BILLION BEATS My Joy Knew No Bounds When I Got Green SPECIAL REPORT Signal for the Expedition from the Navy

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By Lt Cdr Vartika Joshi Indian Navy’s all-women sailing crew. CONn AugusQt 2013, tUhe ERED THE SEA Indian Navy was looking for volun - ItIeers, including women officers for the iconic Cape to Rio Yacht Race. I was raring to grab hold of an opportunity to sail, after all that’s the reason I had joined the Navy without having the slightest idea that it was yet to induct women offi - cers in ocean sailing plat - forms. BILLION BEATS My joy knew no bounds when I got green SPECIAL REPORT signal for the expedition from the Navy. I applied to be part of this expedi - tion without a second thought. Today I consider myself fortunate to have been able to sail my first- ever long ocean passage from Brazil to Cape Town onboard the Navy’s Sailing Vessel Mhadei. The vessel had two solo circumnavigations (first under - taken by Capt Dilip Donde (Retd) and second non- stop circumnavigation by Cdr Abhilash Tomy). volunteering for the mission. She is nicknamed as and amazes us with her creativity. This particular expedition had a huge impact on me Puko on the boat. Lt Cdr Vartika Joshi: She finished her gradua - since my entire childhood was spent in the hills. Lt Shougrakpam Vijaya Devi: An excellent tion in Aerospace Engineering and thereafter joined Staying so close to the sea looked like a distant singer, Shou is a native of Manipur. She loves the Navy as a Naval Architect. A nature lover, she dream to me all this while. stitching and has time and again displayed her likes travelling and strumming on the guitar. She Something prompted me to volunteer again to exemplary skills while sailing. She is an education may form a music band with the rest of the team sail. A few months later (Dec 2014) I got to know officer in the Indian Navy. soon and together they can rock on a rocking boat! that INSV Mhadei was celebrating the completion Lt Swathi Patarapalli: From the city of destiny, Nickname: VJ of her 1,00,000 nautical miles by sailing the vessel Visakhapatnam, she is an Air Traffic Controller and We all had volunteered for this project based on around the Indian peninsula. has been an avid yachtswoman since her childhood. our individual experiences onboard the Mhadei I registered my name for it with the Navy and She likes painting and has an eye for interior and a common drive for adventure. But as we start - sailed with a team of four skippered and mentored designing. Nickname: Swatcat ed improvising upon our sea legs, we realized that by Capt Dilip Donde. By this time I was not quite offshore sailing was not only limited to sailing from Lt Aishwarya aware of what the Navy had been planning. Getting place A to place B. To be able to achieve what we Boddapati: an opportunity to sail again on the Mhadei reas - Nicknamed as ‘Aish’, had set out for, each one of us has to inculcate mul - sured my interest in offshore sailing. Eventually she comes from tiple skills ranging from repairing onboard equip - when I was asked if I wanted to be part of the Hyderabad and is a ment, communication, weather prediction, naviga - planned ‘all-women circumnavigation’ Naval architect. She tion to cleanship, cooking and overall upkeep of the being referred to as Sagar Parikrama III, I has an innate ability to boat and most importantly, the ability to work and immediately stepped in. The Navy, around cheer and lighten the live together for a long duration in a 17-metre boat. the same time, also identified five other young atmosphere when would Our initial training encompassed learning about and dynamic women officers who had a need it the most. She is also basic boat handling and sail theory at Indian Naval common interest in sailing and also an excellent writer. Watermanship Training Centre, Mumbai, followed by had been part of the above expe - extensive theoretical study on navigation, seaman - Lt Cdr Pratibha ditions in its var - ship, communication, meterology at various schools Jamwal (Jammy): An at Naval Base, Kochi. They say 'no education is com - Air Traffic plete without experience’. It was soon time to start Controller in the ious applying all the knowledge gathered from a plethora Navy, she is also a legs. This is of sources. Our first mission was to sail the boat inde - graduate in how six of us pendently around the Indian peninsula during the Electronics. She belonging to different parts of the country International Fleet Review held in January 2016. and various cadres of the Navy were does beautiful appointed to form a team to attempt an ‘all- glass painting Report continued on Page 2 women circumnavigation’ in August 2017. This write-up will remain incomplete While taking on a challenge, unless I introduce members of the team to readers. it is perhaps more essential to Lt Payal Gupta: An education confront and endure the bigger officer, she belongs to Dehradun, Uttarakhand