Dad...

I wonder what the feeling must have been like when the first time you held me in your arms..When I was born in this world..a part of you..I wish I had a time turner. Human feelings are so difficult  to decipher..From the time I have gained my consciousness ,how can I forget how you used to wake up at 4 am so that you could wake me up , dress me up, make my hair, how you smiled at me when I got onto the school-bus, how you used to cover my notebooks in brown paper with so much love and write my name on it(you have the best handwriting in the world), even after returning from office  so tired how you worked hard with me so that I can finish my H.W. (I loved solving maths because my dad knew every answer). I still remember you saying that algebra  was your favourite  topic ,

How can I ever forget my first cycle, the one you bought for my 8th birthday..I was so excited and i hugged you so tight .. then when I was in 10th when you taught me how to drive..You were so happy..and now you don’t let me take the car on my own because you fear something terrible would happen..Still you got me a license as you know I do drive it sometimes..How can I forget how much you panic everytime you see me in pain ,how you would  rush to make things right when you see tears rolling down my eyes, how you even stop Maa when she scolds me (even now...), how can I forget how happy you are when you see my results..doesn’t matter how good or bad they are, you are always proud  over me :) how can I forget how you used to hide gifts and chocolates in my socks every midnight on Christmas eve (you are my true Santa)! how will I ever forget you singing  the 'happy birthday' song, the 1st thing when I woke up every 27th of June (with surprise gifts in your hand), how annoyed you used to get whenever you saw me in front of mirror , and how  happy and proud you were to see me give various stage performances...

Now that I am living so far from you, you never give me a single chance  to ask you for something, whatever is needed is always there...still how can I ever tell you how much I  miss you..now when no one is there...

To wake me up..

To tell me to have my meals..

To take me out in the evening...

To bring my favourite   snacks in the mid of the night..

To sing and dance for cheering my forever changing mood...

To tell me to study..

To tell me to sleep..

To tell me not to strain my eyes sitting in front of computer screen..

To tell me not to cry..... 

I  am so sorry  I grew older I did not realise how much I must have hurt you, every time I did something you were afraid I would do..I don’t want to mention as that list is long..As children we don’t understand that our parent's very essence of existence revolves around  us.. Something I would know only when I  have a child of my own.. It is so sad the older we grow, it becomes more and more difficult to tell someone how much you care, how much you love them, how far you can go to make them happy, how torn you are when you make them sad and how much you need them .. Sometimes I wish I were small again, I could simply just tell you dad that I am not going to talk to you because I am very angry.. :) (He still has a drawing that I made about 15 yrs ago which had a similar message ! ).I guess being an adult can be very frustrating.. You have so many problems , still you can’t  discuss everything with your dad, sometimes i just want to  cry in his arms.. and think that he would solve all my problems, erase all my pain. But now that I watch him I understand that he too has a lot on his mind and he can't...

For so many things you have sacrificed for my happiness, I love you so much... words fall short ...my eyes are wet as I type this..I don't want to  say thank you and make those  things sound petty. I know I would never be able to tell you this in real but no matter what, you are my perfect man. Though it is impossible but still I wish I get a man who can take care of me just the way you do  and no matter how long it takes whether I deserve such a guy or not I don’t care..because I have what I need most, mom and dad, the 2 most beautiful souls that actually believe in me ,I know you will always be by my side ,my strength and my motivation..and  love me for what I am and always be proud over me ! 

Every daughter is her father's princess..so am I !! :)


Shambhavi Priya ,III year .  

THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED

Almost all Indian writers have written at least one journal about their memory as a kid under their favourite banyan tree or travelling on the uneven and muddy village road .I was myself reminded of it while planning a trip with my college friends as thoughts of “ just 1 year left with my friends “  had started to haunt us.

We usually have our itineraries all mapped out...it’s generally Goa or Kerala (and in Mody’s case Mt. Abu, Pushkar and Udaipur . No doubt Goa would be my favourite holiday destination but don’t laugh if I tell you that for a moment I wished I could take my friends to my family village .Honestly, I haven’t been there much myself , but I still remember going there as a kid with my parents and once afterwards.

