Last but not the least ,the confer-

ence not only paved way for the

university to host an International

conference but also gave the stu-

dents a flavor of the emerging re-

search trends in some interesting

areas of Mathematics.

Arun Shukla

MSc. Tech. Mathematics—IV


It was on Saturday, the 26th of March,

2011, that I had the most memorable

day of my life. We had a grand

meeting with the present and the last

Maharaja of Kishangarh, His Highness

Maharaja Brajraj Singh. His officially

recorded name with the Government

of India is Umdai Rajai Buland Mahan

Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Brajraj Singh

Bahadur of Kishangarh. I was accom-

panied by Suman Rathore, Khushbu

Rathore and Meenal Rathore of Eng-

lish Department on the making of our

documentary movie as a part of the

media course.

He shared with us many interesting

things about the royal family of

Kishangarh and its history. Kishangarh

was established around 400 years ago

by Maharaja Kishan Singh and the

Madanganj city was set up nearly 100

years ago by Maharaja Shardul Singh

on his son’s name Madan Singh. There

was a gap of 16 generations between

Kishan Singh and Madan Singh. In

1658, at Samugad, Maharaja Roop

Singh, the 5th ruler of Kishangarh,

brought in the statue of Lord Krishna

‘Sreenathji’ who is the Aradhyadev of

the royal family. We came to know

about his title of a ‘Maharajah’ – when

the British Govt. took over from the

East India Co., Queen Victoria became

the Empress of India and the British

extended the titles of then Kings from

Raja to Maharaja, Rana to Maharana,

and Rao to Maharao, etc.

Most interestingly, he gave the histo-

ry behind ‘Bani Thani’, actually known

as ‘Radha Kishangarh’, the epitome of

a beautiful lady in the Kishangarh

style of painting. Bani Thani was actu-

ally a young slave girl of around 13

years of age when she was bought by

the wife of Maharaja Raj Singh from

the slave market of Chandni Chowk of

Delhi. She was very pretty with a

good sense of dressing, hence she

was made a maid in the service of

Maharaja’s wife and she became a

source of inspiration for many artists.

The meeting with Maharaja Brajraj

Singh was a thrilling one for we met

royalty for the first time in our lives.

A truly amazing experience!

Abhijit Gajapure

M. B. A.

The Last Maharajah of Kishangarh

Interaction with Professor Dorothy Figuiera


The M. A. English class of CURAJ had a

very interesting talk with Prof. Doro-

thy Figuiera, an authority on compara-

tive literature and a President, pro

tempore International Comparative

Literature Association,

She was very curious to assess the

present syllabus in the Indian and the

global context .She talked to us about

our perspective of literature and other

works of art ,the ones that provide

visuals ,like the television and the

cinema .Especially ,as she observed

that the syllabus had a paper on film

aesthetics .She talked about how the

younger generation is blessed with a

better power of visual imagery and

understanding .Talking about the sylla-

bus ,she appreciated the right amount

of theory in it, as she felt that theory is

always universal, that it is in a way

over-rated and made to fit in an aspir-

ing work of art or one to be criti-

cized .Prof. Jain pointed out the ad-

vantage of the live classroom where

one confronts the text after reading it,

then isolating the framework and

theories emerging out of it ,rather

than a pre-existing theory with which

one is familiar .

She was very critical of the cynical

approach of the universities back

home where they would design litera-

ture syllabi, just aiming to represent

every minority or writers of ethnic

culture. Also, how the syllabi material

is guided by the market trends and

herd-mentality.

Prof. Figuiera pointed out how litera-

ture studies and theorizing has be-

come a domain of fabrication of vic-

timhood and issues, where false vic-

timization has become a field of

study.

Prof. Jain agreed to this, saying that

‘counter-criticism’ is the need of the

hour and that it is to come from the

youngsters .Both of them put more

emphasis on avoiding the cowardly

intellectual approach and being

“institutionalized”. Prof. Figuiera

closed with an inspirational note

saying that today’s youth needs to go

with the experiences, follow their

heart and not by the market trends.

