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Life in KCLAS is busy for students with 31 proactve clubs and forums. It is a setng in KCLAS where like-minded students join hands no mater their ability. It creates an open and free space for them to engage in ideatng unique concepts for the actvites. www.kclas.ac.in Insider #WHEREYOUWANTTOBE.

Founder 04

About KCLAS 05

Expressive Arts 07

Community 13

Literary 18

Fitness 23

Reading, Writng and Quizzing 27

Social Organisatons 31

ABLE 37

Startups 39

3 Founder ARUTCHELVAR DR.N.MAHALINGAM

Arutchelvar Ayya was a simple yet mult- faceted legend. A Gandhian by principle, a patriot, and a proud son of the soil, Dr. N.Mahalingam was a man of pious living. His exemplary social contributons in numerous felds of the socio-economic spectrum have benefted scores of insttutons and individuals.

An agriculturist by birth, he graduated to be an Engineer and Technologist. Through his persistent endeavour, he rose to become a genius in planning and executon, eventually to be hailed as an industrialist and pioneer of establishing various industries and insttutons. He held several important positons and played major roles fostering the development of agricultural, industrial, human resource and insttutonal development at the State and Natonal levels. His social and humanitarian consideratons took his journey beyond the boundaries of industries and scholarly tenets he nurtured. And his social mission, true to his belief in Vallalar, was towards pursuit of excellence. The Government of India duly recognized his meritorious deeds and honoured him with the prestgious Civilian Award – PADMA BHUSHAN in 2007. His values and approach towards life stll inspire our people and insttutons.

4 About KCLAS

Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts & Science (KCLAS) is a premier college in South India and we ofer an educaton that broadens the mind and “liberal” thinking that encourages the questoning of assumptons and reliance on facts that can be interpreted diferently through diferent lenses. We open the doors, enabling the mind to go wherever it wants in the pursuit of knowledge and understanding. It bends toward openness instead of containment. We ofer comprehensive curriculum through which students will gain strong foundatonal knowledge and a wide range of other courses that the students may not have exposure in a regular undergraduate program.

We aim to build a culture that places enormous emphasis on value and enables the community to derive achievements and success from this foundaton, rather than by replacing it. As an insttuton dedicated to learning, we invest in intellectual vitality and engage with stakeholders to make a diference locally and natonally. Our contributon to this shared eforts are the unique knowledge, transformatve approach and skills generated by our core actvites of educaton and research. Our success will be visible in contnued growth of our impact and reputaton, and that of our region.

We atract students and faculty who are intellectually curious, independent learners, value honesty, collaboraton, and are passionate about making a diference. We embrace and celebrate the beauty in diferences and use these opportunites to grow, evolve and learn.

5 Welcome to KCLAS 6 EXPRESSIVE ARTS

Dance Club Drama Troupe Music Club Fine Arts Club Haasya Club

Dancers Staff Coordinator 75 Ms. Pavithra. P Follow facebook.com/TeamEvokeKCT [email protected]

Team Evoke Dance Club A symbol of aesthetics and grace

With Eastern genres such as Classical, Folk, Contemporary and Kalari being the strongest foot hold of the club, the dancers of the club are the trendseters. While they are also profcient in Western genres, in recent years, with their zeal and enthusiasm, have taken the purpose of dance to a much meaningful understanding. They have plunged into learning Mallar Khambam, a traditonal South Indian sport where a gymnast Secured Second positon in performs aerial yoga postures and wrestling grips in hanging wooden pole, Sarrang’15 at IIT, Madras in Eastern dance cane or hanging rope. The dancers of Kuruksastra’18 at SASTRA University, Thanjavur the club are trained in Stand Mallar in Eastern dance Khambam, Rope Mallar Khambam and this year are in the mission of learning Finalists of Mood Indigo’16 at IIT, Mumbai. Fabric Mallar Khambam. Signature events Goal Swagatham, KCT While the club will contnue to compete Jananam, KCT in various dance shows and performances every year, they will also involve in absorbing other unknown forms of traditonal dances for the love of natvity What’s in for 2018 - 2019 and culture. Host Team’18 Will contest at auditon Aura’18 - PIMS In 2017 - 2018 Zumba Festember‘18 - NIT Secured First positon in workshop for ftness Mood Indigo’18 - IIT Mumbai Festember’16 at Natonal Insttute of Jananam’18 PODs’19 - Mumbai Technology, Trichy in Eastern dance Fabric Sarang‘19 - IIT Kuruksastra’17 at SASTRA University, Mallakhamb Chennai Thanjavur in Eastern dance Training Unmaad‘19 - IIM Aura’17 in PIMS, Pondicherry in Eastern Swagatham’19 Bangalore and Western dance 8 President Jegan | IV Year | EIE | 95663 48395

