And Ambedkar Laughs!!

It has been a long time since I last blogged!! Infact almost six months!!
The Great Institute which gave me inspiration to start blogging is inspiring me now to continue it!!Yes I am back in IIT Kanpur......
The recent violence in Maharashtra over the desecration of Ambedkar Statue back here in Kanpur!This incident clearly depicts how much oppressed dalitas are despite promises of equality and provision of reservation. How much they feel isolated?
Actually Dr. Ambedkar never wished himself that he must dot every nook and corner of the country inn the form of statues! He wished that his ideology must be propagated which unfortunately has not found much heed amongst the so called dalit leaders! Dr. Ambedkar devised the scheme of reservation not just to bring the dalits in mainstream politics but he expected the power bestowed upon them to ensure the improvement of needy! This Ideology does not find much takers in todays politics which revolves around mud slanging!
When Kanshiram was a struggling leader he said "I am unlike dalit leaders of Maharashtra who just believe in erecting statues of Babasaheb, if I come to power you would see a decisive and definitive change in life of dalits!". Isn't it humorous that most of the Uttar pradesh was dotted up by statues of Ambedkar when he came to power!
The incident not only reveals the malicious intents of our politicians it also throws light on how much isolated dalits feel in the so called socio-economic upliftment.There is a sense of betrayal as the benifits of reservation and all other schemes for their upliftment have restricted to the so called creamy layer and left a vast multitude still wanting! They saw an opportunity to express their anguish after the statue was damaged and grabbed it!
In fact there are Khairlanji's happening daily in India.And our politicians are just yawning at the dead bodies of dalits!Reservations continue to be a political agenda rather than serving their purpose of bridging the divide between rich and poor; Those in demand and those having excess!
If things dont improve...More Priyankas would be gangraped and life of Bhaiyalal would be ruined everyday..and Ambedkar would laugh..wait for the day when his ideology are transformed in action... a new India is created!!

Whats IIT all about!!

Hi Friends!!

Eccentricity is not, as dull people would have us believe, a form of madness. It is often a kind of innocent pride, and the man of genius and the aristocrat are frequently regarded as eccentrics because genius and aristocrat are entirely unafraid of and uninfluenced by the opinions and vagaries of the crowd.
-Edith Sitwell, Taken Care Of ,1965
English biographer, critic, novelist, & poet (1887 - 1964)

Before coming over to IIT Kanpur I was part of the crowd, my opinion about IITs was that it is a bunch of frustrated guys working under some crazy profs coocooned up in their labs and having approximately zero knowledge about the actual world! But after spending 5 weeks in this great Institute(IITK) my vision has been choked clear.Though no doubt IIT is a coocoon shelled into a serene and conducive enviornment in a city like Kanpur (my project partner would kill me for this statement)! Just to turn out the professionals who can mould the world in their frame of reference!!

The Indian government plans to open up 7 new IITs. But it doesnt seem to be so easy to replicate an IIT! You can tag a college as an IIT by furnishing it with the most modern facilities...but then IIT is not mere a college...it is an ideology!! It can be best described as a place where students and faculty merge to form a single unit, Ideas and innovations merge to expand the frontiers of technology, constant guidance and support churns the best out of the person.

No doubt that these Mecca of Education are equiped with the most modern facilities, but this fact has never caused the death of the zest to upgrade itself. IITs provide you wid all the freedom you could enjoy in your life as a student. You would always cherish even a single moment spend out here.

Further analysis shows that it is the team work which makes IITs what they are. So you have a professor , who earns 30,000 bucks per month and can enjoy every amnity working with you and bestowing his faith on your capabilities. They consider IIT as a historical process as evident from the extracts of convocation address given by Dr. P.K. Kelkar in 1981 "When I came to Kanpur first to join as the Director of the Institute, almost everybody I met in Kanpur asked me…..if I had wanted to commit professional suicide,… I did not at all worry about this because I was no longer myself but an instrument of a historical process". You might feel astonished when a PhD professor asks your ideas about solving a problem.This will automatically instill faith in your capabilities.

In short IITs are not just Colleges..they are phenomenons transforming the life of their students to such an extent that you would always owe something to this great institute and want to pay it back as evident by large pool of money available in the alumni associations of IITs!!

"The best way to get selected in IIT is to spend 4-5 days in an IIT. When you recognise that you will allways feel proud to be a part of such a great institute, it will automatically ignite a spark in you to get inside these coveted institutes"
-Shailendra,one of my friends after spending a day in IITK

"This is not certainly India, we are somewhwere else"
-Sandeep Kumar Singh, Collegemate and project partner after strolling through the vast campus of IITK

Aristotle must have envisioned a place like IIT when he said "The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet."

