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hat does it mean to be an NITKian? As our time here comes to a close, our senses are awash reating this magazine has been a Herculean task and it wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for the efforts of the with heady nostalgia. Through this most curious of lenses, we see the all nighters and the days of slumber. We see the walks on the beach when sometimes dejection and sometimes euphoria was following students. You have been instrumental in binding the memories from the past year at NITK for all poured into the sea. These experiences are common to many, yet the meaning each of us derive of us, working through the day and night to help the Shoreline Team pull everything together. We, as well Cas the readers, are indebted to you for your work – for helping us edit, design, write and do everything in between. Wfrom them is unique. It is this uniqueness that we have sought to capture in this edition of Shoreline. When we sat down early in January to conceptualize what we thought Shoreline should be, we wanted it to be everything Shoreline wouldn’t be what it is without what you have contributed to it. Thank you! NITK was to everyone. NITK is home - a home we grew up in but will perhaps never grow out of. It is an im- mersion in human experiences that will forever leave us enriched and grateful. Editing We intend for Shoreline to be a depiction of the departments, clubs, teams and associations that exist here Abhilash Sanap, Almas Parveen, Ananya Sharda, Deepak Panchapakesan, Kishor Bhat, Krishna Kinnal, amalgamated into a single work of art. Each member on the team worked laboriously to sculpt this issue into Mathew Thomas, Mrinmayee Joshi, Narendra Shivaraman, Pratyush Kumar Giri, Sahana Roy, Salman Shah, everything that we would want to remember, even years after graduating. We hope that each of our readers feel Saurabh Yadav, Siddharth Dhananjay, Siddhartha Shandilya, Sonali Shetty, Yashaswini Karanth a personal connection to this tangible collection of reminiscences and enjoy it as much as we have. Departments This magazine would be incomplete without acknowledging the people who came together to aid in its creation. Ajay Krishnan, Chaitali Kulkarni, Chandana G., Mrinal Shivam, Parvathi M. H., Prakruthi Kashyap, Ramiz Hus- We thank the Director Professor Srinivasan Sundarrajan, for all the support he extended. Shoreline owes its ex- sain, Rishab Ketan Doshi, Samar Kenkre, Santosh Kodali, Shantanu Sampath, Shivani Parikh, Shreya Shetty istence to the Dean of Students’ Welfare, Professor Udayakumar Yaragatti, Dr. Hemprasad Nath and Dr. Manoj Shetty (SAS Officers), Mr. Kamlabh Singh (Assistant Registrar, Academic) and to Ms. Merlyn from the DSW of- Humans of NITK fice; for their immense support and guidance. We are thankful to Mudrikaa printers for materializing this maga- Haritha Naidu, Piyush Bansal, Rohan Prabhu, Stuti Kumar zine and to Sanil Studios (Surathkal) for their cooperation while chaos ensued during the group photo sessions. Incident/Engineer We hope that the two hundred odd pages you find ahead of you leave you feeling both nostalgic and exhilarated Krishna Harshith Dhulipati, Sirisha Reddy, Vinit Mandowara about the year that has passed. Our only wish is that the many hours we’ve spent over the last few months have coalesced into a magazine that truly depicts the times and tides of NITK. Photoshoot Aditya Kamath, Amit Patel, Anish Kulhar, Kevin Konnikara, Laxminarayan, Mayank Sitapara, Poojan Shah, Shishir Sheshadri, Tejas Rafaliya Chief Editor Prof. Udayakumar R. Y. Miscellaneous Anirudh Ganesh, Mayank Kedia, Ramesh, Vijay Chandra, Vinith Editorial Team Aditi Chalisgaonkar, Aparna Velampudi, Apoorv Oulkar, Bhargav Kale, Elisha George, Dakshesh Thacker, Divyasanu Pandey, Karan Narayan, Manish Kumar, Pranav M., Vaishnavi B. M., Vijaykrishna Naganoor, Vivek Krishnan, Vivek Sharma

Design Team Arjun Sohanlal, Chintan Dhandha, Rohit M. A. From the From the Director’s Desk Dean’s Desk

think Shoreline is a very thoughtful initiative; it not only brings out the creativity of the student body but is also a great t pleases me immensely to present the third edition of Shoreline. This college magazine is a compilation of the proud tool for improving the NITK brand. As a director of an NIT, my greatest pleasure is being with students who are techni- achievements and creative flair of NITKians. It is a reflection of the effort put in by the students, faculty and alumni in cally, socially and creatively talented. The campus is always vibrant due to the concoction of multi-cultural groups who a spectrum of fields. It has been my personal privilege and joy to mentor the Shoreline team. I feel particular pride at Icreate a delightful atmosphere to grow and live in. NITK exemplifies this with its beautiful campus located on the coast of Ihaving witnessed the college magazine transform as it was, in turn, the Karnatakian, the Vitruvian, and now, the Shoreline. the Arabian Sea. I see the potential in the students here to excel in many areas, especially with regard to innovation