The feeling you get after setting foot in that place is just inexpressible .The fresh air , especially  that of wet mud, is completely exhilarating. It was one of the best times I have ever had with my cousins. The first time I had ever been to a real farm anyway we had spent a complete day playing in the “nehar”( a  small stream used for irrigation in between farms ) ,bathing  in the tube well and drinking from the hand pump .I really enjoyed playing “farmer farmer” as I stood on the field plough pulled by the bulls  ,  what are the odds I even told my dad I wanted to be a farmer when I grow up. The next day we woke up to foot long glasses full of fresh milk and after looking at the fat floating on its surface my world came crashing back to reality and I realized I couldn’t be a farmer. It’s true what they say about fresh fruits and veggies on cookery shows, they are delicious and even more delicious when cooked after being plucked directly from the farm.

No wonder people there do not need yoga and meditation centers for peace because they have the most beautiful temples and the ambience there is  infinitely serene. The moment you enter a village temple a sense of peace and calm washes over you (and you can always play with the huge temple bell which as a matter of fact can be heard for miles, it acts like a morning alarm to the people there). Who says there are no adventure sports in the village, try jumping from a tree into the village river or climbing over trees and fighting with the monkeys just to eat mangoes or milking a cow and well in my case getting chased by a bull.

On our last day there we took a ride on a tractor .My brother insisted that he can drive it easily. ..We ended up crashing in the next tree. As a punishment we were told to sleep outside in the farms on jute cots. It turned out to be a completely different experience .I’m sure everybody remembers the yellow sarso fields from Yashraj movies (DDLJ) .It was like sleeping in the same set. We sang all night, heard all kinds of ghost stories from my cousins and Lakhan bhaiya(the person who watched the farms at night)and slept under the starry skies (they are highly under rated).It as the best view and the best night ever.

I often wish to go back there but time has offered me  a limited commodity and so thinking of a trip reminded me of that time, hoping to have a blast under those starry skies with friends (this time preferably gossiping and talking about our love lives instead of horror stories.)

Choosing your holiday destination is never an easy task at hand but if you have some place so intensely rural and Indian to the very core then go there today, you have no idea what you’re missing at . The village life will sweep you off your feet (and the low cost is also a plus for us) and if you have no such place then you can always accompany me on my road less travelled.

Charu Mathur

III year 

Swati,Happy Birthday !!!

She has an excellent command over hindi and her articles reflect it the most
Her detemination makes her stand away from the rest

She always comes up with new ways of supporting Enginium and we look forward to her for that...    

She falls often but always moves on and we love teasing her over that ..

We wish her a fun filled and blasting birthday

Happy Birthday Swati !!

Priyam, Happy Birthday!!

It is always a pleasure to work with her,

Her energy makes the atmosphere lively,

And nothing could be more apt than wishing this chirpy girl a very happy  birthday on the eve of Diwali .

We wish her a glittering  birthday filled with all the colors of Life.

Happy Birthday Priyam !! 

Ramita ,Happy Birthday!!

She is talented....

Exploring eveything that comes her way ...

We love her and salute her skills.

We wish her a very colourful  Birthday filled with all the shades of life.

Happy Birthday Ramita !!!

Have loads of fun ..

Hap Hap Happy Birthday Saumya :)

She is new among us 

Still finding her place..

Hard working,sweet and polite

She seems to be a journalist different from others  

We wish her the very first birthday from ENGINIUM

Have a Blasting Birthday Saumya 

Paridhi,Happy Birthday :)

Patience flows in her,

She ponders and writes beautifully,

Her poems are the perfect example of that..

We wish Paridhi a birthday filled with fun and frolic...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!

HaPpPpPyY Birthday Saru :)

Her Elegance defines her the most,

A blend of Smartness and Creativity,

She holds two Strings of Enginium Together,

We feel glad to have her among us..

We wish her the craziest birthday ever...

Happy Birthday Saru  !!