Staff Coordinator Artists Mr. Raja. M 40 Follow [email protected] facebook.com/dramatroupekct

Drama Troupe For the passion to act

Being able to express is an art, and drama is one such powerful forms of expression. Drama Troupe of Kumaraguru is a platorm for students to enact their thoughts, ideas and opinions about what is happening within them and around. They also learn, mould and enhance their actng and expression skills and intern become great communicators through the trendiest forms of dramatcs - Mime, Drama and Street Play. Navarasam at Kuruksastra’17, Sastra, Thanjavur Special menton award at NIMHANS, Bangalore Goal for a drama on Suicide Awareness. Drama Troupe is a platorm to tap students’ inherent talents and showcase Signiﬁcant performances it. The club will work towards identfying A theatre performance on Shakespeare’s play, ‘As you and bringing to light many such talents. like it’. The French playwright Moliere’s Miser translated to In 2017 - 2018 Tamil as Olobhi was performed. Secured First positon in Drahaa Fest, an inter-collegiate drama and stand up Therukoothu at Futura’17, BIT, comedy event organised in collaboraton with Hasiya Coimbatore Club. Drama - Muthamizh Vizha, GCT, Coimbatore Variety show at AURA, PIMS, Pondicherry What’s in for 2018 - 2019 Play at Dhanak’17, IIST, Trivandrum Rejuvenaton to Kuruksastra’19 freshers Therukoothu at Kuruksastra’18, Sastra, Inter-college Thanjavur Festember’19 competton Independence Drama workshops Secured Second positon in day performance Teacher’s day Theatre day Naadaga Medai at Futura’17, BIT, celebraton Coimbatore performance Art fest Theatrical workshop Therukoothu at Festember’17, NIT, Trichy Futura’19 Coimbatore Book Festval, Codissia

9 President Robin Richard I | IV Year | Biotech | 90034 32053 Musicians Staff Coordinator 20 Ms. Betty. P Follow facebook.com/musicclubofkct [email protected]

Agratha Music Club A place of endless raga

The musicians here perform in a variety of genres such as classical, rock, sof rock, fusion and pop. They partcipate in compettons, performance stages and concerts. The club pro-actvely creates albums, cover versions, jams, medleys, etc. The musicians here spread the joy of music with their soulful creatons and performances at every opportunity.

Goal The primary aim of the club is to spread the joy of music by encouraging music enthusiasts to come together to delve deeper into music through practces, research and creatons.

In 2017 - 2018 Winners Pudhu Yugam’16 at Puthiya Thalaimurai TV Channel Dhruva’17 at Karpagam Insttute of Technology, Coimbatore Runners Dhruva’18 at Karpagam Insttute of What’s in for 2018 - 2019 Technology, Coimbatore Live Jam Sessions Agratha Launch Event Signature events Swagatham, KCT Jananam, Kumaraguru Jananam, KCT Yugam, Kumaraguru

10 President RajaKavin Vishnu | III Year | Civil | 94888 69966 Artists Staff Coordinator 100 Ms. Sandhya Devi. R.S Follow [email protected] facebook.com/varnamatkct

Varnam Fine Arts Club The powerhouse of creativity

Varnam creates opportunites for the admirers of drawing, paintng, embroidery, ornament crafing etc, to unveil their skills and the creator in them. The actvites, workshops and initatves that happen in the club are woven to develop the creator’s creatvity, aesthetc sense and the intellectual content, further.

Goal Creatvity - more than a skill it’s a way of life. It’s a thought process. The goal of the club is to create as many platorms as possible for students to be creatve and innovatve, where one day this skill of theirs becomes their way of life. Signature events Paper dressing Pencil portrait In 2017 - 2018 Secured First positon in Relay art at Sastra, Thanjavur Face paintng, Tatoo art, Rangoli What’s in for 2018 - 2019 competton and T-Shirt paintng at PIMS, Pondicherry Pencil portrait Tatoo art Pot paintng Paper dressing Secured Second positon in T-shirt paintng Mehendi competton, Tatoo art and Glass paintng Wealth out of waste’ competton at PIMS, Art showcase Cartoonist Pondicherry Watercolour Workshops on Tatoo art at NIT, Trichy paintng basics of sketching Secured Third positon in Landscape Embroidery and sketching perspectve drawing T-shirt paintng at PIMS, Pondicherry

11 President Ajay Krishnan | IV Year | Mech | 95007 22205

Humorists Staff Coordinator 25 Mr. Allin Joe. D Follow facebook.com/kcthumourclub [email protected]