and Of particular satisfaction to me is the evolution of the content of the magazine, for which I afforded the student team a free entrepreneurship. hand. I can say that it is even more representational of the diverse population which makes NITK such a vibrant environ- As some parting advice, I’d like to say that NITK is a very academically sound institute. With no doubt, all of you will go ment for learning and interaction. This past year the institute has grown leaps and bounds in a wide array of fields, with a through your programme and get your degrees. But your life will depend upon your ability to communicate and work in particular focus on entrepreneurship, mirroring the call of our Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi. The institute a team. Innovation and entrepreneurship will be vital to achieve your goals because the future is about interdisciplinary has also taken the ‘Swachh Bharat’ campaign to heart with numerous cleanliness drives I would like to applaud the Shoreline collaboration. While you may have a strong foundation in your core area, it will be imperative to understand and appreciate team for putting together a magazine that will appeal to one and all in myriad respects, and hope that the bar continues to other disciplines. Technical, cultural and sports activities are a stepping stone to your future. I hope that all of you take full be set higher every year. advantage of the opportunities that this campus offers and I wish you all the best in your life, professionally and personally.

About the Director I’ve been at NIT Tiruchirappalli for the past five years. Before this, I worked for the Indian Missile Programme for over three decades. I started my career as an R&D scientist, dealing with the design and development of components and systems and soon moved to technology and product development. Based on the experience I gained, I set up a number of production centres all over the country. I then moved on to the project and programme management of critical missile projects like Prithvi, Agni and Akash. Subsequently, I headed a programme on the Indo-Russian joint venture project Brahmos. Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was my mentor throughout my career. On his advice, I moved to NITT on a mission to transform higher education, especially with respect to the areas of academics, R&D, industry interactions, student and faculty development and alumni connections. I have followed disruption techniques to change the system and have been successful in doing so. I have derived more satisfaction during my stay at NIT Tiruchirappalli even in comparison to the decades of professional achievements and recognition at DRDO. Prof. Udayakumar R. Y. Prof. Srinivasan Sundarrajan Dean of Students’ Welfare administration

Dr. T.P. Ashok Babu Dean of Faculty Welfare contents ENGLISH Prof. Katta Venkatrama 01 Dean, Academic KANNADA Prof. K. Chandrasekaran 36 Dean, Research and Consultancy HINDI Prof. M.B. Saidutta 57 Dean, Alumni Affairs and Institutional Relations MARATHI Prof. A.U. Ravi Shankar 65 Dean, Planning and Development MALAYALAM K Ravindranath 71 Registrar PHOTO GALLERY Y RamMohan Deputy Registrar Accounts 73 Reminiscence K. V. Kamath, Batch of '69, Chief of the New Development Bank of BRICS countries

I joined KREC in 1964, making the choice between It was in the library that I read some magazines joining BHU and KREC. I chose it simply because it which had results of Formula 1 races. This created a was near Mangalore, my home town. long-lasting impression and a liking for the sport. The campus was a quiet place, with just a few build- Very early on, I decided to commute from Mangalore ings. Initially there were only two hostel blocks and to college. My parents got me a motorcycle and I was a students were housed in Lecturers Quarters, so I was day scholar thereafter. The distance to Mangalore was in one of these. An amusing incident comes to mind. 16 km and I would endeavour to cover it in about 12 I had a Gujarati and a local Tulu speaking classmate minutes. Looking back, I took risks I would not take living there. The first day we met, the Gujarati friend today! wanted to know how to say good morning in Tulu and My family had a tile factory near Mulki and I would was instead told something which was a nasty 'gali'. ride to the factory daily to oversee operations during The next morning we were up and as soon as the Gu- our lunch break, which was from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. jarati saw the other friend, he wished him loudly with This was a huge learning experience for me and gave the 'gali'! me my initial grounding in business. In due course more hostels were built, the class size I was elected Student Union President in my final was about 50 and there were five sections. The campus year. A difficult decision as President was whether to would have had 1250 students or so. The hostel food support or oppose a strike that some of the students was notoriously bad, and we used to call the tomato had resorted to, to permit them to keep terms (basi- English