P.S.: This post would be incomplete without the mention of two persons. First of them is our supervisor Prof Rajiv Shekhar, who is one of the most principle-centric persons I have ever met in my life. The second one being Mr. N.P. Singh, who is certainly the most efficient worker you could find in govt. offices considering duty as his religion.

Here Comes The Solace For Boyfriends!!

Hey Boys!!
Here is a good news if you are frustrated by my last post..!!
Go to Yahoo image search and type the string ' girlfriend remote' and it will yield more results than the string ' boyfriend remote'. That means even technology wise we are having more advantage over the opposite sex.
Here are some snaps of it:






And here is the kit!!

The bad news is that it is not available in as many models as boyfriend remote control!!

And again you can order the same by clicking here!!

Can Boyfriends Be Controlled!!!

Hey Guys!
Have ever had a girlfriend! They say that life becomes miserable after having one .......well its true!
After having Girl Friends you are just transformed into an electronic gadget and can be easily controlled by a remote control!!
Dont believe .....just have a look at following images!!

And as if it was not enough......it is available in various models also...

The five preset buttons being:

'Shut Up and Listen!!'

'Farts Arent Funny!!'

'Oh Men!!'

'Get a Move on and do what you're Told!!'

'Do it again and do it properly!!'

Still not believing...even you could own one of them...just click here!! and place your order!

Me,Myself and I!!!

Hey!!
I thought that i would never write this blog! But can't resist myself from doing so!!!!
Specially when its my birth day today!!!
If you are a student of NIT Trichy; especially a second year student you ought to know me! Don’t worry even if you don't know me!Just read on!!! I am a student of NIT trichy(wasn't that obvious by now)..pursuing my B. Tech in mechanical stream!!
Disclaimer: read this blog on your own responsibility. The owner does not takes any responsibility for the mental or physical torture you might suffer after reading this blog!!

It is very difficult even for me to describe myself in words! As Big B said that English is a funny language...but I who might transform into Big K someday would say that even English doesn't have sufficiently rich vocabulary to describe me!!
People say that I am a big chaat (slang for boring)...I would say that its not my fault if they are unable to understand my humor which belongs to the third gen..or even fourth!!
If you are a bollywood freak you must have watched Sholay!!In very short i can say that I am Sholay personified! Full of every genre and every emotion..action ,drama and obviously comedy! Full of life, full of happiness!With all my sorrow buried safely under my always smiling face! Obviously a bit of pessimistic and outrageous too!!
I personally feel that every person is send on this planet to accomplish some tasks ..to achieve something! And I was send to spread humour, laughter and happiness! Hey but i am accomplishing these tasks at such a slow pace that I will never die!In accordance with my principle of life...Don't worry be stupid!!
I think now its getting boring! So before you start throwing tomatoes and rotten eggs on me..here i will give some cool links to know more about me!!
The most comprehensive database about me (orkutia profile)
My blog( A bit humorous- a bit serious)
Blog Of Snaps
Meri Madhushala (Not for non-hindi users)

Mail Me!
P.S.: Hey my b'day was on 8 June but publishing this blog a day after so that my friends dont demand treat!!!

Do We Need Reservations!!

28 out of 30 students selected in IIT 2006!
Divyanshu Jha got 10 AIR and is representing India in International physics olympiad in Singapore in July 2006!
Most of the students are from weaker section of society!

This is not the success story of a Coaching Institute which charges thousands of bucks, but of a modest down-to-earth coaching institute of Patna city. The institute is Ramanujam school of mathematics, popularly known as 'Super 30'. This institute has came out with flying colours since its inception in 2003. In 2003 18 students of institute made it to IIT. The roller-coaster ride continued with 22 and 26 students being selected in 2004 and 2005 respectively!!
The institute is run by an IPS cadre of Bihar Abhyanand along with his colleagues. The success story of this Institute is due to the fact that it selects students purely on the basis of merit without any discrimination of religion, gender ,caste or community and provides them with free food,boarding and books! Above all it ensures a conducive enviornment of studies! No surprise that Kumar Dipankar, who studied in a Zila school,Chapra and belongs to SC category has secured 486 AIR in general category, all thanks to Super 30.
These all students need a laurel! And they provide us with a food for thought that whether the need of hour is reservations or to ensure the advent of such institutes which provide an equal platform for all castes and religions! And proves that the students of SC and ST category are no way inferior to general category if provided a suitable launching pad!!