challenges that are bound to and loves to travel, the Lt Cdr Vartika Joshi follow, than the challenge itself. very reason behind her ‘ JAN 18, 2017 bb- pinned | Is there an inspiring story that needs to be told? Get in 2 touch with us and our team will take up the mission soon! DOODLE DELIGHT AJ TECH TRENDS We have a long way to ‘ Artifical Intelligence By Gulaam Khwaja Moinudeen rtificial intelligence (AI) has cap - AtAured the imagination of everyone for a long time. In recent times, people have started using AI in some form or the other. Either route suggestion by map app or voice controlled mobile phones, there are elements of AI already in the market. Recent research puts it as a $5 billion market by 2020, and there are estimates that 6 billion con - nected "things" will require AI support by 2018. The global industry is looking forward to intelligent manufac - turing systems. But we have a I am proud of my Natcientore of nthe whaite bland isF a navly balue wg heel By Harismitha N M long way to go in terms of pat - which represents the Ashoka Chakra. This tern recognition and decision flag is a must for all nations. Millions INDIA OF MY DREAMS Chakra depicted the "wheel of the law" in the making by the computers on its have died for it. Every free nation has Sarnath Lion Capital made by Mauryan AAits own flag. It is a symbol of a free Emperor Ashoka. own. country. The Chakra intends to show that there is life Scientists say that to mimic an Gandhiji first proposed in movement and death in stagnation. Truth or a flag for the Indian satya, dharma or virtue ought to be the con - action of a cockroach, acres of National Congress in trolling principle of those who work under this supercomputers may be 1921. The flag was flag. required. designed by P In the National Flag of India the top band is of Venkayya. In the centre Saffron colour, indicating the strength and So, we are way behind to make was a traditional spin - courage of the country. The white middle an AI based factory floor. In the ning wheel, symboliz - band indicates peace and truth with Dharma meantime, as the comfort of AI ing Gandhiji's goal of Chakra. The last band is green in colour which grows, we might need to study making Indians self- shows the fertility, growth and auspiciousness reliant by weaving their of the land. the impact, both positive and own clothes. We are taught in school to respect our flag. In negative, it would have on our The National Flag of India was adopted in its India thereafter. In India, the term "tricolour" other countries, people use the flag as clothes society. billion beats present form during the meeting of the refers to the Indian national flag. or other accessories. In India, we are extreme - Constituent Assembly held on 22 July 1947, a The national flag of India is a horizontal tri - ly proud of our flag and do not let it be used few days before India's independence from colour of deep saffron (kesari) at the top, on clothes or other places. billion beats The writer is grand nephew of Guru the British on 15 August, 1947. It served as white in the middle and dark green at the bot - Kalam and a trustee of Dr APJ Abdul the national flag between 15 August 1947 and tom in equal proportion. The ratio of the width The writer is a 5th standard student 26 January 1950 and that of the Republic of of the flag to its length is two to three. In the with Air Force School ASTE, Bangalore. Kalam International Foundation. ‘We developed as a great team in a short time’ Continued from Page 1 us more confident than before. The nuances of the Soon after the completion of our basic courses in sea left us in awe, the waters being such an unpre - Kochi, we were deputed to work on the Mhadei dictable medium. Perhaps why it attracts us too! It and sail her on a regular basis under the mentor - teaches us to value every moment and lead our ship of Capt Dilip Donde. lives one step at a time. We would sail with him regularly, learn from his The team, post-completion of the voyage from experiences and then apply our brains to find solu - Goa to Cape Town, recently returned Goa and is tions to a variety of problems that would keep crop - now involved in the final stages of construction of ping as we continued working. One day, as we INSV Mhadei’s sister vessel, Tarini, which is being returned from a routine sailing sortie in Goa, he built by Aquarius Fiberglass Pvt Ltd at the Dewar asked us “would you guys sail the boat to Karwar island in Goa. and back day after tomorrow? I will not be coming The vessel is scheduled to be delivered to the this time.” Indian Navy in Feb 2017 and would then be utilized Our hearts pounded initially but we knew this by the all-women crew for the planned circumnav - day had to come one day and we shouted in unison igation commencing Aug 2017. The circumnaviga - “Yes Sir!”