Memoirs of Kshitij 2009

Writing by HCM Member on Wednesday, 4 of February, 2009

The annual Techno-Management Fest of Indian Institute of Technology – Kharagpur

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Spectators were left flabbergasted as Kshitij 2009 played host to an ensemble of connoisseurs representing the gamut of the fields of Science, Technology and Management. The latest milieu of Asia\'s biggest Techno – Management Fest was held from 29^th January to 1^st February, 2009.

Since its inception, Kshitij has been pushing the \'terminus ad quem\' farther and farther. Kshitij 2009 was no exception. It was an unprecedented success, surpassing all expectations. Those 4 days at IIT Kharagpur saw the confluence of over 7000 budding Scientists, Technocrats, Entrepreneurs and Managers from various colleges of India and abroad.

Kshitij 2009 organized a galaxy of Events, aimed at boosting the skills inherent in today\'s youth and providing them with an opportunity to nurture their seedling ideas transforming them into giant trees of innovation and progress. With prizes worth INR 45 Lacs, the competitive Events, ranging from Business plan, Advertisement designing, Case studies to Paper presentations, Computer programming and Robotics, saw a stunning display of quality from the finest brains of the World.

Some of the magnanimous stalwarts of Scientific, Technical and Managerial domains, like Nobel Laureate Prof. Kurt Wuthrich, \"The Father of Internet\" Philip Emeagwali, Ad-world Legend Prahlad Kakkar, NASA Scientist Christopher McKay, BBC Film-maker Jeremy Bristow, world-renowned Astrobiologist Prof. Chandra Wickramasinghe, one of the Directors of the Chandrayaan Mission S.K. Shivakumar, came all the way to Kharagpur to mesmerize the audience by their brilliant oratory and awe-inspiring mantras. The captivating tête-à-têtes with the pioneers of the present were undoubtedly indispensable learning experiences for participants.

The \'Kshitij experience\' could never be complete without the ever-important element of Learning. Tingling the gray cells of the participants, Kshitij 2009 conducted a plethora of Workshops where participants met the experts, questioned them and quenched their thirst for knowledge. The array of Workshops, conducted at IIT Kharagpur and some of the major cities of the country, provided a highly interactive and collaborative environment where the participants combined forces to identify, exchange, plan and elaborate emerging ideas and got introduced to high-quality research and latest cutting-edge technologies. There were Workshops on Robotics, Forensic Science, Film-making, Sputnik circuitry and SAS – Risk Management.

Exhibitions of technological marvels like Mind-reading Machines, Solar Robotics and Aeroshow gave the viewers a glimpse of electronic wizardry, and the exhibitionists shared their expertise and enlightened the audience with their ground-breaking ideas.

The scintillating Megashows ripped through the noir of the 4 nights and kept participants enthralled and absorbed. Audience savoured the breathtaking magic woven by prodigious performances of Secret Door – Light Painting, Laserman3D and Alpha show by the Lumen Group.

In short, the 2009 edition of Kshitij, the annual Techno – Management Fest of IIT Kharagpur dished out flavours that had the participants craving for more.

In our pursuit of \'Kshitij\' or \'the horizon\', we move towards the next edition of Kshitij, towards Kshitij 2010, which is scheduled to be held from 28^th to 31^st January 2010. We promise to bring to you a fest that will be more thrilling and enlightening than all the previous editions.

When all is said and done, the truth is what you see for yourselves. So take the fast lane to Kharagpur this January and allow your minds to be levitated to the dizzying heights of enlightenment.

Dare to be hypnotized?

Shubham Matah +91 9733504169

Tech GC Case Study Caos

Writing by HCM Member on Thursday, 29 of January, 2009

Third event of the Tech GC is done 'Case Study'....as usual we have a chos in this one Currently we are alloted joint third with patel.... but rp (2nd) has done a late submission (20% reduction), and llr (1st) has extended the time limit by 5 sec so effectively dono ka katke ...... we should have a joint gold..... [:)] next event coming up is MO on 6th and also ADD Design problem statemnt coming on 6th... gear up.......

