The elanUpdating Young Minds Issue 29 www.gardencity.university 30 November 2018 National Summit on A Place Called Here: A Present Human Rights Issues Technology & Entrepreneurship Book Review and Challenges in by Research and Innovation Council “The Captain” World AIDS Day: Why ISTL- Inter School Movie Review premarital HIV test is still a Taekwondo League taboo? 2 3 4 experiencing extensive abuse and their International Day for stories should be brought to light. This is why the UNiTE Campaign’s global Elimination of Violence advocacy theme this year is: Orange the World: #HearMeToo. Under the against Women theme Orange the World: #HearMeToo, the The UN observes International injury, violence also increases a in society where we have often seen UNiTE partners are Day for the Elimination of Violence women’s long-term risk of other women playing the subservient encouraged to against Women on 25th November. health problems like chronic pain, role. Many cultures have beliefs, host events with This observance raises awareness of physical disability, drug and alcohol norms, and social institutions that local, national, the continuing toll of gender-based abuse, and depression. Women legitimize and therefore perpetuate regional and violence. Globally, it is estimated subjected to continuous physical or violence against women. Acts global women’s that one in three women will sexual abuse are also at increased directed at women by their family movements, experience physical or sexual abuse risk for unintended pregnancy, members and relatives often go survivor in her lifetime. Increasingly, gender- sexually transmitted infections, unchallenged which otherwise advocates based violence is recognized as a and adverse pregnancy outcomes. would be punished if it was directed and women major public health concern and a Yet it is often seen that victims of at an employer, a neighbor, or an human rights violation of human rights. From 25 violence who seek care from health acquaintance. Two of the most defenders and November, the International Day for professionals often have needs that common forms of violence against create opportunities the Elimination of Violence against providers do not recognize, do not women are - abuse by intimate reference: http://www.un.org/en/events/endviolenceday/ Women, to 10 December, Human ask about, and do not know how to male partners and coerced sex, impunity, silence and stigma. The Rights Day, ‘16 Days of Activism address. Therefore, it is necessary whether it takes place in childhood, time for change is here and now. for dialogue between activists, against Gender-Based Violence’ to enlighten and educate everyone adolescence, or adulthood. Survivors and activists are voicing policy-makers and the public. campaign is organized to galvanize about gender-based violence and Domestic violence, wife-beating, out through campaigns such as As in previous years, the colour action to end violence against its effects. and battering is accompanied by #MeToo, #TimesUp, #Niunamenos, orange will be a key theme unifying women and girls around the world. What Is Gender-Based Violence? psychological abuse and in one- #NotOneMore, #BalanceTonPorc all activities, with buildings and Violence against women and quarter to one-half of cases by and others. These movements have landmarks lit and decorated in While talking about the effects of girls includes physical, sexual, forced sex as well. An atmosphere reached a crescendo that cannot orange to bring global attention to gender-based violence, the most psychological, and economic abuse. of terror often permeates abusive be silenced any more. While the the initiative. common ones are reproductive It is often known as “gender-based” relationships. names and contexts are different Nisha Mukherjee health and aspects of physical violence because it evolves in part Violence against women escalated across geographic locations, and mental well-being. Along with from women’s subordinate status to pandemic proportions because of women and girls everywhere are #MeToo Movement takes fire which seemed to have been simmering the Nation by Storm for all these years and decades. The victims An affair or a relationship gone and you’re flirting with a colleague you know her only professionally is were quiet about the wrong is not #MeToo, a man trying and she says she’s uncomfortable. harassment. harassments they have to flirt with you is not #MeToo. A STOP! Do not continue. Invading endured is a reflection Relationship that once reaped ben- her personal space, inappropri- This movement in India gained mo- of the patriarchal soci- efits is no #MeToo. The movement ate touching, inappropriate com- mentum after the Hollywood #Me- ety. The previous gener- cused veteran actor shouldn’t be diluted. Not all men menting on her looks/body/dress, Too movement. The film industry, ation is partly to be blamed in a way of harassing her on a film set, back are bad, not all women are good. for getting us into this mire. Howev- in 2008. Imminent personalities er this is the modern and progres- like , , Vikas A lot has been written, read and sive India in its second decade of Behl, , Vairamuthu, Rajat said about af- the 21stcentury where finally we Kapoor, BJP union minister