The Insomnia feeling ZZZ......

Dictionary.com :
in·som·ni·a (n-smn-)
n.

Chronic inability to fall asleep or remain asleep for an adequate length of time.

Is insomnia just another disorder.....or it means much more. Is it an indicator that our practices are not suitable for relieving the daily stress encountered by us!
One of my teachers said: "The optimum time for sleep should be 4-6 hours.The people who sleep more than 6 hours are burden on themselves and people who sleep less than 4 hours are burden on us"
So I present out five ways out for solving this simple looking complex problem:
1. Analyse your lifestyle: first find out whether your lifestyle is deprivung you of a sound sleep, if yes modify it accordingly. Cutting short your chatting or surfing session tom have a good chunk of sleep is not a bad idea.( Though i am unable to apply this sugestion on myself)
2. Be ready for the backup:at sometimes it might be necessary for you to go for a nightout, specially before exams if you are student. Allways make sure that you backup these nightouts with adequate amount of sleep.
3. Knock out stress and anxiety: scientifically anxiety has been considered as the main reason for insomnia. So keep yourself away from stress and anxieties. Though it takes a lot of effort to imply this suggestion; the best way to keep stresses out of your mind is smiling snd laughing out loud if necessary. Exercise and proper diet can also help in checking out stress.
4. Make enviornment conducive to sleep: the bedroom should provide a conducive enviornment for sleep. It should be dark and quiet in night. Also avoid using bed for activities other than sleeping as it would reduce your association with bed.
5. Resort to medicos: sleeping pills and other remedies should be at the bottom of list. Consult with your doctor if this problem persists for a long time. Other remedies specially ayurvedic should be given a try. You can also put a check on your coffe to ensure a sound sleep.

P.S. The author himself is suffering from this problem as is evident by the time of posting of this article.

Man Vs Machines!!!

Hey!!!Don't get confused by the title of the blog. It does not discusses the future war between man and machines; terminator style. Neither it is about whether machines are still under the domain of humans or so called machinity( I have coined a new term) has made humanity its subset. You might wonder that what the hell is this about then!!
It is all about that how we have transformed us from Social animals(that's what the humans are) to moving machines( You could say machine with artificial intelligence if you are proud about the thinking capacity)!
Machine is defined as a assembelage of components whose basic purpose is to convert the basic forces of nature into useful work along with predetermined motion. Remove the last three words and you would start realising that we are slowly and steadily transforming into machines. Why i asked you to remove the last thgree words is because the thinking, the motion of humans cannot be predetermined; and thanks to this fact that we can still call us humans!!
What made us different from our counterparts( read animals ) was not only our superior brains but a trait caled HUMANITY! Thanks to us that this trait is on the verge of extinction.
We are transforming into fuel(read food) drinking(actually eating) expresionless moving creatures i.e. machines!!Just like them we are subjected to daily stress and it acauses our failure when it exceeds its permissible limits.
If the situation remains gloomy like this we will ourself merge into the domain of machines rather than them ruling us!!!

The Issue Of Kashmir!!!!!

If Heaven Exists on Earth!!!It's here!!It's here!!
These were the views of a great emperor Jahangir about Kashmir.
The heaven on earth. The crown of India.
The place where nature and humanity blends together and provide a soothing atmosphere.Even in modern times it has kept its serenity intact!!!
But is this fact true till date. We are reading so many horrible stories about Kashmir in newspapers, the massacre of 32 Hindus in Doda being the latest; that it would be easy to excuse if we start believing that the heaven on earth has been transformed to hell.
Actually tyhe problem of Kashmir is not as superficial as it looks. The anatomy of Kashmir problem is very complicated.The problem is often percieved as the clash between the two nations and more specifically the clash between Hinduism and Islaam. But it is not so.Both of these religions have bloomed in the Kashmir valley since the thirteenth century. The actual problem is that niether of the two countries is paying attention towards development of infrastructure of kashmir or for well being of its people. The results of this neglect are drastic.
Theb cost of this neglect is that Kashmir is torn about both at geogrophical and moral level; the latter divide being more drastic.This divide has prevented the development of a general consensus against the monster of Terrorism. Thogh it might be true that Terrorism is being sponsored by Pakistan, the major reason that it is flourishing in the valley is that the people of kashmir see no solace under the ageis of Indian government.
The need of the hour is thus to develop out Kashmir. Of course this does not subdues the efforts of talks between the two countries or use of military actions against the terrorists; but the need of hour is to create a conducive atmosphere in Kashmir. This would ensure that people of Kashmir come out in their full force to curb terrorism.