As the interaction was held just after

the completion of the “International

Conference On Comparative Litera-

ture”,it was decided that some lec-

tures on how to interpret and com-

pare other categories of art like music

painting ,sculpture with literature

would be organized as a part of aes-

thetics of comparative literature .

Pramathesh Nandan

M. A. English


Mr. Ravi Shankar, a stalwart in the

media sector who has a 20-year

experience working with reputed

news channels, delivered a five-day

lecture series, as a part of Media

Studies .He trained the students in

the art of TV-journalism. His expec-

tations, before the starting of the

workshop was to enable each stu-

dent to have a broad idea about

what goes into the process of news-

making in TV news channels. Stu-

dents ,he said would be able to

make short stories on general topics

and current trends. Students were

divided in groups of six and were

given projects of making 2-minute

news stories. They went to different

places around Kishangarh and covered

many different trends and top-

ics ,shooting for the news stories.

This was a great learning experience;

students learnt the nuances of TV-

journalism and the canons of effec-

tive communication. This is an inter-

esting avenue for students to explore

as part of their careers. Students

from other departments also attend-

ed this workshop. Mr. Ravi Shankar

delighted everyone with his wit and

energy, and most importantly,

achieved all his objectives of teach-

ing.

Gaurav Bhimawat

M. A. English

Workshop on T.V. Journalism

Enjoy Life


Enjoy dear, Your bright future is near!! Don't take tension take every moment of your life as a new invention!! Don't miss anything Love everything!! If you are sad, then remember you should be glad for a new amusement is waiting for you!! if you are happy, then enjoy a delicious recipe!! If you are in love, then take bath with dove!! if you like a recipe, then enjoy each and every sip and bite of it!! If you like some dress, then wear it by keeping your mind cool and fresh and your body fit!! If you are fit, then make the story of your life a movie which is super - duper hit!!

If you are suffering, then think the memorable moments of your life how they are buffering!! Keep smiling A big smile can change everything for

a while!! or it can change your whole life style!! as well as make others smile.:) Amuse so that the bulb of your life will fuse!! Dance for some moments that come by Chance!! Laugh But not half!! sing from inside so that happiness inside comes out-side!! Write but don't hide!! walk in a way that your life will rock!! and so on life is going to go on and on ... Priyanka Gupta M. Sc. Tech Mathematics (IV)

STUDENTS’ CANVASSTUDENTS’ CANVASSTUDENTS’ CANVAS

Sleepy Mood

At last, he too said… And with that my heart broke. All have now gone, leaving me all alone. Oh. What should I do? I walk with no purpose and throw only shingles,

With nobody to talk and nobody to joke Fatigue and silence now seal my lips. Oh. What should I do? An empty mind with dark thoughts I now fall into great depression. Despair shrouds me, leaving me all cold. Oh. What should I do? I realize! I must do what I must do And that is… I must go to sleep!

A. K. Prajapati a.k.a. Kaushal Prajapati M. A. English

Remembrance

In order to pay our tribute, we would

like to remember the sacrifices of

Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru,

who laid down their lives on 23rd

March,1931 for our freedom. Every

year we commemorate 23rd of

March as Martyrs Day. Therefore, in

our March issue we would like to

remember Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev

and Rajguru by giving them space in

our issue.

- Astitva Editorial Board

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Mr. Fuffa Fool Singh’s Telephonic Job Interview


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Mr. Fool Singh: No dhoodh, only

lassi aur woh bhi malai maar ke.

Interviewer: Wassup?

Mr. Fool Singh: Ceiling is up and

sky above it.

Interviewer: What do you do?

Mr. Fool Singh: Click photos with-

out information and permission

and edit them as per my interest.

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thought balloons etc. etc. etc. I am

very creative you see.

Interviewer: Why haven’t you ap-

peared for face to face interview?

Mr. Fool Singh: I have social pho-

bia.

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work?

Mr. Fool Singh: That’s not a prob-

lem sir. I am a ‘disguised personali-

ty’ like Mr. India.

Interviewer: Where do you live?

Mr. Fool Singh: On Facebook.

Interviewer: What are your aca-

demic qualifications?

Mr. Fool Singh: Pursuing techno-

logical wizardry from Central Uni-

versity of Rajasthan.

Interviewer: Any achievements?