Happy Daughter's Day

I know a girl
She puts the color inside of my world
But she's just like a maze
Where all of the walls all continually change
And I've done all I can
To stand on her steps with my heart in my hands
Now I'm starting to see
Maybe it's got nothing to do with me

Fathers, be good to your daughters
Daughters will love like you do
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
So mothers, be good to your daughters too

Oh, you see that skin?
It's the same she's been standing in
Since the day she saw him walking away
Now she's left
Cleaning up the mess he made

So fathers, be good to your daughters
Daughters will love like you do
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
So mothers, be good to your daughters too

Boys, you can break
You'll find out how much they can take
Boys will be strong
And boys soldier on
But boys would be gone without the warmth from
A womans go...

-John Mayers..

ENGINIUM wishes every daughter a very Happy Daughter's day with lots of hugs and kisses..

Miss Creative's Birthday...

She plays with colors and draws beautifully.

Different,cheerful and amazing ,

She is the queen of creativeness.

We wish our very own, Miss creative, Niharika Jain, a very happy and fun-filled birthday.

Happy Birthday!!

Happy Birthday ,Spriha...

She is an art of perfection.
When god was creating her,he put an extra effort in gifting her the best skills.
We wish Spriha Batar the happiest and funniest birthday ever.
Happy Birthday Spriha.

Happy Engineer's Day

On 15th of September in 1860,a person was born in Banglore ,India .He became a notable engineer, scholar and the diwan of Mysore during 1912 to 1919.
Enginium wishes Bharat Ratna Sir Mokshgundam Visvesaraya a very happy birthday and all the engineers a Happy Engineers Day.

HaPpY BiRtHdAy Diksha..

She is sweet,cute and responsible.
A person, sincere in her work and efforts.Always ready to handle challenges, she is a gem of our team.
We love her ideas and articles .
We wish Diksha Munjal a very very happy happy Birthday with lots of love and luck.
Enjoy your day Girl....

CLICKEDDD!!!!!!!!

 On this Teacher's-day...
 Click your teachers...
Capture them with expression and vigour
And earn yourself an edge over others to enter
The Enginium Photography Team
So gear yourself  up for this amazing responsibility

Requirements:A 3.2 Mgp Camera.

Mail your 5-10 best shots to enginiumphotography2011@gmail.com

For queries Contact:
Neha Tirthani (9784580850) or cherubneha@gmail.com

Its your Birthday...

A silent writer,calm and polite.A dependable person with a good team spirit ,zeal and zest.Kudos to her evergreen spirit.Wishing Pallavi a very very Happy Birthday.
Hap Hap Happy Birthday Pallavi

Happy Birthday Parul Jain

She is energetic and full of fun.That is what makes her unique from the rest.
A person who loves,who cares.
Who encourages and lifts people up .
Good at her work and ideas.
She is a special treasure of Enginium.
Wishing you the Happiest of Birthdays Parul Jain.

Happy Birthday Shreya

A very very happy birthday to you Shreya..Wishing you all the happiness.  May your birthday be filled with smiles, sunshine, love, and laughter .Wishing you a great year ahead.
                                                        Happy Birthday!

To Your MoM :)

In every no mans land 

She is one person you would miss

At every pinch on your skin 

Hers is the name you shout

Love is Love , eternal because

It first came , from a mother to a child

At this brim of identity crisis we might seem a little edgy

But for her we'll stay 

The biggest identity on earth 

Her partiality is genuine , because at times its the only thing one needs !

To our mothers ! 

Enginium wishes your mother 

The Happiest Mothers Day! 

And order you to send her wishes , smiles and all the due kisses !

:* :D

Anna Hazare:Things you should know about him

• Who is Anna Hazare?

         Anna Hazare is a Padma Bhushan-awarded, 72-year old social activist from Maharashtra.
What is known about his early life?
Anna started his career as a driver in the Indian Army. He also fought in the 1965 Indo-Pak war. After voluntary retirement from the army, Hazare came to Ralegaon Siddhi village in    Maharashtra and engaged himself in the activities of social welfare.

• What have been his special achievements?                                                                                                                                

        He built a self-sustained model village called Ralegan Siddhi (District Ahmednagar,        Maharashtra). In 1975, it was village replete with poverty and devoid of development. Anna helped in tackling problems of alcohol addiction, untouchability in the village. He revived the agricultural practices in the village. Ralegan Siddhi is now one of the richest villages in India. It has become a model for self-sustained, eco-friendly & harmonic village.