Fifth Annual Alumni Meet - IIT KGP

Writing by Blog Maintenance Team on Wednesday, 31 of December, 1969

The Fifth Annual Alumni Meet will be held during January 5-6, 2008. The theme of this year`s meet is "IITs Tomorrow: the shape and purpose of your Alma Mater in the next decade". The message below is quoted from IIT Kharagpur website announcing the event: The Fifth Annual Alumni Meet will be held during January 5-6, 2008. Use this forum to vent out your emotions, feelings and dedications. We extend special invitation to those who received their degrees in years 1958 and 1983 and provide free hospitality at the campus. Alumni of other batches are required to contribute a token amount of Rs.1500/- to partially cover the cost of the event. You are requested to register early (but not later than October 31), so that we are not loaded with the registrations at the last moment. We will take care of yours' and your spouse's accommodation, food and local transport between Kharagpur Railway station and the Institute. (download registration form) We have three guest houses in the institute which can accommodate about 200 guests. We shall arrange accommodation in guest houses of the institute on first come first serve basis. Preference will be given to those who missed earlier alumni meets. Correspondence Prof. Amit Patra Dean of Alumni Affairs & International Relations Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur 721302, INDIA Email : deanaa@hijli.iitkgp.ernet.in Phone : +91 3222 282034, 282236 FAX : +91 3222 282034, 277480