Mr. Fool Singh: I have fifty six

friends on Facebook and poked by

hundred and six. I am still mysteri-

ous.

(The telephonic conversation ab-

ruptly ends with Mr. Fool Singh

having decided it is enough and it is

time to ‘fool’ around on Facebook.)

ANONYMOUS

Chief Editor’s Note: To be taken in

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considered as the one of the most

inspiring comebacks of all time.

Eminem’s Recovery grabbed the

awards for the Best Rap Album,

and Best Rap Song for Not Afraid.

Lady Gaga managed to get 3

awards for the The Fame Monster,

and 6 nominations including Best

Female Pop for Bad Romance.

Some other tracks to be mentioned

are Need You Know by Lady Ante-

bella and Just The Way You Are by

Bruno Mars.

Time for some rock……Tighten Up

by Black Keys gets a mention along

with Revolver by David Guetta. Best

Album was Resistance by Muse.

Now let’s have some Indian spic-

es…. there were some good tracks

beyond the item numbers Munni

“Best thing about music is that

when it hits you, you feel no pain.”

-Bob Marley

We decided to have a music col-

umn for Astitva, and I was ‘chosen’

for it. So, here I am sharing some of

popular tracks from the recent

past. Grammy Awards this year was

full of surprises. The greatest was

the award for the Best Newcomer

which went to Esperanza Spalding.

The Canadian star, Justin Beiber

stole the show with his live perfor-

mance which featured drums and

acrobats on Baby Baby, Never Say

Never, to be later joined by Usher.

Here is something good for all

those Eminem fans – his jaw-

dropping 10 nominations is to be

and Sheila. Some mentions include:

A. R. Rahman in Jhootha Hi Sai;

Vishal and Shekhar in Anjana Anjani;

Dilli by Amit Trivedi; Gal Mithi Mithi

from Aisha & Ainveyi Ainveyi from

Band Baja Baraat. Finally, I’ll leave

you with a track – the track most

listened to by Punjabis (and many

non-Punjabis) in recent times which

is Yaar Anmulle by Sherry Mann.

(MUST LISTEN!!)

From next issue onwards, I would

like to maintain a monthly list of top

tracks of CURAJ. So just send in your

entries from your playlist. Partici-

pation will be appreciated. KEEP

ROCKING!!

Deepanshu Mittal

MSc. Statistics

What’s Your Playlist?


I Believe in Reservation For Women P A G E 1 3

A democratic republic

based on equality and liberty

should ideally have no rea-

son to have reservation for

any society. However, we do

not live in an ideal society.

Reservation is usually de-

fended on the basis of need

to offer compensatory jus-

tice to rectify indefensible

discrimination against cer-

tain sections of society and

the need to ensure equality

in support of the deprived and the

underprivileged. If we go by this

justification for reservation we see

that women are indeed a discrimi-

nated lot and deserve reservation.

In demographic terms, women

form almost 50% of total popula-

tion of India but the percentage of

women holding seats in Lok Sabha

is only around 8% of the total num-

ber of seats. Rajya Sabha is only

marginally better with it reaching

the 11% mark once. The inequality

in terms of representation is more

than obvious. Such gender imbal-

ance needs to be corrected and

women need to participate more

actively in political process.

So why have more women not

entered our legislative assemblies

even after 60 years of freedom? In

the existing patriarchal socio-

political system that prevails in

India, women are not likely to get

the opportunities required to enter

the political mainstream and be

empowered. India had high hopes

that discrimination against women

would end when it became inde-

pendent and a number of progres-

sive laws were made. Women cer-

tainly have a say in economic world

with several women holding high

positions in corporate world but

nothing much has changed within

the Parliament. Gender bias in

political circles is very strong and

most parties are reluctant to give

tickets to women. As a result, most

women are left out of the political

process at the very stage of selec-

tion of candidates. In light of this

clearly evident ‘reluctance’ of po-

litical parties, I believe that reserva-

tion will help, in fact, force parties

to give seats to women so that they

come to power.