. There was no looking back thereafter. tion is planned to be undertaken in five legs and We successfully completed our independent sortie includes four stopovers at Fremantle (Western from Goa to Karwar and back, covering 80 nautical Australia), Lyttelton (New Zealand), Port Stanley miles. A few months later, we set off for Vizag to (Falkland Islands) and Cape Town (South Africa) participate in the International Fleet Review and This is required for replenishment of our provisions sailed the boat independently from Vizag covering soon, confronting strong winds. This has been a for the onward leg. The voyage is expected to last 2,000 nautical miles and returned Goa on the thrilling historic first for us as a team as well as for for nine months. International Women’s Day (March 8, 2016). the country. The dedication and the team’s collec - On a concluding note, I’m reminded of a nice tive effort helped us a great deal in resolving the quote that keeps cropping up in social media once The level of difficulty was only going to increase biggest of problems at sea. July 2016, we returned from here. We were to learn from the mistakes we in a while, many of us click the ‘like’ button, share from Mauritius to our home port Goa, covering it but fail to apply it when it comes to taking a step made, improvise, plan, practice and get the boat over 5,000 nautical miles. ready for the next open ocean voyage to Mauritius. forward to achieve one’s dream. The immediate next milestone set for us was Cape It says ‘life begins at the edge of your comfort All this was to be achieved in two months. As I Town, South Africa, 5,000 miles off Goa. This was zone’. While taking on a challenge, it is perhaps write about recollecting the events that eventually almost double the distance we had covered till more essential to confront and endure the bigger led to the successful culmination of this particular Mauritius and served as an endurance test for us, challenges that are bound to follow, than the chal - expedition, I feel proud to see the way we have this being the longest ocean passage the team has lenge itself. billion beats developed as a team in a very short span of time. seen till date. Forty-three days that we sailed dur - The writer is the Skipper of ing this expedition helped us increase our levels of The expedition was a test of all we had learnt so Indian Navy Sailing Vessel Mhadei. far as we sailed the boat during the peak of mon - patience, discover more about ourselves and made JAN 18, 2017 bb- pinned | We are happy to feature innovative projects from college 3 students in these columns. Email details to: [email protected] APJ KN‘OWLEDGE PARK: A school

libBy Broby aMichaerl y themed after inspalsoi hras vaariouts spiecioally dn esigned programmes associated to serious n the beginning, reading, rather than the usual library the inspiration activity, making it a knowledge park. was for a reunion; a return of The activity area adjacent to the red - II stone library has two parts. A quiz or the 1991 batch of Vayattuparamba St. debate zone with a gallery for partici - Joseph’s High pants and a platform for the quizmas - School, ter/moderator. The other one is a dis - cussion/gaming/experiment zone Vayattuparamba, where participants gather for consen - Kannur District, Kerala after 25 years. sus or solution. These two activities -- The alumni formed a WhatsApp group one of asking questions and receiving and started inviting members from answers, and the other of arriving to across the globe. They chatted, recol - common answers with the help of pro - lected teenage memories, celebrated cessing the knowledge gained -- are happy moments, slowly realising that the two necessary activities making the their life has become just sweeter. It best follow-up for reading of any book. was sweet like ‘Narangamittayi’, a Sheik Dawood, grand nephew of Guru Kalam, at the launch of the Knowledge variety of lemon flavoured toffee, com - Park recently. (Right) A glimpse of the park. Sheik Dawood, grand nephew of mon in their school days and so they it as a theme-based school library, was named APJ Knowledge Park and Guru Kalam, who represented the Dr named their association after it. They may be the first-of-its-kind. The it was decided to install a statue of Dr A P J International Foundation during accepted ‘Reunion For Rebuilding’ as motive behind it was to promote guid - Kalam in the landscaped activity park the inauguration talked about need to their slogan, indicating that the inspira - ed reading with research outlook, not in front of the library, and well known strengthen basic education in India. tion, over a period of time, has grown the usual way of random reading, sculptor, Prem Kumar Thadikkadav, He said the A P J Knowledge Park can beyond the idea of just a reunion of among high school students, with the created a massive 10- foot fibre glass help students understand what they friends. help of teachers who are experts in statue of the icon. have to learn in a scientific manner. various subjects. That way, The Knowledge Park Several activities have been planned The tribute to the