Haasya Learn to Laugh

Humor has been around as long as there has been humanity and considering that chimps and other primates laugh, humor has likely been around even longer than that. Being humorous or creatng a humor is an ability to give a wity or a comical perspectve to a thing, happening or a context through words and body language. A comical view makes the moment lighter and appealing. And sense of humor is also one’s ability to understand and appreciate the humor created. The Humor club, Haasya is like a magic land of excitng, wity conversatons and actons delivered in a very entertaining, clever, ingenious and Stand up performances at ecological manner. Kuruksastra’17, Thanjavur Dhuruva at Karpagam College, Coimbatore. Goal Laughing out loud and ofen is a true KCT-Swagatham, Jananam, Yugam, Global relief from stress and aids good health. Alumni Meet. Members of the club at every opportunity bring together the community to learn to laugh. SignatureWhat’s events in for 2018 - 2019 In 2017 - 2018 DrahaaOnline Fest, Meme an inter-collegiate Comedy drama research and stand up comedyCreaton event organisedworkshop in collaboraton Secured First positon in with Haasya Club. Movie Dubbing Kalakal Galata Shipwreck and Adzap at Aura’17 Comico Funia. Comico Funia Teachers Day Celebraton Secured Second positon in Gags (Laughing Therapy) KPY in Festember at NIT, Trichy Magic Show M-GATE Event - Movie Dubbing and Adzap at Aura’17 All in All “KCT GALATTA” Mr.Kuruksastra Award at Kuruksastra, Alaguraja Dubsmash online Thanjavur

12 COMMUNITY

Nature Club Pudhu Pavai Gandhian Youth Movement (GYM) Voluntary Blood Donors Club

13 President K. Karvendhan | III Year | Civil | 82701 86923 Nature lovers Staff Coordinator 70 Mr. Magudapathi P Follow facebook.com/NatureClubOfKct [email protected]

Nature Club Living with Nature

A club for nature loving community in Kumaraguru was started in the year 2009. The club engages in eco-actvites, thus moulding their lifestyle to live in harmony with nature. It inculcates a sense of self - discipline and develops leadership excellence in every member. The Kumaraguru Nature Club is backed up by a team of eco-warriors in the planning and executon of its actvites that creates awareness on the importance of nature and preserving the mother earth.

Goal Signiﬁcant events Nature club aims to create a sustainable Bird watch in various lakes and Hill Statons society by enhancing humankind with around Coimbatore. knowledge on earth and everyday life and to create awareness on fora and Nature Surveys fauna. It strives to build real leaders and matured volunteers through guidance from experts and with practcal experience by undertaking projects on self-sustained mankind. What’s in for 2018 - 2019 One crore tree Nature challenge photography Milestones contest Medicinal Acknowledged by WWF for conductng garden Terrace gardening State level Quiz competton Field trip on World Soil day Organic farming was started inside the organic farming Farmers day campus World Rivers Day Ekoton Successfully completed a harvest in Research on Zero budget Yeocrof Phase ll marine species farming Survey of extnct Made eforts to replace plastcs inside and Workshop on organic farming species of fora outside the campus and fauna Autumn fest Distnguished an endangered migratory Firefies survey bird in college campus (Eurasian Thick Buterfy garden World Earth day Knee)

14 President Ms.Ranjalee | IV Year | ECE | 90037 54681 Paavaiyar Staff Coordinator 80 Ms. Anushree G Follow [email protected] facebook.com/pudhupaavaikct

Pudhu Pavai Metchi Unnai Pugazha

Pudhu Paavai is an emerging exclusive for the girls students. They go through a series of actvites to get to their inner self and unwind their mind. The club seeks to a holistc development of every member by crafing a journey of physical, emotonal, intellectual and spiritual well being for them.

Goal To unleash the potental of every women in the college and help them identfy their identty.

Milestones During an orphanage visit, subjects like basic Math, English grammar were taught to the girls in the orphanage. The sessions kindled their passion for studying and knowing.

Signature events Women’s Day celebratons

What’s in for 2018 - 2019 Do it as u think Ulaikum ullangal (crafs) Traditonal games Doodle quiz Poster design Story developing competton Yugam Ted talk Women’s day Health camp Embroidery Self defence workshop Workshop (without Research equipments) insttute visit

15 President Sudhagiri S | III Year | ECE | 63814 98399 Reformers Staff Coordinator 25 Ms. Nandhini. J.J Follow facebook.com/GandhianYouthMovement [email protected]