•  What is he campaigning for now?

        On April 5 2011, Hazare started a 'fast unto death' to exert pressure on the Government of India to enact a strong anti-corruption act and constitute an independent body called the Office of the Jan Lokpal which would have the power to prosecute corrupt politicians and government officials without seeking permission from the government.
The bill has been drafted by the members of civil society.

• Will he be able to bring a change?

         Most likely he would be able to bring about a drastic change. Because, last time when Anna sat on fast -
    * 6 corrupt ministers in Maharashtra had to resign
    * 400 corrupt officers were dismissed from job
    * 2002 - Maharashtra RTI Act was passed
    * 2006 - Central Government withdrew its proposal to amend Central RTI Act

Farewell Invitation(18th April'11)

The Complete Enginium Sorority for the year 2010-2011

KUDOS 2 EVERY1...!!! :)

IT III year

EC-CD(III Year)

Here comes EC-III Year (tricolor)

Make Your Class "The winner of the MONTH" CS-CD III year

Vote by Putting Comments under your Class Photos and Triumph as "The Class Of The Month"CS-AB III Year

Here again  "PHOTOGRAPHER Of THE MONTH"
SMILEY CHHABRA 
theme~~college life

happy bithday Ankita !

This girl has made "patna" famous in our batch !

She smiles cutely and we trust her words to the core .

All time masti khor she is ! She can surely make a diference.

We wish Ankita Patna a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!

you are a rockstar !!

Happy Birthday Bhumika!!

She is crazy , wacky , insane and amazing.
She draws beautifully and colours magically .


What dawned in the artists eye , rose in her canvas .
She beholds this very well.

We wish Bhumika a very Happy Birthday !

May you get loads of happiness ! and Birthday Bumps too ! ;)

Crazy women's Day !!

Everytime she smiles

She blossoms like a story untold

A story which lives by  her perceptions

A story of her own crazy world

When she asks you what stays

Tell her you don't know actually

But one of the things that will certainly stay

Is her impact on this round globe

She might just make it a lil more curvaceous ! ;)

Yes we are always Insanely Correct !

Enginium wishes the girls and the college ...a very happy women's day !

AmBigrAm WorKshOp PPT

We are happy to know you appreciated our effort in ambigram workshop
Here is the link of PPT


https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0Bx16DNhCvSC3NjdiNDhmZmItYTQ2Mi00Yzg5LWJhMTgtZDJlYzZiMTJiNjli&hl=en&authkey=CL726JoI



ppt can be downloaded

from File menu->Download Original.

HAppy Birthday Suneet and Usha

Two perfect people , with one birthday !

Cheers to their freshness , zeal and spirit

They have been contributing a lot.

We wish our two juniors Suneet and Usha ..a superb day ahead !

HaPPy BiRthDay !

Its your day :)
make the MOST of it :)
love and luck!

Miss Creative's Bithday :)

She has been the sweetest part of our painting
Patient , lovely , strong  and amazing

The only thing she cannot do ..is scold someone!

We do that on her part .

She has been the queen of creativity in our closet :)

We wish Ritika Shandilya  ... The most creative birthday ..and days ..from now and beyond !

May all your wishes come true ! :)
you are so worth them !

Happy Birthday Swikriti ...

God makes some people coated with sugar ..
and she seems so one of them ...
With beautiful eyes and cute lil face
she's always rearing to go for any work

Two Birthday posts back to back

And wishing in advance coz it has been a tiring day and Miss kalamzine might sleep ..
And since There must never be delay in wishing someone their Birthday
We wish

Swikriti a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!
Day is yours ! Make the best of it :)

love and luck !!

PhotoGrapher of d Month !! bang bang !

Shrishti Shanker
1st year
ECE-d

Happy BriThday NeHa !!!

Her Gadget is her eye

and She flaunts it in her modest art 

Its always a cute smile that takes 

to be drawn towards her innocence 

drawn towards her photography

Happy birthday Dear !!

We wish Neha a very happy birthday !!