M.J. Ak- ter the # which are talking about it. Women are bar are now in the eye of the storm. is gaining momentum every day. To showing strength, courage and The women coming out of their begin with, there has been a lot of speaking fearlessly. They will speak shells and closet to tell their stories ignorance and lack of understand- out. As a society we shouldn’t let should be supported. We need to ing of the issue. There are varying this movement fizzle and make it look at it in a moralistic perspective levels of consent & harrassment count and set examples for gener- rather than a legal recourse even and people seem to be making fun ations to follow. #MeToo is a revolu- though “one is innocent till proven of actual harassment stories. tion and hopefully #MeToo India is guilty” is a concept that we are fed here to stay! with everyday. Passing sexual remarks, comment- ing on the body parts, the dressing Public figures from the Whatever lies ahead, this is a wa- and the way of talking in a profes- industries, media, corporate, pol- tershed moment for the Indian sional environment is harassment. iticians have come under scrutiny society, a tip of the iceberg where Asking for sexual favours/dates etc passing sexual innuendos, sending media, journalism, corporate etc. due to this movement which was in more is to come. by threatening someone’s career is graphic sexual content or sending and many other different kinds of a way paved by a former Hindi film harassment. If it’s business party sexual messages to colleague when work place is spreading like wild- actress who ac- Aditya Chakroborty GARDENGARDEN CITYCITY UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY NEWSNEWS PAGE 2 National Summit on Technology and Entrepreneurship by Research and Innovation Council On 24th November, Garden City Management, Bengaluru. University organized a National He is a recipient of the Summit on Technology and Lifetime Achievement Award Entrepreneurship by Research of the National Federation for and Innovation council. The prime Entrepreneurship Development. objective of this summit was to The program was unique in nature develop and strengthen corporate and brought participants and academic leadership through from diversified background. best research practices. It facilitated expert sharing The summit began at around 9 sessions and panel a.m. with the Pro Vice Chancellor, discussions to understand of the university, Dr.Alexander the best practices and giving the inaugural speech. The innovations that can be adopted guests of honours for the event in the corporate and academic were Mr. Murali Krishna who has leadership. Mr. Thangamani addressing the audience Lamp lighting ceremony by Dr. Mathew J Manimala 29 years of rich and versatile This program was a huge success is the Chief Operating Officer of University. experience in Operation, Supply and served as a professor of and helped in developing Industry NuDigiTranz Pvt. Ltd. Bengaluru, Astika Chattopadhyay Chain Management which involves Organizational Behaviour. He is Institute interaction and facilitated Dr. Mathew J Manimala who is production, Mr. Thangamani, who also the chairperson of OBHRM incubation activities in the the director of XIME Bengaluru Area in the Indian Instititute of ISTL- Inter School Last Minute Tips Taekwondo League before taking Garden City University organised Inter Examinations School Taekwondo League on the 24th of November. The event was an interschool taekwondo competition where more than 14 schools from all over Bengaluru took part in. It was organised by the Global Taekwondo Mission, World Taekwondo, Taekwondo Federation of India and Karnataka Taekwondo Association. The event started at 8 in the morning. The Guests of Honour for the event were Mr. Shashi Vardhan, Karnataka Taekwondo Association’s Secretary and Advocate Mr. John Peter. Students from the 2nd standard to the 10th standard participated in the event. They were divided into a group of 6 members and each group had Sometimes life gets away from us 3. ASK FOR HELP to compete against each other. Gold and we find ourselves on the eve Ask around to see which content and bronze medals were awarded of an exam feeling under-prepared. you should concentrate on when to the winners and runners up But all might not be lost. Instead of you have a very limited time frame respectively. The magnificent trophy throwing in the towel, take a deep to revise. Your goal is to come to a was kept for the ultimate champion. breath and get your head in the consensus on the core areas. The footfall of the event was more game because it’s time to rise to than 500. the challenge. As the students of 4. USE YOUR TIME WELL The event was successful and the Garden City University are taking Simply reading and copying notes organiser Mr. Yoganand John wishes the examinations, here are some is not the best way for absorbing to continue this tradition for years to last minute tips to go through with information. Try being an active come. it. learner. If you have key information Atreyee Bandyopadhyay 1. YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU to memorize use ‘mnemonics’ or Students from various schools participated in the event. DON’T KNOW make flash cards to test your recall.