Gandhian Youth Movement Being the change we want to see

Arutchelvar Dr. N. Mahalingam was an ardent follower of Mahatma Gandhi and thus Mahatma Mahatma Gandhi study centre in Kumaraguru to follow the footsteps of Arutchelvar Ayya. Gandhian Youth Movement, a youth wing of Mahatma Gandhi study centre, was started to inculcate Gandhian thoughts in young minds. It reaches out to communites to do social work actvites grounded in Gandhian principles. The communites also include the Kumaraguru community. The actvites focus on Conducted விழி விதைகள்- an awareness bringing about changes in the mindset of program on eye donaton, to educate the the individuals, families and communites society on its signifcance. to be socially conscious and responsible. Signiﬁcant events Goal Sarvodaya week Gandhian Youth Movement aims to pass Gandhian week down the values and thoughts of this great leader to more communites each year. This movement will strive to uplif them as a whole soaked in the value What’s in for 2018 - 2019 system. Tribal camp Natonal Educaton Orphanage visit Day GYM’s contribution Eye and organ Adopted Idikarai village in Coimbatore Internatonal donaton awareness district to create awareness on addicton Youth Day program to alcohol and de-addicton. Independence Sarvodaya week Day celebraton Visit schools for the diferently abled Old age home visit to share Gandhian principles and his GYM art Pasumai Bharatham thoughts. World Peace Day - Vanagam camp Gandhian week Thought boards are writen in college Women’s Day campus, adding to the culture of the World Students Day celebraton college.

16 President Vijay | III Year | Mech | 89392 68623 Staff Coordinator Volunteers Dr. Sathiyamoorthy. G.L 300 Follow [email protected] facebook.com/VoluntaryBloodDonorsClub

Voluntary Blood Donors Club Knowing the value of Life

Blood donors club is an initatve by the NSS unit of KCT in 2010 with a view to save lives by voluntary blood donaton. The moto of the club is to create awareness among people to know the importance and advantages of donatng blood. The objectve is to help people in and around Coimbatore round the clock for 365 days and we abide by the policy of ANY GROUP, ANYWHERE, ANY TIME.

Goal On an average 300 units of blood is being donated by the KCT community every year and the club strives to increase the number by reaching out to more people with blood donaton awareness.

Contribution in 2017 - 2018 450 units of blood was donated to various hospitals in Coimbatore Added to this, other than KCTians, that is outsiders more than 50 units of blood we donated.

What’s in for 2018 - 2019

Blood Camp Blood donaton awareness

17 Literary

ைமிழ் மன்றம் Kural Sahitya Society of Indian Languages (S.O.I.L)

18 President Nethaji Subash | IV Year | Mech | 86101 28094 Tamil Enthusiasts Staff Coordinator 100 Mr. Karthi Kumar. R Follow [email protected] facebook.com/proﬁle.php?id=100009410543065

தமிழ் மன்றம் தமிழால் இணைவ�ாம்

Tamil is a perennial language of India that encompasses a classical past. This club is for those who want to delve into the glory of this perennial language and its literature. Tamil enthusiasts with innate desire to understand and appreciate the language craf every bit of the club. This leads them to atain competency to understand the literature. This expands their view at the greatness of Tamil culture and literature which posterity will not let go.

Goal To tell the world the greatness of ைமிழ் language and how understanding this can contribute to broadening students’ intellectual horizons.

In 2017 - 2018 Secured First positon in கரல�ோவியம் at Festember ‘17, NIT, Trichy Secured Second positon in கவிை் ைிட�் at Festember ‘17, NIT, Trichy விவோை லமதட at BIT, Coimbatore What’s in for 2018 - 2019 கத� விை் ைகன் at CIT, Coimbatore Secured Third positon in Intra College Events விகடகவி at BIT, Coimbatore Yourquote Open Mic விவோை லமதட at BIT, Coimbatore Pongal celebraton week Tamil Arivu Thiruvizha’19 Signature events Visit to Cultural Heritage Center Tamil Arivu Thiruvizha Literary festval Pongal Vizha

19 President Jaisuriya | III Year | ECE | 94444 40064 Emcees 25 Staff Coordinator Dr. K. Kalapriya Follow facebook.com/kuralkct [email protected]

Kural Crafting great voices

Kural is an emerging club to craf voices to be the Master of Ceremonies. They skillfully capture and maintain the atenton of the audience, efectvely directng their atenton to core of the event. They incorporate a wide range of skills such as delivering applause cues, presentng introductons, posture and stance, voice infecton and staging.

Goal The club aims to hone their skills on creatvity and spontaneity further, to be able to reach a much larger audience beyond borders.

In 2017 - 2018 Emcee for 50+ college events. Emcee for a program conducted by RTO, Coimbatore. Emcee for Food Truck by Rotaract and Team Yugam. YUGAM main stage Emcee. What’s in for 2018 - 2019 Emcee for YLA programs. The Naton wants Dicton developer Emcee for programs by Young India. to know -Script writng, Mock Fest Spontaneous speaking Signature events Channel Surfng VJ Hunt Script writng- Script Writng Mr. & Ms. Yugam Story developing Reading circle Spontaneous Enunciaton speaking-Turn coat improver-Learning Taboo, Debate phonetcs, Tongue twister, Diphthongs

20 President Balaji | IV Year | Mechatronics | 95973 55756 Lit enthusiasts Staff Coordinator 20 Ms. Abirami.V Follow [email protected] facebook.com/sahityaofkct

Sahitya Literature for all

Sahitya fosters the literary talents in the college. This is achieved by holding a combinaton of actvites in variety of genres. They include interactve workshops, compettve literary events and author visits and talks. Above this, feather on the cap for Sahitya is being the host of Annual Coimbatore Literary Festval.