The Most Awaited-MARATHON 3.0

• A4 size publicity prints (Grey-scale for cheap printing) on every tree-hung on threads (idea stolen from the cheap Taylor Swift song ‘Mine’)
• Cloth banners [BIG] on both sides of the first street at the end, close to the MAIN GATE
• Glucose packs-3 small, I estimate. And at least 3 empty plastic bottles. Water will be asked to be brought by the runners(joggers). Still for backup we can have two water bottles.
• Invitations to all teachers slipped into their cabins from under the doors.
• Arrow markings using CHALKS on the whole long route.
• MAPs (not many copies) maybe just a few on the registration desk since the path is already going to be marked by chalks
• A rim of white pages and safety pins (200) and if needed more can be bought again. These will be used for the number (runner tag-sort of) at the back of their t shirts

______________________________________________________________________________________________

Volunteers may apply for the posts below: (all Enginium members-irrespective of the year or batch)

-Marathon Head (1)

-Organizers (10)

-Registration Authority (4)

All comments and ideas are welcome......

                               -Saumya Sharma

                                                                                                      

Deputy Editors Birthday !!

Very naughty and very chirpy .
She is the perfect queen of blunders and has the cutest way to accept them .
Guarded by angels , this queen very easily finds everything she looses , be it cell phones , wallets  and even entire bag.

She is the perfect journalist in the history of enginium
and
a very partial deputy editor ! < favours enginium by hook or crook >

She is enthusiastic about new things and raring to go !!

We wish our dear piyu sanwal aka mitali aka deddy

a very happy birthday !!

stay the same sugar coated person !

you will always be guarded be angels !

You are the best !!
lots of love and boyfriends !

Topics for Non Enginium members

we invite submissions for enginium 2011 from the non-enginium members.

Here is a list of topics for the same !

you can write on any other topic of your choice too :)

mail your submissions at enginium2011@gmail.com 

to be submitted by February end. 

for further details you can contact any enginium member and ask for help!

Journalistic topics ( factual and realistic )

• .Its good to have a choice
• .Indian food
• .Taboo tourism
• .Investigating the investigating agencies
• .Just the right shot Or journalism more then that.
• journalism-why not a field as a career???
• cancer-a leading cause of death in 2010.
• Whether movies are always a source of entertainment????
• Stephen Hawking's is a wonder on earth creating wonders.
• Job consultancies -a panacea for the unemployed.
•  beauty salons:How safe are we?
•  Is that the same media which worked during the British times? (how media instead of favouring goes against it.. )
•  India's best institutes, not even in match with abroad's normal ones??
•  How far we still believe in untouchability?
•  "dog thrown out of the so called high class people's house coz he ate a roti from a dalit's pot, he was untouchable then!"
•   when will we realize??(eleborate in your own way relating it to any topic or incident)
•   पैसे देकर खरीदी गयी शिक्षा - कितनी सही !!
•   हिंदुत्व की खोज में कसाई बनते लोग..
•   india will always remain a slave
•   मेरा नाम करेगा रोशन जग में मेरा राज दुलारा - व्यंग
•   The power of I
•   Selling reality
•   Ethics in real world
•    Be the change and then expect people to change

 Abstract topics - ( stories , poems and beyond )

1. Forward and Onward
2 No Admittance
3. Coy
4. Zonked
5. Rush
6. lost in transit
7 mirror every mirror
8 ode to the skies
8 well tuned
9 trinity

10 minglebox

11 happy friday ?

12 fallen god

13 extinct 

14 nothingness 

15 boys will be boys 

16 looking for me?

17 the ripe stuff

18 growing up ?

19 barbed

20 wired 
21. Small town big dreams

22. Behind the lines
23. Reform is not an event,its a process
24. Celebrities live in a box
25. Flavors of life
26. Inside an open relationship
27. Violence of words
28. A step towards wellness
29. Rise and shine
30. Like silent raindrops fell
31. Negativity can destroy
32. Mind your heart
33. Life gave me second chance
34 The Seven Sins ( viz
35. Pride/Vanity 2. Envy 3. Gluttony 4. Lust 5. Anger/Wrath 6. Greed/Covetousness 7. sloth)
36  silent treatment

37  bespectacled
38  beginning of the end
39  dearth
40  my prerogative
41  out of the blue
42  mysticism
43 island of dreams
44 the truth of fiction
45  tornadoes and volcanoes
46  faith and hope
47  mysterious musings
48  the art of living

49  saviour
50  fringe

team enginium :)

Happy Republic Day !!