Planning and preparation is 5. REVISE AND TEST important. Use highlighters to review your course materials and Test your recall to make sure you separate the content you know well, have absorbed the information. know a bit or do not know at all. Try accessing previous exams or practice questions that will help you 2. KEEP DISTRACTIONS AT BAY understand the format of the test.

Find the right study environment 6. STAY POSITIVE which will have minimal disruptions. Where you study is important to Fear and regret will only slow you help put you in the right state of down. So stay positive and calm, mind and keep you calm. eat well, drink plenty of water and try to get a decent night’s sleep.

Students of Dev Mata Central School with the winners cup Atreyee Bandopadhyay GARDEN CITY UNIVERSITY NEWS PAGE 3 A PLACE CALLED HERE: “THE CAPTAIN” A Book Review sometimes because of forces beyond our control but “when we MOVIE REVIEW with “If you could see me learn about what our soul needs to now”, “Where the rainbows a German deserter who poses end” and “Thanks for the learn, the path presents itself” and as a Nazi captain and slaughters memories”, this book the most wonderful thing about many innocents who theoretically has successfully built the being lost is that “we are found” if romantically magic world someone is still searching for us commands his empathy. This story for Cecelia and her readers. outside, we are always found. takes place in Germany, two weeks It’s the world where you I love the world of words Cecelia uses before the end of the war. can find yourself inside, in in each book. It’s just beautiful, The main character portrays the bittersweet situation simple but sweet and touching. uncharacteristic confidence for and stories and finding I love the way Cecelia expresses someone who is not an actual the dreams you may get simple things about life and love, captain but slides into that role lost in the busy society you it’s just so touching to me, it’s just with ruthless effort. With the are living. As one of the so me. I did burst into tears when I chilling performance by Herold feedbacks was made for read her words about the feeling of Hubacher, the movie bring chills Cecelia’s novel “There’s “lover’s smell that is lost because I down your spine and keep your more than a touch of the know that feeling. I miss the smell fingers drumming with anticipation fairytale about Cecelia of the guy I like but somehow now I Director: Robert Schwentke on what will happen next. Ahern’s novel”. With her, cannot recall it anymore. More than Screenplay: Robert Schwentke everything seems to be that, I’m afraid of losing memories It has a taste of sadism in it. It also Starring: Max Hubacher as Herold, so unreal but scientifically about his voice and his laugh”. shows to what extent a person can Milan Peschel as Freytag and reasonable at the same Everything she wrote in this book is go to save himself. Ever seen a Author: Cecelia Ahern time, no questions were so touching and so beautiful, simple Frederick Lau as Kipinski person gain blind belief and control Release Date: March 15, 2018 Rating : 8/10 asked when reading this book. but bittersweet beauty. over something so powerful with I personally like the theory that Shubhang Kamavisdar Rating: 7/10 just his wits and a clever mind? If A Place Called Here is a wonderful everything missing goes to a place, not, this is your movie to watch. masterpiece of Cecelia Ahern. Along sometimes because of our choices, ‘The Captain’ (2017) is a horrifying story of a man named Willie Pooja Prasad Herold played by Max Hubacher, Dano Dune Lyngdoh Recipe of the Week DETOX YOUR BODY AND MIND!! The atmosphere we live in today is and take a head bath with natural so polluted that the life expectancy herbal powders. rate of the human being as all 5. Prepare a drink with well as wild animals are gradually lemon and hot water and consume reducing. Pollution also attracts it in lukewarm temperature several deadly diseases at an early stage of life due to the lack 6. Take a light vegetarian of immunity in our body. Thus, it meal for the all the meals for the is necessary to have one day in a day. week as detox day to remove the PLAN FOR YOUR DETOX DAY- physical chemicals accumulated MENTAL in our body and to eliminate the Shutter mental stress occurring from our 1. Refrain from using hectic lifestyle. Ideally, detox day smartphones is recommended on Sunday or any 2. Refrain from watching day you are at home completely. television bugs PLAN FOR YOUR DETOX DAY – UNINHIBITED PHYSICAL 3. Do not read the newspaper By - Rushali Bakshi 4. Establish a conversation 1. The detox process should with your family members/ start from a day before the detox neighbourhood day, take a light dinner and take a glass of garlic milk (peeled 5. Involve in gardening work garlic pearls boiled in milk and 6. Walk and