Goal Every year, the club works hand in hand with other clubs and organisatons within and outside the college, namely Ré and the library, to expand and tap into potental literary enthusiasts and experts. The goal is also to identfy the literary and sof skill needs of the students and facilitate learning.

In 2017- 2018 Conducted Coimbatore Literary Fest 2018. Secured second positon in Treasure Hunt event at AURA 2016, PIMS, Pondicherry. Finalists of Potpourri at Festember 2017, What’s in for 2018-19 NIT, Trichy. Annual War of Words Inauguraton Shipwreck Signature events Festember Debate Extempore Tap Jam Spell Bee English TV Series Story Writng Quiz Author Meet and Slam Poetry Greet CLF Crosswords Potpourri Saarang

21 President Aditya Kabra | III Year | IT | 88704 89476

Linguists Staff Coordinator 20 Mr. Sourabh Modi [email protected]

A 2018 launch S.O.I.L Society of Indian Languages Multi-culture is our way

India has the world’s second highest number of languages, afer Papua New Guinea. According to 2001 Census India has 122 major languages and 1599 other languages. However, fgures from other sources vary, primarily due to diferences in defniton of the terms language and dialect. The club, for the love of language, to know the beauty of its incepton and evoluton and the culture that builds with the language, formed the society of Indian languages in Kumaraguru this year, 2018.

Goal Aim of the club is to get the student community of Kumaraguru collaborate with the natve culture, heritage and practces, thus encouraging a multcultural living.

What’s in for 2018 - 2019 Club inauguraton Author Meet Quiz Coimbatore Literature Festval Hindi Diwas Mother Language Day Independence & Republic Day events

22 FITNESS

Agam Forum Kumaraguru Bikers Club Kumaraguru Runners Club

23 PresidentPresident K S Sowmiya | IV YearKarthik | CSE Raja | 97902 | 9976678897 88379 Members 40 StaffStaff Coordinator Coordinator Dr. Pasupathy.Mr. Kannan.P S.A Follow facebook.com/kctagam/ [email protected]@kct.ac.in

Agam Yoga Club Mind, body, Spirit

AGAM is a place where one can reach the inner self, seek physically and mentally ft and fnd the purpose of life. The actvites here create a collectve energy the leads to identfying the strengths and weaknesses and work to nurture the strengths and turn the weakness into opportunites.

Goal AGAM inculcates a disciplined methodology in everyone to groom them to achieve their life goals. One of the members is qualifed for Internatonal Yoga Championship. Achievements in 2017 - 2018 Agam member received All rounder of the year award 2014-18. Signature events Thulir Youth camp Four members of the club partcipated in Natonal Level Yoga Championship and secured frst, second and third prize in Athletc Yoga and third prize in Artstc What’s in for 2018 - 2019 Yoga. Yoga for all Youth camp

A girl member of the club secured frst NLP Course Thulir place in ftness test conducted by Ravi’s Naturopathy Field trip Crossft at Angadi. course Book launch Fifeen members of the club pursued Workshop on Yoga Research Neuro Linguistc Programming, a strategy Self development Papers for human engineering. (series talks) Spark in YOU Find yourself Fifeen members partcipated in two Workshop on (series talks) State level Yoga Competton and secured Acupressure second and third place. 24 President Karthik Raja | III Year | Mech | 99766 78897 Bikers Staff Coordinator 50 Mr. Kannan.P Follow [email protected] facebook.com/kctbikers

Kumaraguru Bikers The perfect ride

The club gathers young riders of Kumaraguru to form a community and inspire many to take up cycling for ftness. They fnd new friends and network with many experienced bikers to take the cause to a larger community.

Goal The club will have an extensive involvement in conductng awareness rallies and events on ftness and health.