IIT Lingo

Writing by Blog Maintenance Team on Wednesday, 31 of December, 1969

11 - n. Ha-Ha (a laugh). Adopted from its shortcut in Age of Empires. 2.2 - n. A 2.2 Kilometres round in central part of IIT-KGP campus. Usu. A run of it. Acads - n. Academics. Alankar - n. The annual cultural magazine of Gymkhana, hence of the institute. App - v.i. To apply to universities (usually abroad). Apping - v.i. See App. Arbit - adj. Arbitrary. Atthi - n. A C.G.P.A. in between 8 and 9. Azad - n. Azad Hall Of Residence. A senior male students B. Tech. Hall. Baddy - n. The sport of Badminton; adj. Related to the sport. Bangi - n. Bangalore. Baski - n. The sport of Basketball; adj. Related to the sport. Batti - n. The Electrical Engineering Department. Also, the students of it. B.C. Roy - n. Bidhan Chandra Roy. Former Chief Minister of West Bengal. Many establishments in IIT-KGP including a hospital, a Hall and the central square are named after him. Bhaat - n. Bekar Chat. A useless talk in a group whose sole purpose is to pass time. Also a regular magazine drafted by first year students trying to copy Junk. Bhajan - n. A euphemism for sexually explicit media files on the LAN. Bhatnagar - n. The Bhatnagar Auditorium. Bidhan Chowk - n. See GolC. Bong - n. Bengali. A Bengali-speaking person. B.T.D.S. - abbr.,n. Bengali Technology Dramatics Society. Bunda - n. Any boy. Bundi - n. Any girl. Cali - n. Calibre. Candi - n. Candidate(For elections). C.G. - n. Short-form of C.G.P.A. C.G.P.A. - abbr,.n. Cumulative Grade Point Average. An index of a students performance in academics which reflects his performance throughout his studies in IIT-KGP. Chhagi - n. A C.G.P.A. in between 6 and 7. Chhedis - n. A dhaba just outside campus. C.I.C. - abbr.,n. The Computers and Informatics Centre. It is situated in Takshashila. C.L. - abbr.,n. Central Library. Convo - n. Convocation. D.A.S.A. - abbr.,n. Direct Admission of Students Abroad. A special route for N.R.I. sponsored candidates to enter the IITs. Involves less competition than J.E.E. Such students in IITs called DASAites. D.C. - abbr.,n. Disciplinary Charge. Due to inappropriate conduct of student. The Committee hence formed(Disciplinary Committee); n. The file sharing software "DC++". Dehli - n. A C.G.P.A. of 10. Dep - n. Department. DepC - v.t.,v.i. To have a Department change under the provisions specified by IIT-KGP. Requires excellent academic performance in first year B. Tech. course. Despo - n. Desparate. Dhakkan - n. The person with numerically largest JEE rank being admitted in said department/specialization. Diro - n. Director of IIT-KGP. Disco - n. The Disciplinary Committee. D.L. - abbr.,n Dreamland Restaurant. D.O.A.A. - abbr.,n. Dean Of Academic Affairs. Responsible for academics of students. He is the main responsible person in any Research and Development work taken up by the institute. D.O.S.A. - abbr.,n. Dean Of Student Affairs. Responsible for maintaining discipline in students. D.P. - abbr.,n. Durga Puja. The vacation in its duration. Dude - n. Dual Degree Students. D.V.C. - abbr.,n. Damodar Valley Corporation. The D.V.C. Market. Eggies - n. The shop adjacent to Vegies Restaurant that serves eggs during night-time. E.T.D.S. - abbr.,n. English Technology Dramatics Society. E.T.M.S. - abbr.,n. Eastern Technology Music Society. Facad - n. Faculty Advisor. Facca - n. An F-grade in any subject, meaning fail. Faccha - n. A first year male student. Usu. a B. Tech. student. Facchi - n. A first year female student. Usu. a B. Tech. student. Fattu - n. Meek. Coward. Fight - n.,v.t.,v.i. Difficulty in achieving something. Footer - n. A match of Football or (rarely) the sport itself. Frust - v.t. Frustrated. Generally due to academics and lack of female population. Also Frustoo. Frustoo - v.t. See Frust. Funda - n. The basic knowledge of anything. Fundoo - adv. Something having very strong conceptual background; excl. Something great. Garden Inn - n. The Garden Inn Restaurant. G.C. - abbr.,n. General Championship. Either of the Soc-n-cult, Sports, Technology or Hall Affairs. Ghaasi - n. A student of Agriculture Engineering Department. G.I. - abbr.,n. The Garden Inn Restaurant. Located approximately 10 kilometres from the institute. G.I.H. - abbr.,n. The Great India Hotel. Located approximately 15 kilometres away, along the IIT Bypass Road. G.Sec. - abbr.,n. General Secretary. Of Halls or Gymkhana. In Gymkhana, always a third year student. Gokhale - n. Gokhale Hall Of Residence. A research scholar hall. GolB - n. The Gol Bazaar Market. GolC - n. The circle (Gol Chakkar) just outside the Main Building of the Institute. Also known as Bidhan Chowk. G.P.L. - adv. Rejection. Gult - n. Telugu. A Telugu-speaking person. Originated by reading the word 'Telugu' backwards when written in Telugu. Gyan Ghosh Stadium - n. A stadium situated on Scholar's Avenue that is used for a variety of track and field events. Gymkhana - n. Technology Students Gymkhana(T.S.G.). The centre of all the extra-curricular students' activities. Organizes various events and competitions for students. Hall - n. (Halls Of Residence). Word used for hostel in IIT-KGP. The latter is rarely used. The Halls accommodate students who study in IIT-KGP. All