go for purchase in a mix with honey). The garlic can be grocery shop consumed along with the milk. 7. Prepare your meals 2. Wake up early morning before 6:00 a.m. and take 1000 8. Dine together with your family ml of water. If you don’t like plain 9. Conduct funny games and water, try flavoured water (soak involve your family members mint leaves or apple peels or orange peels overnight. Flavoured 10. Listen to your favourite music water is rich in vitamins. For customized detox day plan, 3. Perform light belly contact: exercise and go for emptying the Dr.D.P.Sudhagar bowel and then drink 1000 ml of plain or flavoured water. Water Associate Professor helps to cleanse all the physical School of Professional Studies chemicals stored in your body. Department of Hospitality 4. Prepare an oil with cumin Management & Catering seeds and fennel seeds. Virgin Technology coconut oil is recommended. Soak the spices one day in advance Garden City University. SUSTAINANCE and apply lavishly on your head By - Ashutosh Sinha

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Present Human Rights Issues World AIDS Day: and Challenges in India Why premarital HIV All through the ages people have Declaration of Human Rights for the they are at a high risk of sexual test is still a taboo? been governed by rulers who protection of Human Rights. India harassment, trafficking, and forced followed different system and was a signatory to the Universal labour including violations of equal marriage, there hasn’t been much forms of government and used Declaration of Human Rights, but participation in political, economic progress on this front. their power and authority to the violations and atrocities are still and social life. In fact, the recent Our society is very worried regarding suppress the common people. It prevalent. Due to this wide scale molestation case in Bengaluru matching Kundali, but not for tests was only in 1947 when India got violation of human rights like extra- was shocking and condemned by like HIV. These tests should be its independence from the British judicial killings, custodial deaths all sections of our society. Such conducted before marriage, but rule and adopted democratic form and atrocities by the security horrifying incident took place on this might upset the family and of government which encouraged force particularly in Kashmir, the the night of 31 December 2016 the girl. On one of the matrimonial India to get its new face. Now even Indian Government set up the where many people gathered on sites, there is a column for medical after 70 years of Independence, the streets and started molesting history. The major matrimonial India still continues to suffer from women. And just after the New Year websites in India still do not have The life of a women can shatter significant human rights violations, incident another molestation case a mandatory column to fill in in a moment when they realise despite framing many laws and occurred in which was medical history details. The local that they have tested positive policies and promising and triggered by two hooligans nearby matrimonial platforms, through for HIV post marriage. They are making commitments to tackle the East Bengaluru. The circumstances their workshops make people even more devastated, when they problems. for women rights and their freedom aware about these tests, but leave realise that they have contracted seems to have deteriorated, with it optional on the candidates. Human Rights in simple sense refers the life-threatening virus from their not only people committing women to the certain basic or fundamental husband, but there is little they can Discrimination against people NHRC (National Human Rights rights violations but also powerful rights which are universal for do. affected with AIDS is very much Commission) in 1993. Basic and politician and police who are easily humanity and is entitled to each prevalent in our society. AIDS fundamental rights of the people compromising with the security of While these cases are not unusual, person of our society irrespective of is seen as an immoral act and are denied due to the economic women. This unfortunate incident youngsters who are looking for a caste, creed, color, race, origin, sex, there is a stigma associated with and political interest of politicians, reminds about the Nirbhaya Case, match are still not vocal enough to religion etc. The Principle Objective AIDS patients. This isolates those big industrialist and power-drunk one of the most heinous crime of ask for their partners to undergo a of human rights involves the suffering from it. To change this people. There are numerous gang rape of a young women which HIV test before marriage. Neither protection of human life and liberty, picture there is a need to talk incidents of the violations of human took place on 16th December ,2012. the