Activities Partcipated in Cyclothon - DECATHLON 2016. Organized inaugural ride of the club to Marudhamalai, 2017 . Created awareness on Cycling - Guest Lecture by Cyclist Mr.Deepak Samuel. Partcipated in Cyclothon - DECATHLON, 2017. Promoted YUGAM 2K18 theme (Circle – What’s in for 2018 - 2019 Circle of ftness) through Promoton rides Gear Up Ride 2 to Race course and Codissia. Kumaraguru Forest Day Inaugural ride Ride Bicycle day Guest Lecture Signature events celebraton Cyclothon Cyclothon Events in college Yugam Promo Ride (Club actvites Go for a Ride Day like slow cycle Yugam Promo race, events with other club te- Ride 1 ups, bimonthly Yugam Promo rides, ride for a cause)

25 PresidentPresident Sri Hari Krishnan B | III YearKarthik | ECE Raja | 87782 | 9976678897 23308

Runners StaffStaff Coordinator Coordinator 50 Dr. Mr.Alamelu. Kannan.P M

[email protected]@kct.ac.in

Kumaraguru Runners The go getters

In this fast paced era where ftness is becoming a manthra for many, Runners club kick started just at the right tme. In the errand of life everyone especially youngsters ofen face the dilemma of choosing between career and health. This club educates students on striking a balance between diferent paths of life and how to manage the paths to support a healthy life. This is done primarily through running actvites.

Goal The club aims to tell the community that running is an easy and efectve way to maintain a sound mental and physical health while managing educaton, career, family and other facets of life.

Activities Partcipated in a marathon in Chetpalayam, Coimbatore

What’s in for 2018 - 2019

Marathon + inauguraton Steeplechase Social run Circuit breaker Trekking Tireless folks

26 READING,WRITING AND QUIZZING

Qubate Scrabble Books and Beyond

27 President Sibi Surya S | IV Year | Mech | 87781 73480 Quizzers and Debaters 35 Staff Coordinator Ms. Shiji Shajahan Follow facebook.com/QubateOfKct [email protected]

Qubate We question, we answer

Quizzing and debatng comes together to form Qubate. Qubate conducts quizzes and debates on a wide range of topics that kindles the intellectual self of the person. With their extensive research on current afairs, civic issues, health, etc, they come up with innovate perspectves on looking at issues we are surrounded with.

Goal Secured 3rd positon in Ergo 18 Quiz in SREC. The club will be in constant connect with the world outside through quizzes and Secured 4th positon in Kurukshetra ‘18 at CEG. debates. Signiﬁcant events In 2017 - 2018 Chanakya Rolling Trophy Youth Parliament Activities India Quiz Discussion on Feminism, NEET Debate, Cameron Quiz, K-Quiz, Tech Quiz, Mythological Quiz, Pop-Culture Quiz, Syrian Debate, Sports Quiz, Coimbatore What’s in for 2018 - 2019 Quiz Weekly Quiz and Yugam events- Debate- Thrice a (India quiz, Lone month wolf, Splient quiz, Achievements Kollywood Quiz, An awareness video ttled “I’m a Girl Round Table War of Wits, child” was created on the Internatonal Discussion -Once a month Courtroom , Lit Day for Girl Child. Fusion) Independence Day Organized a South Indian level Open Quiz Debatng Union Quiz Competton which atracted 350+ Youth Parliament Women’s Day Quiz partcipants from various insttutons. India Quiz Chanakya Rolling Trophy Secured Best First Timer award in PSG War of Wits Crisis Commitee Youth Leadership Global Conclave ‘18. Lit Fusion Motvatonal speeches - 1 per Secured 2nd positon in Technical Quiz in Republic Day Quiz semester SREC. 28 President Asma Zinaira | IV Year | EIE | 99524 51288

Staff Coordinator Journalists Ms. Swathipriya. D 30 [email protected]

A 2018 launch Scrabble Journalism Club Seek, capture, feature

Scrabble is a word game of forming meaningful words. Journalism here also means words - writng using the best and appropriate words possible to bring out new perspectves and thinking to each moment captured. The club brings together the happenings in Kumaraguru and showcase it to the community through their writngs and interviews. Through the captures and features they bring to light some very valuable and powerful stories that are happening around.

Goal Aim of the club is to showcase the ecosystem of KCT and its contributon in the holistc development of each student.

Activities in 2018 Celebrity interviews with Social Media Personality and YouTube Star Rajmohan Arumugam, Stand Up Comedian Alexander Babu, Director of Critcally- Acclaimed “Aruvi” Arun Prabhu What’s in for 2018-19 Purushothaman, Fusion Artst Rajhesh Vaidhya, Classical dancer Karuna Sagari, KCT newsleter Belgian photographer with a fair for Tamil Ofcial blog of KCT Culture Henk Oochappan Celebrity interviews 10+ artcles about KCT and people of KCT Journalism tours in 3 months Capturing the broader perspectves of the signifcant happenings in KCT

29 PresidentPresident Arun Kapil | IV YearKarthik | CSE Raja | 91599 | 9976678897 66616

Readers StaffStaff Coordinator Coordinator 10 Dr. Sreejana.Mr. Kannan.P S

[email protected]@kct.ac.in

A 2018 launch Books and Beyond Seeing the world through books

Reading is to mind what exercise is to Body. Reading is the best path to choose for one looking for transformaton of the mind. With meets once a month to discuss and critcize books chosen according to diferent themes set for each month, the club aims to foster a love for voracious reading in students. This will also cause students to internalize and understand their role through book discussions.