Halls have their separate Mess, Canteens, Grocery & Stationery Shops, etc. There are separate halls for B.Tech students, M.Tech students, Business Management students and Research Scholars. Hall-day - n. The celebration day of any Hall in which there is festive atmosphere and people from all over IIT-KGP are invited to enjoy. Hall-funda - n. The knowledge of one's Hall specialties and way of life, etc. Halu - adv. Hallucinated. Happa - n. Hall President. Hardcore - excl. An extreme case of situation or attitude. Harry's - n. A dhaba/restaurant on the IIT Main Road. Hathora - n. The Mechanical Engineering Department. Also, the students of it. Hawa - n. J.E.E. All India Rank. H.J.B. - abbr.,n. See J.C.B. H.L. - abbr.,n. Hall Library H.O.D. - abbr.,n. Head of Department. H.P. - abbr.,n. Hall President H.T.D.S. - abbr.,n. Hindi Technology Dramatics Society. Huhaa - v.t. Something extremely great in magnitudeThe Netaji Auditotium. Used for conducting major events, performances and screening movies. I.G. - abbr.,n. Indira Gandhi Hall Of Residence. A senior female students B. Tech. Hall. I.I.T. - abbr.,n. Indian Institute Of Technology. The premiere engineering institutes of India. Seven in number. They include IIT Kharagpur(IIT-KGP), IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, IIT Roorkee and IIT Guwahati. IIT-KGP is the oldest of all, established in 1952 by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. I.I.T. Foundation(U.S.A.) - An Alumni foundation responsible for much development of IIT-KGP including funds for buildings, LAN, etc. Illu - n. Illumination(on Dipawali). A competition involving all Halls for best illumination and rangoli on Dipawali. Indu - n. The Industrial Engineering & Management Department. Also, the students of it. Insti - n. Institute. Used to refer the main building of IIT-KGP. Intro - n. Introduction. Generally a brief speech involving one's name, department, city, hobbies,etc. I.P. - abbr.,n. Interaction Period. See O.P. Jam - n. Jamshedpur. J.C.B. - abbr.,n. Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Hall Of Residence. A first year male students B. Tech Hall. Shares the same premises and governing body with Homi Jehangir Bhabha(H.J.B.) Hall Of Residence. J.E.E. - abbr.,n. The Joint Entrance Examination conducted unified by all IITs. Candidates are given All India Ranks(A.I.R.) on the basis of their performances and get admissions accordingly. Junk - n. A regular magazine. It contains news of students and reveals the hidden state of affairs, suggestions for a better life, trivia, etc. The members of the group behind it are called Junky. Junta - n. The human population. Of IIT-KGP or elsewhere. Kam-akal - n. A student of Chemical Engineering Department. Kela - adv. Failure. Khoj - n. A treasure hunt competition organized by Azad Hall. Kholu - n. The top ranked general category student admitted through JEE in any department/specialization. K.L.P.D. - adv. Rejection. Especially for the case when success was imminent. Kol - n. Kolkata. Lallu - n. See L.L.R. L.L.R. - abbr.,n. Lala Lajpat Rai Hall Of Residence. A senior male students B. Tech. Hall. Commonly used word for it and its residents is lallu. Load - n. Tension; v.i. To Have Tension. L.S. - abbr.,n. The Little Sisters Restaurant. Machuara - n. The Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture Department. Also, the students of it. Maal - n. A beautiful girl. Maggu - n. Student who mugs. Makhana - v.t. To spoil a job. To do something insincerely. To play spoil-sport. Mallu - n. Malayali. A Malayali speaking person. Maska - n. The Maths & Computing Stream. Also, the students of it. Matka - n. Any M. Tech. male student. Matki - n. Any M. Tech. female student. M.B.M. - abbr.,n. Masters Of Business Management. A Hall of Business management students. Associated with V.G.S.O.M. Menty - n. The Maintenance Secretary of any Hall. Meta - n. The Metallurgy and Materials Science Department. Also, the students of it. Midtown - n. The Midtown Restaurant. M.M.M. - abbr.,n. Madan Mohan Malviya Hall Of Residence. M.S. - abbr.,n. Meghnad Saha Hall Of Residence. A Hall accommodating B. Tech. first year male students and M. Tech. students. M.T. - abbr.,n. Mother Teresa Hall Of Residence. A female students M. Tech. Hall. Mug - v.t.,v.i. To rote. Mutter - n. An online forum on IIT Kharagpur's LAN; v.i. To read or write posts on it. Nalini Ranjan Sarkar Avenue - n. The part of road that compliments the Scholar's Avenue to make 2.2 kilometre circle. N.C.C. - abbr.,n. National Cadet Core. Nehli - n. A C.G.P.A. greater than 9. Nehru - n. Nehru Hall Of Residence. A senior male students B. Tech Hall. Netaji - n. The Netaji Auditotium. Used for conducting major events, performances and screening movies. N.M.S.T. - abbr.,n. Nehru Museum of Science and Technology. Located in Old Building. Non-males - n. A way of referring to less-beautiful girls in IIT Kharagpur. Usually those through JEE. N.S.O. - abbr.,n. National Sports Organization. N.S.S. - abbr.,n. National Service Scheme. Old Campus - n. See PAN Loop. O.P. - abbr.,n. Orientation Period. More commonly used word for ragging in IIT-KGP. It includes mentally harassing junior students and testing their Hall-funda. A commonly used synonym is I.P.