It is because of the invisibility of

women at the decision-making

levels for a long time the concerns

of women and their specific needs

have not been articulated. There-

fore, those who favour reservation

also argue that only the presence

of substantial number of women in

decision making bodies would help

in eliminating the centuries old

gender based discrimination

against women in socio-economic

and political fields. So

women reservation would

surely help in making

better policies and the

proper implementation of

these policies as it in-

cludes gender sensitivi-

ties.

The reservation would be

made by bringing changes

in Articles 330 and 322

which are for reservation

of ST and SC at the state

and union level, respec-

tively, with the addition of one

more section for women.

Reservation of women could in-

deed create a new class of political-

ly aware women who demand their

rights with the force of conviction

and bring empowerment to them.

The political participation or partic-

ipation of women in policy formula-

tion would create icons or role

models of politically active women

in society. And their influence

would spread awareness among

the politically deprived or power-

less women of India. Then more

women would come out of the four

walls of the houses and be eco-

nomically independent, leading to

the complete empowerment of

Indian women.

Though reservation of women in-

deed has fruitfulness there are also

some limitations which hinder it.

The question put forward by critics

is whether political empowerment

means real empowerment. Reser-

vation is a mere step in bringing

real empowerment. Ultimately,

why not bring it in our Parliament


“ Reservation of

women could

indeed create a

new class of

politically aware

women who

demand their

rights with the

force of

conviction and

bring

empowerment

to them. ”

P A G E 1 4

when we have it at panchayat lev-

els as well. Even though in some

cases it resulted in the practice of

pati panchayata (the enjoyment of

political power by men on the seats

of their wives), it did initiate a revo-

lution in the society. It came as a

shock to see women readily coming

out to contest elections and hold

on to power which was denied to

them for such a long time. Amongst

all the negative reports about the

panchayats, there are a number of

success stories where women have

fought for their own rights and

have done a lot for their villages,

and in doing so setting an example

for their male counterparts.

Some people argue that the bene-

fits of reservation would only be

limited to an elite class of women.

This is a narrow and short sighted

view as reservation for women

would ultimately benefit the whole

class of women with benefits

spreading from the top to the

bottom.

There are also arguments for reser-

vation within reservation i.e. under

women reservation a special reser-

vation for Muslims and OBC wom-

en. But it is unjustified on the basis

of constitutionality, it is unconstitu-

tional.

Critics also argue that reservation

would not be benefited in political

arena because of lack of awareness

on part of women. But it can’t be a

strong enough reason because

women would eventually become

fully aware with time. It would

surely happen, so give them an

opportunity.

Despite having some ‘limitations’

the women reservation bill, when

passed, would certainly be a major

achievement for Indian democracy,

it would finally become

‘qualitative’.

Khushboo Kumpawat M. A. English


Plastic products have become an

indispensable part of our daily lives

as many objects of daily use are

made from some kind of plastic.

Plastic has many advantages over

other materials as it is costs less,

resists corrosion and is highly flexi-

ble.

Need for plastic recycling

The advantages that plastic prod-

ucts offer have resulted in in-

creased usage of plastic. Plastic has

the property of not decomposing

for a long time. This means that

when thrown in landfills it will take

thousands of years to decay. The

manufacturing of plastic also con-

sumes water & releases green-

house gases in the atmosphere

contributing to global warming. It is

also responsible for the deaths of

many animals, fishes, & birds. Plas-

tic’s carbon footprint includes land-

filling & incineration. Plastic trash is

also polluting our oceans & wash-

ing up on beaches around the

world. Tons of plastic from the U.S.

and Japan are floating in the Pacific

Ocean killing mammals and birds. .

Its recycle

rate is dis-

mally low

around the

globe.

Hence, it is

the need of

the hour that plastic products must

be recycled & must not end in land-

fills.

Plastic recycling & challenges

Plastic recycling offers a viable

solution to these problems. It in-

volves breaking down used plastic

products & remolding them into

usable products. Plastic recycling,

however, is not as easy as recycling

some other materials like metals &

glass. This is because unlike metals

like aluminum which can be mixed

with other aluminum products &

then recycled, plastic comes in

many types, each carrying a resin

identification code.