Goal Actve learning is the purpose, growing together is the mission. Books and Beyond will bring together people with diferent thoughts who share a love for reading. With diferent events conducted every month, the club intends to spread What’s in for 2018 - 2019 the importance of reading and the impact A literary festval, also known as a book it has on the individual. festval or writers’ festval, is a regular gathering of writers and readers, typically on an annual basis at KCT. A literary festval usually features a variety of presentatons and readings by authors, as well as other events, delivered over a period of several days, with the primary objectves of promotng the authors’ books and fostering a love of literature and writng.

30 SOCIAL ORGANISATIONS

Rotaract Club Youth Red Cross Red Ribbon Club Road Safety Patrol Yuva

31 President Rahul Krishnan | III Year | Mech | 80982 98636 Rotractors Staff Coordinator 50 Mr. Arokia Lawrence Vijay. B Follow facebook.com/RacKCT [email protected]

Rotaract Club Service above self

Rotaract club of KCT is a secondary body of the Rotary club of Coimbatore Central. Rotaract stands for Rotary in Acton. The club’s motos are self-development and service through fellowship. Rotaract club of KCT is one of the actve clubs in the district and is recognised several tmes.

Goal The rotaract club aims to create opportunites for the younger generaton to address the needs and concerns of the community. This develops a sense of selfess mind and empathy towards the fellow beings omitng diferences.

Contribution in 2017 - 2018 Planted 250 trees in rural areas. Distributed BIO-DEGRADABLE bags to shops near our college camps.

Activities Conducted JOY OF GIVING week under the project name MAGILCHI. What’s in for 2018-19 Hosted a Rotaract Annual District Conference. Mazhalai District event Conducted a Special event called Negizhi Airathon MAZHALAI for special Children. Greenathon Gurukulam Installaton Individual Conducted games for Government School Orientaton development Children. program Oli DRR ofcial visit Joy of giving Nostalgia Women empowerment Eegai

32 President Vishnu Prasath | III Year | ECE | 94452 27013 Members Staff Coordinator 165 Mr. Sivakumar. S Follow [email protected] facebook.com/yrc.kct.3

Youth Red Cross A support without inequity

The Youth Red Cross (YRC) club is one of the avenues available for the students of Kumaraguru to indulge themselves in the social actvites. The actvites related with YRC includes conductng safety and frst aid technique camp to the village people and school students, disaster management, scribe writng for visually challenged people, making safety survey on constructons. ‘Assistance without discriminaton’ is the moto of the club.

Goal The aim is to stand united with more volunteers addressing more social causes in-depth.

Contribution in 2017 - 2018 Conducted safety and frst aid technique camp for all the students who are interested. What’s in for 2018 - 2019 Made safety survey on constructon Sites Firestorm Nutriment and Aqua Cognizance in the Music. Demo and Cognizance of Future World Conducted disaster management LPG Explosion Kick the botles programs. Exhibiton Clean and Green on Disaster Village Espousal Activities Management Swachh Bharat village adopton camp. Kity Upend Never Give up in KITTY Scribe writng associaton with Drama Troupe of Unveil the Kumaraguru Designer in you Pudhu Vidiyal Safety Survey Vizhithidu Nanba, an awareness on driving

33 President Manoj Kumar | III Year | ECE | 97912 06622 Volunteers Staff Coordinator 180 Dr. Sathiyamoorthy. G.L Follow facebook.com/kctnssrrcvbc [email protected]

Red Ribbon Club A Helping Hand

Red Ribbon Club (RRC) is a voluntary on-campus interventon programme for students. The programme aims at harnessing the potental of educated youth. The community at large supports people living with HIV/AIDS. They work for the inclusiveness of the HIV/AIDS survivors and help them identfy their ray of hope. The volunteers also guide them to cling to their ray of hope at any cost thus helping them to be independent and warriors..

Goal To help youngsters to be the educators among their peers, with open eyes and mindfulness to social issues.

Contribution in 2017 - 2018 Worked laboriously to spread awareness on AIDS by organizing lectures, seminars, camps and compettons. Red Ribbon Week was celebrated from October 23rd to 31st every year, to encourage students natonwide to make a pledge to live drug and alcohol free. What’s in for 2018 - 2019

Cognizant World AIDS Day Activities ICTC Centre Visit Cancer Day Sayonara AIDS Awareness on Sayonara AIDS Red Ribbon Week Smoking and Drugs Vizhithiru Guest Lecture on Celebratng Life Health and Food World Women’s Red Ribbon Week Day

34 President Jayabal | III Year | ECE | 80568 69794 Volunteers Staff Coordinator 80 Mr. Inbakumar. S Follow [email protected] facebook.com/KCT-RSP-1380447705528696

Road Safety Patrol Safety ﬁrst and all next

RSP Club is the medium through which Road Safety Educaton is disseminated to the society. RSP is a club in associate with the government Road Safety Patrol.