(Interaction Period). Orientation - n. See O.P. Pact - n. The agreement between Halls to support candidates from other's Hall for a similar support in return. Pakau - v.t. Boring. PAN Loop - n. The set of Halls: Patel, Azad and Nehru. The area bounded by them. These were the first to be constructed hence known as Old Campus. Panji - n. A C.G.P.A. in between 5 and 6. Patel - n. Patel Hall Of Residence and its residents. A senior male students B. Tech. Hall. Pain - v.t.,v.i. Difficult. P.D. - abbr., n. The Punjabi Dhaba. Located in Gol Bazaar. Peace - excl.,n.,v.i., To be tension-free. A tension-free state. P.P.O. - abbr., n. Pre-Placement Offer. Job offers given by companies before the placement officially begins. P.P.T. - abbr., n. Pre-Placement Talks. Talks held by companies when they come for selecting students via the placement process. PremB - n. Prem Bazaar. Prem Gali - n. The road joining Chemical Engineering and Ocean Engineering & Naval Architecture Department. Presi - n. President of the Gymkhana. Prof - n. Professor. P.S.I. - n.,abbr. Pehchanane Se Inkaar (Refusing recognition). To ignore someone or to forget deliberately. Ragging - v.t.,v.i. To harass junior students of one's institute. Use obsolete in IIT-KGP. More commonly used word is Orientation. Raman - n. The Raman Auditorium. Rassa - n. A male research scholar. Rassi - n. A female research scholar. R.D.C. - abbr.,n. Rural Development Centre. The central office of N.S.S. Rep - suf.,n. Representative. Reskee - n. Research Scholars. R.K. - abbr.,n. Radhakrishnan Hall Of Residence. A senior male students B. Tech. Hall. Room-baap - n. The student(male) who occupied someone's room in the previous year. Room-maa - n. The student(female) who occupied someone's room in the previous year. R.P. - abbr.,n. Rajendra Prasad Hall Of Residence. A senior male students B. Tech. Hall. S.A.M. - abbr.,n. Sir Ashutosh Mukerjee Hall Of Residence. A hall for management students studying in V.G.S.O.M. Shares same premises with Gokhale Hall. Satti - n. A C.G.P.A. in between 7 and 8. Scholar's Avenue - n. The road leading from the IIT Main Gate about which most of the Halls are situated. Scrap - v.t.,v.i. To write someone's scrapbook. S-Com - n. The Steering Committee of Spring Fest. Secy - n. Secretary. Usu. of Gymkhana or Halls. Sem - n. Semester. Senti - n.,v.i. Sentiments. Sentimental. S.F. - abbr.,n. Spring Fest. An annual festival in IIT-KGP when there are plenty of competitions, events and performances by well known artists. Proclaimed as eastern India's biggest festival. S.G.P.A. - abbr,.n. Semester Grade Point Average. An index of a students performance in academics which reflects his performance in a particular semester. S.M.S.T. - abbr.,n. School of Medical Sciences and Technology. S.N. - abbr.,n. Sarojini Naidu Hall Of Residence. A female students B. Tech. Hall. Residents are called SNites. Soc-n-cult - n. Social and Cultural Activities. S.Q. - abbr.,n. Summer Quater. A special course organized by IIT-KGP for students who fail to clear subjects in previous semesters, so that they need not repeat next year. S.T.E.P. - abbr.,n. Science and Technology Entrepreneur's Park. Stud - n. Any student who is good in academics as well as other fields like sports, etc. Takshashila - n. A complex that houses C.I.C. Tam - n. Tamil. A Tamil-speaking person. Tapna - v.t.,v.i. Copying assignments or examination answer-scripts from any person. T.D.S. - abbr.,n. Technology Dance Society. Tech - pre.,adj. Technology. An adjective used frequently with anything associated with IIT-KGP. Tech-mart - n. Technology Market. A market inside IIT-KGP premises. Tempo - n. Enthusiasm and vigour. Tempo shout - v.i. To shout in a singing manner "KGP Ka Tempo High Hai". Of KGP or of some similar affiliations like Hall; n. The shout "KGP Ka Tempo High Hai". T.F.S. - abbr.,n. Technology Film Society. T.H.O.K. - abbr.,n. Thick Heads Of KGP. A student of Electronics and Electrical Communications Engineering Department. Tinku - n. An Egg-Poach-Burger. T.O.A.T. - abbr.,n. Tagore Open Air Theatre. Tumpa - abbr.,n. Typically Uncivilized Midnaporean People's Association, or Tribal Uncivilized Midnaporean People's Association. People who belong to Midnapur district. T.S.G. - abbr.,See Gymkhana. Tut. - n. Tutorials. T&P - abbr.,n. Training And Placement. Uddu - n. An Oriya-speaking person. Vegies - n. The Vegies Restaurant. Located on the Scholar's Avenue. V.G.S. - abbr.,n. Vishveshwaraiyya Guest House. V.G.S.O.M. - abbr.,n. Vinod Gupta School Of Management. Vikramshila - n. One of the recently built academic complex to take over/compliment the role of Main Building. Volu - n. Volunteer. Vortex - n. A dance competition between different Halls organized by L.L.R. Hall. V.P. - abbr.,n. Vice President of Gymkhana. A fourth year student. V.S. - abbr.,n. Vidyasagar Hall Of Residence. An M. Tech. Hall. W.T.M.S. - abbr.,n. Western Technology Music Society. Z.H. - abbr.,n, Zakir Hussain Hall Of Residence. A research scholar Hall. KEY: abbr. - Abbreviation adj. - Adjective adv. - Adverb excl. - Exclamation n. - Noun pre. - Prefix suf. - Suffix usu. - Usually v.i. - Verb(intransitive) v.t. - Verb(transitive)