school Narangamittayi expected their follow - The inauguration of APJ and executed by the staff and stu - For the silver jubilee get-together, ers in the school to become informed Knowledge Park took place on 28th dents, and three major programmes the organisers wanted the day to be a and inspired so as to move on to December 2016. Nearly 190 of all the are planned to be conducted in the memorable one with a variety of pro - careers best matching their aptitudes. Park on an annual basis. billion beats grammes and, more than that, a 230 students of the 1991 batch came The library wanted an icon to carry meaningful one, by way of gifting for the event. Almost all the teachers The writer is one of the co-ordina - the real message of inspiration, and something great to their alma mater. of that time also came to witness the tors of project along with Shinoy the search successfully ended with Several concepts were considered but historic event. Sebastian, working in Australia. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the former Boby is a journalist-turned educator, the idea of a special purpose library President, whose life, words and The books and the digital content having founded a concept school and activity park was finally accepted deeds are now globally accepted, selected for the library are aimed at named Eastern Deccan School in unanimously. especially among students and introducing the real roads of growth in Kohir, a village in the Sangareddy They wanted the library to be youths who are sincere in their heart various fields of knowledge, travelled district of Telangana. themed after inspiration, and classify but lacking in resources. So the library by the noted gainers in those fields. It Campus Beat: Soul-blazers who created Soleblaze By Parimala Hariprasad n today’s world where technology is IIchanging rapidly, a passionate team at RVCE has successfully designed Soleblaze, a solar car with global standards. The car was designed to pro - mote the use of the most important natural resource, the Sun! Christened as The RVCE Solar Car Team, these students grabbed the attention of many eco-friendly vehicle manu - facturers. How it all started: The single-seater solar car is capable of running at an average speed of budget. "Kudos to the team. For students of a disappointed," RVCE associate professor S Electronics team -- Kunaal M, Channabaswa 90 km per hour when there's sun light. It can local engineering college to apply what they Mahendra Kumar said from Adelaide. N, Shravan M S, Limbaji, Abinash B, Sumit run for 200 km at a speed of 60 km per hour learned in a classroom to design something However, this didn’t stop them from pursuing Kumar, G S Karthik during night hours with the help of stored their passion. A brand new team has taken Sponsorship and media team -- Akhil solar energy. The RVCE Solar Car Team has like this and go through the rigmarole of get - upon itself to take the Soleblaze project ahead Mukundan, Pallavi Surana successfully collaborated with 30 of the ting parts from different parts of the world is and give it wings in 2017. The complete list of team members can be world’s leading companies in their respective extraordinary. I'm proud of them," said Mr 2017 – A year of new hopes: The first cycle found at http://www.solarcar- domains to bring out the prototype . The Narayana Murthy, one of India's most was sponsored by many generous hearts at rvce.in/team.html United States’ leading solar cell manufacturer respected philanthropists who gave RVCE Sunedison, Wipro, NI and TE. Sunpower and What's in the pipeline: The team plans to SunPower has offered efficient solar cells students Rs 30 lakh for the car. Wipro have agreed to support the second incorporate the next prototype with: making the RVCE team one of the few to have Sharan M, a third-year mechanical engineer - cycle as well. Team members are grateful for A stiffer and a stronger base for solar panels access to this technology. The project ing student, said: "We would like to showcase this support and have made a giant effort by Strength of the material used for various received support from Indian industrialists as India’s potential on the global stage by taking collaborating with leading corporates such as mechanical components like the knuckle and well as from several foreign corporate firms in part in this competition. The genesis of the IBM, MRC Ltd and TAML to name a few for the joints and outside the solar industry. Infosys mentor idea to develop a solar car happened in the technical and financial assistance. A complete monocoque carbon fiber body N R Narayana Murthy, Wipro chairman Azim first semester. The project was approved last In short, the project is a huge success, be it which reduces the weight increases the Premji and Chetan Maini, former CEO and year." It was a little before the team participat - with respect to being the only solar car team strength. founder of Mahindra REVA, are among those ed in the