Goal Road safety is an individual responsibility and the club works with the motve of making as many individuals as possible to realise their responsibility.

Contribution in 2017 - 2018 Conducted educatonal camps on road safety for school students in Coimbatore and spread the importance of safe driving to them. What’s in for 2018 - 2019 Activities Treasure Hunt Road Safety Week Journey with Signs Conducted RSP week in the month of Slow Cycle Race Voice for Safety January. Installaton Ceremony Safety Quest Won the rolling trophy of Best RSP of High Beam Coimbatore in year 2013 to 2014. Seat belt and Helmet awareness Awareness 5 minutes Educatonal Camp awareness Safety Speaker between all events Awareness Rally Awareness programme Twist And Turn Mystery in route Art on Road Safety License Camp Survey camp Roadathon Meme and Slogan contest Puzzart

Yuva Learning being education

The Yuva forum of KCT is the student wing of Young Indians, where we are involved in leadership, personal development and naton building actvites. Our vision is, “An equitable and sustainable surrounding community brought about by young Indians”. Yuva has been a consistent platorm for building social awareness and leadership qualites.

Goal Enabling young minds to bring about a holistc development among the community resultng in a self sustaining future.

Contribution in 2017 - 2018 Y-talks at Yugam 2018 Project kalam(refning livelihood of small communites)

Activities Interviewed personalites such as “Putchutney” Raj Mohan Arumugam, social actvist Arpana Choudhury and Shri Adinarayanan of Anaadi foundaton Interacton with common crowd regarding socio-politcal trends What’s in for 2018 - 2019 Partcipaton in food distributon Kalam - teaching with an NGO called Small Kovai Vizha children Diferences Mini Blitz Kalam - employment Y-talks opportunites Interviews

36 Able is one of the most creatve clubs that will be sphere headed by the diferently abled students and individuals of the Kumaraguru community. Students and individuals who are inspired by the physical and mental acumen of these special people, will join hands with them in the club actvites. Together they will work towards realising their dreams and tell the world they are second to none.

To join contact : Mr. Vignesh, Staf Coordinator - 94867 27296 37 Kumaraguru - An Inclusive Ecosystem STARTUPS

Namma Cafe Munch Box Nigal Studio Kilapu Olipadi Namma café management team 5 Follow facebook.com/NammaCafe President Venkatachalam | IV Year | Mech | 79772 69363

The young entrepreneurs of KCT with an eagerness to hone their business acumen initated Namma Cafe in 2013. Namma cafe is a dream entrepreneurial project and frst of its kind in KCT.

Munch Box management team 8 President Kaviraj J.K | II Year | MBA | 78688 20993

In subsequent to Namma Cafe, in 2013 Munch Box was initated by the business management students of KCT BS. Videographers 30 Follow facebook.com/Nigalalphastudio

President Subas M | IV Year | Aero | 91593 13777 Staff Coordinator Mr. Shanthosh Raj [email protected]

Nigal, an independent media producton start-up started in 2017 is focused on creatng the art of moving images in the highest quality. Along with their range of video services they also conduct workshops on Cinematography, Editng and Filmmaking.

Photographers 25 Follow facebook.com/studiokct/ President Navin S | III Year | CSE | 89036 44288 Staff Coordinator Mr. A. Ramkumar [email protected]

Studio KCT is a start-up for photography that captures moments for memories. These shuter bugs work with high end DSLR cameras and advanced sofware systems to get remarkable results. They along with their commercial photo services also capture all events that take place inside the campus and keep the KCT community updated. Management team 20 Follow facebook.com/Nigalalphastudio

President Mithun | IV Year | Textile | 96983 11137 Staff Coordinator Mr. Sandeep

Olipadi is an in-house Xerox print shop run by the students of Business School. It is a cost efectve and high productve unit. Olipadi is in a very close boundary that makes it simple for anybody in the campus to fulfl their print needs.

Videographers 30 President Gopalakrishnan R | IV Year | Mechanical | 95856 62996 [email protected]

Kilappu is KCT’s Kick starter. It is a platorm where the students ‘ business ideas are guided to become viable business models and start-ups. Karts (2.0) - an Art Shoppie and Rental cycles were incubated in Kilapu. Bakery, Auto garage, Boutque and T- shirt printng unit are some of the start-up projects for launch in the near future. Chinnavedampatti, Saravanampatty, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641049

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