How to Travel Alone

Writing by Blog Maintenance Team on Wednesday, 31 of December, 1969

You might be a particularly lovable person. You might have done everything that's considered good in life. You might be distributing free medicine to the poor as a habit. You might have never scared a crow away. You might have never missed a relative's birthday. But some bitter truths about life can never be avoided and one of them is this - "You will be confronted with a moment at least once in life when you will have no option but to make a journey without a partner." To help you avoid being caught unprepared, here are some useful tips. Some of these apply to travelling in general and not necessarily alone. Mug up all the important numbers Each journey has some numbers associated with it. For example, train number, flight number etc. These should be properly stored in an easily accessible part of your brain. Not doing so might give you some uncomfortable experiences ranging from the mildly irritating ones like having to go through the whole tedious process of fetching your ticket out from your pocket again and again to the inordinately exasperating ones like boarding the wrong train and landing up at a place you had only seen in your nightmares. You might be overassuming You should be very careful while assuming something. As a matter of fact, assumptions generally turn out to be overassumptions. For example, if the train's arrival time, as written in the time table is 1:40 pm and you assume that it will come at 1:40 pm, you are being a complete idiot. A train's actual arrival time is totally independent of the time specified in the time table. Do not hesitate to lose your mind The most petulant feature of a journey is that it gives you an enormous amount of time with very little do. This often has a pernicious effect on the traveller and more often than not, he ends up forming an inexorable conviction that the universe has no point. The most obvious way out is to invent things of your own and fill up the extra time with them. The presence of a partner renders this task trivial, for, even if you are not creative enough to invent things that are engaging, you can at least engage yourself in a conversation. But when you are alone, it is not very difficult to exhaust all possibilities of things very quickly and at the end be left with nothing but just a clear conscience. At this point, the above rule comes for your help. You must realise that it is completely ok to lose your mind. For example, it is completely justified to decide to cross the Howrah bridge five times in half an hour. It is completely OK to try to involve a coolie in a discussion on empathy and it is perfectly fine to note down each passing car's number and try to figure out whether it is prime before the next one arrives. Anything that takes time and keeps you interested in living the rest of your life is fine, doesn't matter whether your neighbours daughter would find it loony and stop receiving your calls. Air conditioners were invented with a purpose Air conditioners are undoubtedly the most revolutionary invention by man, or probably the second one, the first one being kaju katlis. Hence if you have an option, travel in something that has working air conditioners in it. Even though it may require you to spend some extra bucks, the pleasure you gain and the amount of pains you are saved from are well worth it. That's all folks. By VinayakZark http://vinayakzark.blogspot.com