rasam served daily ‘dishwashing water soup’. We didn’t cally to be allowed to progress to the next year without have much choice outside either. Across the road, was having cleared the papers for the current year and to a shack someone had set up as a canteen selling South be allowed to do this till they were in the final year). Indian grub, which was palatable. Surathkal itself was I had a good working relationship with all my teach- a sleepy village which did not have more than a couple ers and always held them in high regard and continue of restaurants. One served pretty good fish curry rice to do so. I had to be extra careful as my father was well and mutton sukka. However the lack of transporta- known to both the principals during my time there! tion was a challenge to most students. I do not think there was a placement committee then, The main building was up, but the workshops were but jobs were easy and I would believe every one was temporary. The cool breeze contributed to making absorbed. A good number went abroad, and I must you sleepy, particularly in the afternoons! The teach- have been the only one to join a business school. ers were by and large excellent. We had two outstand- When I look back, those of my classmates who were ing Principals while I was there from 1964 to 1969. the risk takers and became entrepreneurs did the best My favorite professor taught us Automobile Engi- in monetary terms, maybe validating what some of neering which was also my favorite subject. The class the younger folk want to do today! was quite noisy at times, with one lecturer so out of Time does fly and the memories remain. They some- control that loud full-throated singing would ensue. times need a gentle jog like mine got with this article! However, one day the Principal turned up and that put an end to the unruly behaviour.

1 shoreline shoreline 2 an introvert's RANT Do you have a question about - Chaitali Kulkarni (III Year, ECE) life at NITK? A lazy Saturday. I wake up after noon with a smile. My hand stretches to the bookshelf. ‘The Essential Chomsky.’ Universe, try again. ‘Design with Operational Amplifiers and Analog Integrated Circuits’. Ask Quora! Okay universe, again. ‘The Perks of being a Wallflower’ by Stephen Chbosky. Now we're talking! CULTURE I just need to know that someone out there listens and understands and doesn’t try to sleep with people even if they could. I need to know that these people exist. - Narendra Shivaram (II Year, ECE) ‘ ’ Dude, get off that bed. We leave in 10. entering NITK are “NITK vs college Leave? Where to? ABC?”, or “Which branch should I choose in NITK?” Quora helps in Lunch. Maybe a movie. clearing misconceptions and making No, thanks. Get me food on your way back, please? the school-college transition easier. The current students, and the alumni Come with us. of NITK actively contribute to ques- I really don’t want to. tions related to the institute. Stories But you said you had a good time with us yesterday! related to college and hostel life, cod- ing culture, start up culture, clubs, Exactly Qor inquisitive minds, there is a never projects, grades and fests can be What? ending quest for nuggets of information. found. These contributors also offer You guys are nice. I had a good time. Now it’s time for me to But on a campus of 5000 odd students, advice on placements and technical recharge. Finteraction between people across years and knowledge. For anyone interested in branches is not easily achieved. People with- the glorious old tales of NITK and its You could just say that you didn’t like the people! out connections through mutual friends, clubs famous personalities, Quora is the or acquaintances don’t get to hear the stories right place to go. The 8300 odd fol- What’s your problem? I did like them, okay. They were really interesting. Rohit told that get passed on from batch to batch. Quora, lowers of the NITK topic on Quora me about the three different salutes for the Army, Navy and Air Force; Deb has lived an online knowledge sharing platform with a are testimony to this. around the Naxalites - everyone had a riveting tale to tell! But, interacting with peo- Q&A format, bridges this gap by enabling us Humour has been a quintessential ple takes energy out of me. It’s not about enjoyment, it’s about expending energy. It’s to post questions on any topic and get answers element of the contributions from just like how you enjoy running. But can you run forever? No. You need to stop and from its community of users. NITKians. Stories and quotes from rest. This is my rest. professors have been documented Before joining NITK, I wanted to have an along with hilarious anecdotes about idea of the hostel and campus life there. There the students and their escapades. Why are you talking like this? You aren’t shy! weren’t many online resources for this, but There are also contributions pertain- Quora proved to be very helpful. I could post ing to technical advancements, mu- Where did that come from? Introversion and shyness are not the same! Shyness is questions and get answers from helpful seniors sic, city