S : “ 26^th it is M !! Don’t you think we must have a Republic day post on kalamzine ? like a very patriotic poem . 5 mins mai ho jayegi poem toh ! haina ! chal likhte hai ! “

M : Yes!  A quick 5 mins job then back to editing work!!

S : “Yeah ! Anubha and Rytz will kill us if we don’t give them the final articles now ! “

Thinking

Thinking

Thinking

Thinking

S : “ I can’t think of a line ! so blank I’m feeling at the very thought of a patriotic poem . Am I an Indian for real ! :P “

M: “Is this not very thought provoking!!! We could have fired our pens in one shot for any other gossipy , chatpata topic... L “

S: “ Halt ! why are we acting like fanatics ! I am proud of India, but I do randomly sulk too ! “

M: “Yeah me too, proud of being an Indian , cmon S , why write a poem or prose for the sake of writing . Lets ‘Blog’ this conversation “

S : “ yes ! 8 teams we have right ! different genres. We need to dig out some facts that why our republic is not so republic ! why , even after living in this country for so long , my patriotism craves for worthy words ? “

M: “Exactly!  Lets start with  ARTS and CREATIVE !  If our country flaunts itself to be the largest democracy in the world, then why is the Indian Govt. still curbing the freedom of expression of mighty artists. “

S: “ we have myriad cases where an artist is thrown out of the country because he/she has painted or drawn `an objectionable picture / sketch ‘ I adored M.F hussain for his remarkable work and it’s a shame that the govt. could not resist having a legend at home! “

M : “ English for instance ! I googled  the banned books and shocking results... Some of the eye opener books were  mentioned among ...only becoz every Indian could not be eye to eye with the authors’ views. “

M: “ Hindi ...Kitni hindi magazines padhte hai hum. Angrezi lekhako ko to apana liya par kya kabhi  Premchand ke ailawa kisi aur ko humne jana . Kyon ham mein se kayi hindi bolne mein bhi sharmate hai. Angrezi to jaise hamare ‘Status Symbol’ ban gaya ho.”  

S : “ Journalism has innumerable examples to crib for ! Fight for a denied justice , decades of an unsolved case , proofs vanishing like bubbles and reality being blown away like dust . But still we are living with it , living in hope that maybe the news is unreal , till it happens to one of us ! “

M: “ Marketing  . ‘Corporate’. For some it was just another movie but did it not potray the hard hitting reality of this big bad world?  Infact why am I acting like a big mouthed Indian when I myself slip a hundred rupee note in some policeman’s pocket to escape the punishment of breaking traffic rules. Bribes and lies...often become a stepping stone to success. IRONIC!!!”  

 S : “ Photography could be called a stream saved from the malice of politics and curbs as far as we can 

reckon “

M: “ Technical . The world famous concept of brain drain takes over here . And we soon will cause it in huge numbers. Selfish we all are , aren’t we ?  But we can study abroad , but come back to nurture your motherland . No! But people still prefer going there , creating millions of bucks for them and ironically enjoying living as second citizens there. “

The above lines do not reflect the aggression we have , but indicates that a voice needs to channel , when our republic does not care for the public. Agreed history is replete with incidents that have made our country proud . But still there is a long way to go .

Why republic ?

Which republic ?

What did we do for our republic ?

Let us list all our cheers and tears (as comments) about some things that we feel glad that happened and those which must not have happened !

Jai hind !

           

           

by
Editors  :)

ExPrEsSiOnS.....

                                                    by Ankita Priyadarshini

                                                     by Jyoti Kishore

                                                        by Jyoti Kishore

                                                       by Jyoti Kishore

                                                     by Karishma Singh

                                              by Neha Tirthani

By Enginium Photography Team