How to Clean Your Room

Writing by Blog Maintenance Team on Wednesday, 31 of December, 1969

If you are even a little like me, you are smart. And hence, at any given point of time, the last thing you would want to do is clean your room. Some lesser mortals might not totally agree with you and might even say that you are a loser, but don't worry, it's not your fault. In fact, if you think properly, it all boils down to the second law of thermodynamics - god's way of creating job for the jobless. It very bluntly states that the entropy of the universe always increases, which may not seem to be making any sense in the beginning, but the more learned will realize that an increasing entropy is precisely what a normal human being will never want to have. It is just an esoteric way of saying that if left to themselves, the things surrounding you will always tend to reach a state you will never want them to be in. And since a normal person is not jobless, he inevitably tends to leave the things to themselves, end result - a bearded face, a dirty, unorganized room, unwashed clothes etc. etc. It definitely is a problem we don't yet have a solution to. But we can't just let it be there and disturb us. Nor can we wait for someone to install a hack in the universe that changes the direction of change of entropy. We take a conventional route, learn how to clean a room. Here we go. What follows is a set of tips that should get you through the mundane task of cleaning your room. Do not overestimate yourself You must accept the fact that you can't finish the full room in one spell. Nothing can make you do it. Even if you have an infinite amount of motivation and you have been practicing self-suggestions for the last few weeks, you can't complete your room in a spell. An immediate consequence to this is that you must not throw all the stuff on your bed and decide to sort them out later. The "later" might be as late as a month and you will not want to spend a month sleeping on the floor. Divide the whole process into steps and take up one step at a time. Order is important As long as you live in this universe, you live under certain constraints. For example, gravity. It's a natural tendency of things to fall down, even dust particles and cobwebs. So once you have decided upon the steps, it's really important to set their order intelligently. You can't, for example, decide to brush up your computer before cleaning up the cobwebs hanging from the ceiling. Yes, a decreasing height is the rule. Mercilessly throw away stuff You won't believe me, but most of the stuff you have in your room is useless. Why you haven't thrown them away till now is just because you think you might need them sometime. But trust me, you will never need them. And even if you do, in most of the occasions you will not be able to find them in their place and end up buying new ones. So it's better not to clutter up your room with such useless material. But doing it is not so easy. Your mind will always try to fool you. It will generate all kinds of false logics to convince you that you shouldn't throw away something. Do not listen to it. Just throw it away. Just to give you an idea, here is a possible list of things you should consider throwing away - an old footwear, an unwashed underwear, a pair of stinking socks, deoderant cans that might squirt a few drops occasionally, the 555 timer you stole from your electronics lab thinking you will use it sometime, old question papers (no, no one will ever ask you for your question papers), used up stationary, pencil batteries (yes, I know they can still power a watch for a few weeks, but come on, it's not worth the cluttering up they create in your room), eraser (you will need it only once in a year, and when you do need it, it will be easier to buy a new one than to find this one), and the list goes on. Listen to Coldplay One of the several reasons for why the more intelligent half of the society finds it boring to clean their rooms is the fact that it hardly challenges the brain. So couple it with something that does. Listen to Coldplay. A vigorous head banging is what will keep you going. That's it. Thank you for your time and patience. By Vinayakzark http://vinayakzark.blogspot.com/2007/03/how-to-clean-your-room.html