culture, literature, TV shows, the inability to interact, introversion is the preference to not! An extrovert is one who without even knowing who they were! Since sports and movies. This creates a cul- recharges with company and expends energy when alone, while an introvert expends it is essentially an opinion based answering ture of information dissemination, energy with people and recharges when alone. I like you. And I will hang out with platform, there are varied insights and per- dialogue and debate which are cru- you again. But let me be today. spectives. The option of anonymous posting cial to the college experience. brings out voices which may not have been You’re weird. expressed otherwise. This enables a wide and More questions? Thanks! multi-dimensional range of answers. There are also has relevant filtering options to provide streamlined content to suit our interests. Some Ask Quora! I think you of all people would understand that because I think you of all people are alive of the questions which are usually asked before and appreciate what that means. At least I hope you do because other people look to you for ‘ strength and friendship and it’s that simple. At least that’s what I’ve heard. ’ 3 shoreline shoreline 4 A DREAM CALLED

taking the plunge Sonali Shetty,NITK B.Tech, IInd Year, Chemical Engineering by Aayush Agrawal (Final Year, Chem. Engg.) I was never any good at academics. Right up un- another turning point in my life. til the 7th grade, I’d play with the family cats NITK had always been the as soon as my parents left for work. Sports dream. My mother had stud- ntrepreneurship. Start-up. Funding. These have family is also crucial. When the world is against you, fascinated me; though I was never excep- been common words in the news, discussions, you’ll need family on your side. ied there; in spite of being tionally talented at any sport, I dreamt of a farmer’s daughter, she’d and in the dreams of many students. The coun- NITK Alumni start-ups are gaining a lot of recognition becoming a sports star when I grew up. Etry has recently been infused with enthusiasm as a in India for being innovative and building high val- never given excuses in her This desire was partially because sports academics. Though she had result of the success stories of new companies. Our ue companies. The best example is Practo, which was had nothing to do with the academics I Prime Minister has driven initiatives to encourage in- started by Shashank ND straight from his NITK hos- numerous reasons to give up, dreaded so much. At another point in she never did. She was the first novation in start-ups to uplift the country. In fact, $4 tel room in 2009, and has become the highest valued time, I thought it’d be cool to become billion of investments have poured in from the West to healthcare start-up from India. Other NITK Alumni person to graduate with three de- a doctor - not out of passion for the grees from NITK! I thought - when her Indian start-ups in 2015 alone! start-ups such as Delhivery (valued at half a billion), field, but solely out of appreciation ‘Start early, start now!’ is the mantra that successful en- TaxiforSure (exited at $200 million), NestAway (invest- background wasn’t a hindrance for her, what for the aprons they donned! And so I was stopping me? There were times when I’d use trepreneurs give students who ask about the right time ed in by Ratan Tata) and DriveU are doing extremely dreamt, and dreamt, and dreamt… to start-up. In my opinion, the amount you learn by well because of their disruptive and innovative meth- my IQ as an excuse - that had to stop. I decided that starting your own venture is far greater than through ods. These companies have been founded with unique When I entered the 7th grade, I wouldn’t give up on this battle so easily. any other professional experience. An advantage we product visions which is why they are all benchmarks the school principal conducted a Once I took these decisions, there was no look- have as students is the low risk at this stage of our lives. in their industry. mathematics test. I scored terribly, ing back. I passed my 12th boards with flying Even if the venture doesn’t go as planned, your expe- To ensure further start-up successes in NITK, we as expected. Around then I noticed colors and emerged successful in the CET too. rience and network will give you a great launch pad need to nurture a strong ecosystem of entrepreneur- that as my grades dropped, my My JEE Mains rank wasn’t all that great though; in your career. In NITK, there are a few determined ship. E-Cell and STEP (a start-up incubation centre on friends distanced themselves fur- I knew I was eligible for a seat in a good college students who believe they have what it takes to build our campus) have been taking steps in that direction ther from me. We had forged those in Bangalore based on my CET rank, but that the next big business of India. but there is a lot more that needs to be done. Alumni bonds of friendship way back in wasn’t ‘the dream’. However, this time I knew in Rahul Singh Thakur, co-founder at