World Solar Car Challenge held in from India with so many sponsors on board, Safer battery box design to ensure rugged who have supported the project with funds Australia in October 2015. to building the most advanced solar car in usage. and other guidance. Unfortunately, they couldn't take part in the India, from scratch. The second prototype Usage of Indian-made components, to reduce Former chief mentor of RVCE Solar Car team challenge. The shipping company had prom - started off by reaching out to various compa - the cost, without compromising on quality. and college principal B S Satyanarayana said ised the RVCE team that the car and battery nies and individuals who have shown interest Three cheers to the youth of today for not the students had an opportunity to study con - would arrive at the venue on October 9. "The in the project. only thinking of the impossible, but breaking ventional automobile technology, controls, car reached us on October 14. The battery Brains behind the innovation: Team managers the barriers and re-writing history in the auto - power train , besides focusing on sustainable came two days later and it was damaged -- Varun K R, Lalit Kumar, Ashray Achary mobile world. billion beats technologies. Principal Dr K N Subramanya during transit," said Vikram R Nath, a Mechanical team- Cherian Thomas, Abinash was in the forefront, supporting the initiative. mechanical engineering student who led the Panda, Viketh S, Ritvij Raj, Deepak Udupa, The project, from concept to design, develop - team. The exact cause of delay was not Raman Raj, Varshith, Vaibhav R, The writer is an IT professional, ment, fabrication, testing, participation and known at the time. Fabrication team -- Megha R, and Volunteer-cum-Programme transportation, was being done under a tight "We couldn't control our emotions. We were Chandraprakash, Akhil Mukundan Coordinator, Inspired Indian Foundation. JAN 18, 2017 bb- pinned | Shreyas Devanoor, Journalism student from University of 4 Mysore, set to compose a suitable jingle for Billion Beats. GURU KALAM LIVES ON

By Anu‘pama Jaiswal cooking and how to touch people’s heart. Even now, I use SERVING WIherT homeH remed ieAs while coSoking.M She was Ian iLnspirE ation good cook should have a great for me and through her blessings I am excelling in this heart! And, I found a man with career,” he says. a golden heart in Toten Sen, the Executive Chef working with Royal He has strong views about India as well. He says the AA youth will have to be guided in the right direction. Orchid Metropole in Mysuru. It was a chance meeting, a conversation out of “Educating the youth and achieving 100 per cent literacy curiosity. But finally it turned out to be will brighten the future of our country. If our country Toten Sen being a man on a mission and needs to march ahead, we need to have politicians who are a soul with a difference. You would soon agree why! educated. They should have a vision. Even our legal sys - tem needs to be made easy and affordable for the poor. Born in Kolkata, he is the only son of his parents Sanjay And each one of us should have shelter, food and employ - Singh and Swapna Singh. At 38 now, Toten has a total 14 ment,” says Toten with eyes wide open. years of experience in cooking. Among his celebrity guests are the likes of cricketers Yuvaraj Singh and Harbhajan He says he was always inspired by the work of Guru Singh and IT scion N R Narayana Murthy. Kalam and his dedication to the country. So what makes Toten Sen different? Simple! His “I wanted to serve him once, but unfortunately I could - thoughts. n’t. I also hope to serve our Prime Minister Narendra Modi once. I can prepare excellent Gujarati dishes like fafda, jilebi “Waste of food is a big issue and I am concerned. I am and dhokla ,” says Toten. being told that over 20 crore Indians sleep hungry every night. At times, I am to see the waste of food after big Toten says most of the times people fail to offer parties. Why are people so blind towards this burning their gratitude after eating the food. “I feel a prayer problem we are facing?,” asks Toten. before eating food is a must. To serve with a smile is a great thing, but to get gratitude in return makes He has a solution as well. “I want all those who are our day. It helps us to work better,” he adds. hosting parties and mega feasts to enter into an arrange - ment with an NGO so that they can immediately make Suman Naniah, Area General Manager at Royal packets of food soon after the event is over. This will Orchid, says Toten is a jewel for them. “Toten is a help the needy and it will be a ‘party with a purpose', jewel for us. He is an excellent team player and his An elderly woman with special needs which I feel will touch many a heart,” says Toten. creativity in cooking never ceases to amaze the admires a pencil sketch of Guru Kalam guests. We are lucky to have him with us,” says done by Indian Army soldier Renjith at He strongly advocates the idea of making