Shortcut to success

Writing by Blog Maintenance Team on Wednesday, 31 of December, 1969

The atmosphere here is sickening and has worsened in the last few months. Its job time, its CAT time, its app time. Everyone is making a monumental effort to get the fattest pay package. 6 l.p.a ! That's not good enough. Thou needeth a hell lot more to appease thine inflated ego. After all you are the cream of the nation. The top 0.1% studying in the premier engineering institute. At least a salary in 7 figures is required. Even a moron can earn less than 10 l.p.a these days. Nevermind the fact that you may not have a financial bone in your body or you have hated number crunching all these years, you will still sit in the test of a major finance firm and utilize all possible means to get through. Actual interests don't matter, just flow with the tide and stuff your pockets with hard cash. Scenario: A conversation between friends X and Y Y : Where in the world would you love to live? X : Ah! man, New York would be cool. Even LA. But Sydney would be a dream come true. Scenario changed: X facing an interview with a major oil company which pays awesomely well but sends to obscure places on earth. I : So Mr. X, what kind of places do you like? A happening and a bustling one or more of a sedentary type. X : Sir, I have always liked exploring unknown places. A hitchhiking trail along the Andes mountains is my ultimate ambition. A metropolitan life scares me to death. Everyone goes everywhere. Everyone applies to every company.You should always keep your options open as they say. Nevermind whether you are good enough for those options, just get in through somehow.Cramp your way in, push and shove. Cheat, hoodwink, swindle. Thinking too far ahead is insanity. Morality, ethics; they are for idiots who have no better things to do. These are good words to criticize politicians. Secretly use the same underlying principles which you criticize openly and just get your work done. Numb your mind and focus on your job ahead. Build your career. If you start thinking of redundant ideals at this moment then you are sure to bite the dust. You can talk of high and lofty words when you become the CEO of some corporation, not at this crucial juncture. Right now employ all means to reach that coveted position, by hook or by crook. Its shocking to know what people do. A person hasn't done a damn thing outside acads for four years and stuttered and stumbled even there. Suddenly all kinds of extra academic medals prop up and diverse positions of responsibility rear their head out of nowhere in his CV for a company looking for a certain spike in that area. While talking to Mr. Know It All about it, he expresses his opinion in the following way : "Are yaar, I wouldn't have done such a thing. One needs to have a lot of courage to say a white lie in the face. I can't do that." What an interesting insight! Don't condemn the action. Its fully justified if one can carry it off! Amazing! "I just need a white collar job. Thats it. Full stop. If I need to drudge around 20 hrs a day doing something which might not necessarily have a penchant for, thats not a problem. So be it. I will deliver enough to justify my salary. Who cares for excellence anyways. Just do your job and go home with your pockets full." Whew! Scary! What I see here is a pattern. An unconscious effort for a shortcut to success. If the main highway is too long, take a short but a rickety and rugged one. Doesn't matter if your bones are shattered in the process. Traveling the beaten track, pursuing banalities, basically filling up your sand-clock called life. What seems lacking the spirit to fight it out, catch destiny by the scruff of the neck and demand your share knowing you have given your heart and soul for it. Too high headed it seems, impractical and foolish but really is any other way really any good eventually? What is of a greater importance here? Tangible results or intangible ideas. What is it that gives you your piece of mind? What is a more desirable situation to be in? Living on the top floor of a skyscraper knowing secretly that the building has shaky foundation or living on a pavement with a desire to touch the footsteps of the indomitable skyscraper but consoling oneself with those supposedly higher ideals. What is the most harrowing part? I am becoming one of Them. The story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is rising from the ashes once again in me. Hyde is taking more and more formidable form and Jekyll is being subdued. When I am in solitude, Jekyll is in control but as I step in the sunlight with the whole world in front of my eyes, Hyde tries to have its say, forces Jekyll into submission with all kinds of examples and Jekyll becomes helpless. Jekyll has to find a cure very soon. Send Hyde into purgatory for all eternity. Else its Jekyll who is gonna be obliterated and with it, I will lose myself for ever. By Niksworth http://niksworth.blogspot.com/

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