A recently invented technology

holds much promise. It is very safe

because it uses a temperature con-

trolling electric heater rather than

flames. The result is a crude gas

that can fuel things like generators

or stoves, and when refined can

even be pumped into a car, a boat

or motorbike. One kilogram of plas-

tic produces almost one litre of oil.

So, we have to take a step forward

in coming to terms with our oil

plastics dependence & help raise

awareness about carbon dioxide. It

is just a matter of taking action to

break our love affair with plastics.

Anjali Bansal

MSc. Chemistry

Need For Plastic Recycling

Film Review: The King’s Speech


Director: Tom Hooper Writer: David Seidler (screenplay) Stars: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter Bb-Bertie, the second son of King

George V, the Duke of York, standing

at the Empire exhibition in Wembley,

London “….I have received…from his

majesty…t’ek…t’ek…The King…”. This

is how the movie begins with the glos-

sophobic character of Prince Albert

aka Bertie, played by Colin Firth, find-

ing it difficult to deliver a speech at

Wembley. His elder brother David,

Prince of Wales, has a fractious rela-

tionship with his father. Hence, he is

not favoured by many to be the next

king. King George V wishes Bertie to

be the heir to throne but Bertie never

thinks of himself a deserving succes-

sor.

The Duchess of

York and then

Queen Eliza-

beth I, played

by Helena Bon-

ham Carter, is

always looking

for a helping

hand to make

her husband overcome his speech im-

pediment. She plays the character of a

loving and devoted wife along with being

a queen very gracefully.

An unconventional speech therapist,

Lionel Logue, played by Geoffrey Rush,

also invincibly makes his presence felt

throughout this true-life drama. His pa-

tience as a speech instructor inter-

weaved with the exuberance is really eye

catching.

The King’s Speech has grabbed a se-

ries of awards for the Oxford alumni,

Tom Hooper (Director). He turns the

stammering of one who would be king

into the story of a nation rising against

fascism. The cinematography always

has a crucial role to transform a movie

into a real life show. The England of

1930’s is faithfully recreated.

The most beautiful thing about the

movie is that both the actors and the

writer, David Seidler, have compli-

mented each other very well. On one

side, the screenplay has been written

explicitly, and on the other hand the

delivery is also quite appreciable.

All we can say at the end is that it’s a

must watch movie.

Sankalp Singh & Umesh Khatri

MSc. Statistics


Critic’s

Rating: Very Good

Cheering for India: Bleeding Blue

Cricket, the name itself sounds syn-

onymous with fierce fun, raging thrill,

uncontrollable excitement and when

it comes to IND vs PAK, the heat is

always at its max. From passionately

cheering for our heroes in the stadi-

um to hooting for them while listen-

ing to the radio or watching a match

on TV, we have come a long way. The

domain is getting bigger today, but it

is getting better too.

Few of us may remember the old

days of listening commentary on

radio, and with all the limitations it

has its own romance. Then live TV

broadcasting knocks our door, those

who didn’t have the TV, went to a

friend’s place or peeped through the

windows of TV shops. Today, nearly

everyone owns a TV and it’s the most

popular way to get into the zeal of

cricket.

But as nothing is stationery, here

comes the rock star, the big screen pro-

jector show …the life size images which

the projector offers is mesmerizing and

the theatrical experience is completely

mind blowing. IND vs PAK semi-final

deserves that. Cheering our favourite

team is a wonderful experience and the

big screen makes it more memorable.

Arranging a projector was really a hard

task, but true cricket lovers worked till

the end. The match had started, the

projector was on, Sachin and Sehwag

started their blitzkrieg and the battle

began.

No one relaxed as excitement ran

through our veins. Match was getting

closer, our nails were getting shorter as

we bit and chewed on them. We were

on cloud nine and in an ecstasy fuelled

haze as IND made it to the finals. Danc-

ing…partying, shouting slogans into the

night!!!0

That night every Indian celebrated one

religion and that is cricket. And the cele-

brations are going to last till we have

the Cup. The arena is ready, teams are

set, and they will not miss it this time.

They will have to do this for our coun-

try, our people and definitely for

SACHIN…..Bleed Blue!

(At time of writing this, Final had yet to hap-

pen)

Mudassar Irfan

M.Sc. Statistics

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