matrimonial sites nor does the to preserve the dignity of people, more about the subject so that the rights and some of them are Despite the various strong laws and family set-up encourages young promote healthy development, discomfort associated with it goes described below. acts framed by the government, people to bring up the issue before maintain equality etc. In India, the away with time. they get married. violations of human rights is equal Issue: With the rising crimes, women across India still continue to Disha Nihalani to the violations of the democratic violations, scams and scandals suffer from domestic violence, acid Although, the need to check medical PUBLISHER principles which is enshrined in the human rights are being violated attacks, rape and murder etc. compatibility is understood by Constitution of India. The United and taken for granted and in the Atreyee Bandopadhyay youngsters, the traditional marriage Garden City University Publications Nations has adopted a charter of recent years conditions have set-up is not encouraging them to PATRON IN CHIEF speak up for it. The Government Human Rights for the respect of become worst and deteriorated in Dr. Joseph V G (Chancellor – people and on 10th December India. Violence against women is is actively considering the move to Garden City University) 1948, the UN adopted the Universal increasing at an alarming rate and make HIV test mandatory before EDITORIAL BOARD PATRONS Dr. V B Coutinho (Vice Chancellor National Pollution Control Day – GCU) Mr. Christo Joseph, FRSA (Director Pollution is a major problem that OBJECTIVES OF NATIONAL also important to give knowledge On 2nd and 3rd December 1984, – Strategy & Planning) India is not only facing, but the POLLUTION CONTROL DAY to the people regarding pollution so Bhopal Gas tragedy in which a whole world is battling with it. It that a better or clean environment poisonous chemical MIC (Methyl Prof. Sibi Shaji (Principal) The main objective is to make is also known as environmental can be formed. Government in Isocyanate) and some other people aware, spread awareness Dr. Sarit Kumar (Dean- Acadamics) pollution. We can define pollution India had made various laws to chemicals were released from a in the industries that cause various Mr. Pradeep Seraphim (Registrar, as the addition of any substance, combat with pollution, like in pesticide plant UCIL (Union Carbide pollution like water, air, soil, noise whether solid, liquid or gas or any vehicles running on the India Limited) in Bhopal, MP. GCU) and affect the form of energy like heat, sound road were decreased. National More than 500,000 people were STAFF EDITORIAL BOARD etc. to the environment. To make Pollution Control Board (NPCB) is exposed to MIC poisonous gas. Dr. Shiba Daveshar (HOD-Media people aware about the effects of the main governing body, Around 2259 died immediately and pollution, problems that people later MP government declared that Studies) are facing because of it, National around 25,000 died. In the history Prof. Anosua Chakarborty Pollution Control Day is observed world wide it was identified as the DESIGNER every year on 2nd December. biggest industrial disaster. Jismon James It is observed in the memory of PREVENTIVE MEASURES TAKEN those who have lost their lives in BY THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT STUDENT EDITOR the Bhopal Gas tragedy on 2nd Nisha Mukherjee December, 1984. Indian government has launched various acts and rules for controlling CONTRIBUTORS There are many factors that are and preventing pollution in India. Dr. D.P. Sudhagar responsible for causing pollution that regularly conducts checks like bursting of crackers, vehicles on industries to know whether • Water (Prevention & Control of Atreyee Bandyopadhyay they are following environmental running on the roads, bomb blast, Pollution) Act of 1974 Astika Chattopadhyay leakage of gases via industries, etc. regulations or not. • Water (Prevention & Control of Disha Nihalani Nowadays, problem of pollution is Main reason as discussed above Pollution) Cess Act of 1977 increasing day by day and it is the environment and is to control the Industrial disaster Pooja Prasad • Air (Prevention & Control of duty of the respective Government obviously health. As, Bhopal and to reduce the level of pollution. Dano Dune Lyngdoh Pollution) Act of 1981 and also people to reduce the level gas tragedy in which leakage of Various laws are made by the Shubhang Kamavisdar of pollution. We should generate poisonous gas ‘Methyl Isocyanate Government all over the world to • Environment (Protection) Rules ideas and plans to control pollution. (MIC)’ is the worst tragedy control and prevent pollution. of 1986 Aditya Chakroborty happened in the world so far, it is Astika Chattopadhyay GARDENGARDEN CITYCITY UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY NEWSNEWS