wast - Suman. Chitra Santhe held in Bangalore recently. ing food a punishable offence. “Fine the people who waste food; then people will be a little As we were ready to wind up our chit- more observant while wasting food. The chat, Toten came out with another wish. DREAM ON idea is to create. It is a crime wasting “I have a dream of opening a small food,” says Toten. “This world is full of orphanage for 10-12 children. I want to suffering and by small deeds of help, provide them with all means so that Billion Beats set to we can bring in a change,” he adds. they excel in life and become great leaders of our country,” he added, take new strides ello India! Look what we When asked about his interest in with hope jettisoning out of his have packed this time to cooking, Toten says he had been eyes. billion beats inspired towards being a kitchen inspire you - a four-page warrior right from his child - The writer is an IT HBHillion Beats with many inspiring hood. And in his school of cook - professional and stories from different parts of ing his first guru was his grand - National Student India! The icing on the cake is the mother Snehlata Singh. Coordinator for lead piece by Lt Cdr Varthika Billion Beats. Joshi, the skipper of Indian Navy “She taught me the magic of Sailing Vessel Mhadei. Wasting food is a crime. This world is full of suffering and by As we enter another year, we have decided to take Billion Beats to small deeds of help, we can bring in a change. -- Toten Sen the next level. As a first step, a ded - icated website is being planned shortly for this e-initiative. We are targeting more schools and col - Shalu’s plate of joy brims over many leges to set up the Billion Beats By Aditi Patwardhan when we play music, singing old Innovation Labs (BBILs). We are UNSUNG HEROES Hindi songs while rolling chapatis and taking Guru Kalam’s teachings ‘ n anony - cracking jokes. and ideas to more students mous through the talk series An Idea author Today, Shalu has her own house in Called India. once said: “A suc - Nagpur, a bicycle which she so happi - AA ly rides to work, and her daughters The Billion Beats cessful woman is are educated and well settled. Now, editorial team has one who can build also expanded a firm foundation she need not even work for a living. When I asked her why she still cooks now with more with the bricks at people’s homes, pat came the reply journalists lend - thrown at her.” – “I love seeing the smiles on people’s ing their hands The definition of success is relative. faces after they have their food. It to make the edi - For many, it may mean a huge makes my day and there’s no bigger tions better. We are achievement academically, or profes - joy and satisfaction than seeing others also now open to the idea of hav - sionally, while for others, it may happy, and being the reason behind ing advertisements in Billion Beats, mean little joys of life for themselves their happiness.” to meet the production and travel and the people around them. Shalu is like family to us; her prob - expenses. We are also roping in I have been seeing Shalu since my lems are our problems, and her joys more writers from different parts childhood. She is our cook since many are ours. She has been a part of all our of India to tap stories of ordinary years. A cheerful lady in her late-for - celebrations. She has stood by us in Indians and unsung heroes. ties, who loves singing, dancing and the most trying times, and has been Please note that most of the team cooking (yes, in that order), it was like a mother to me. She believes that members behind Billion Beats are surprising for me to know that her life God has given us this life to serve oth - playing a voluntary role to keep has been full of disappointments. ers. What we get in return is a bless - the ideals of Guru Kalam alive. So, Her father was a labourer and her One day, she was found sitting ing from God. as Billion Beats makes new strides mother did odd jobs to earn a living. behind a bush in my granny’s garden. I salute people like Shalu whose capturing inspiring stories, we She was forced to leave her education My granny called her inside and fed lives are an inspiration to keep smil - thank each one of you for being while in 4th grade and follow her her, took care of her and assured pro - ing and spread happiness. billion beats part of this journey. mother to help her family. Married at tection to Shalu and her daughters. You inspire us! Enjoy this special The writer is a Second Year 18, her husband treated her badly, This was the turning point in Shalu’s edition. Computer Technology Engineering and even threatened to kill her. But life. Slowly, she started cooking as a student at Yeshwantrao Chavan Happy New Year! that didn’t deter Shalu, who was then means of earning and did well. She is Editor, billion beats a mother of three girls. quite bubbly, even dancing with us College of Engineering, Nagpur.

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