Winkl, says that entrepreneurs could give frequent talks and provide kindergarten; they couldn’t break just because my heart that I hadn’t left any stone unturned and giv- entrepreneurship has made him more humble, after guidance for campus start-ups. This will help students I wasn’t good at academics! This fueled a burning de- en it my all. all the rejections that he has faced. He believes he can gain insights and get introduced to mentors for their sire in me to prove to them that I too could achieve what I set my mind to, that I too was capable. Then, it was 2:30 am on August 9th that I received a understand people better, and has learnt not to react ideas. message – to bad situations but instead respond to make the best I have personally benefitted by having an NITK alum- With this singular goal in mind, I focused intently on out of them. He thinks he now finds solutions through nus mentor me through my entrepreneurial journey. my studies. My grades eventually did pick up, but it was “Dear candidate, you have been allotted a seat in NITK. innovation for the inefficiencies he encounters. Preeth Chengappa, a 1990 batch entrepreneur current- a very slow process. Eventually, in my 10th grade board Congratulations!” The major obstacle in running a company while being ly in Silicon Valley, has been immensely helpful in my exams, I ranked third in the entire school. My friends In all my 17 years of existence, I don’t think I’d ever a student is simply time management. Also you have development. In my experience, alumni usually make and I scored within the same range. I was grateful to seen my parents as happy as they were that day. Yes, to make tons of sacrifices if you want to run your com- themselves available for a chat, are open to making them, as without that initial desire to prove myself, I’d I’d finally got into NITK, where I’d always dreamed of pany seriously. As the start-up becomes your first pri- introductions, and otherwise helping a fellow NITK never have reached this position. Though I was happy studying. The long, arduous journey to get here hadn’t ority, you hardly find time for your social life or even student in any way they can. I would advise students for them, I was far happier to witness my mother’s re- been a picnic! I had doubted myself and my capabili- academics. Many students yet get inspired and try to to leverage this network and reach out to alumni for a action to my marks. She couldn’t believe her eyes. She ties many times. Among the things that I was pushed start-up on their own; however, most times their ven- friendly chat; you never know what could happen! kept asking me to recheck the registration number I’d by was looking at Vitruvian (now Shoreline), the col- ture has the initial enthusiasm but then meets its un- Start-ups are created with the premise of taking the entered into the portal. When I informed my father lege magazine of NITK, and wanting to be a part of it. fortunate end. country forward as entrepreneurs strive to tackle the over the phone, he too was overjoyed. It was the first At the end, I realized that what was really important According to Shubham Badal, co- founder of Cy- challenges in our society. We as students are extremely time I truly felt good about myself. was to put your best foot forward. The Almighty knows brhome, there are three main challenges for most stu- lucky to be in this time where entrepreneurship is in In the 11th grade, I took admission into a college what you deserve better than you know it yourself. In dents seeking to pursue their start-up as a full time vogue. As a passionate entrepreneur, I would leave you which wasn’t near where I lived but was recommended conclusion, this dreamer would like to quote Muham- career during college– lack of confidence, weak teams with this - start early, fail fast and never give up on to me by many of my seniors. Most of my time was mad Ali, who said “I hated every minute of training, and lack of understanding of the entrepreneurial eco- yourself. then spent in the commute to and from college. My but I said to myself, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the system in the country. He adds that support from perseverance dropped slowly, and my grades were rest of your life as a champion.’ ” dropping with it. It was then that I encountered yet

5 shoreline shoreline 6 • Small birds like the Purple Rumped Sunbird can chanical and Electrical labs. be spotted near the Training & Placement Cell. • Extensive increase in the electromagnetic radi- • Another closely related member of Cuckoo ation from cell towers. And then they flew... family called the Greater Coucal (which is collo- • Recent increase in the level of traffic due to con- quially called the “The Sambhar Bird”) can some- struction of new toll gate leading to higher levels times be seen near the sprinklers in front of the of air & noise pollution. T&P. These birds carry an interesting superstition - it’s considered good luck to see them flying. But • Loud music during concerts and DJ nights! unfortunately, they mostly walk and refuse to fly Some of the things which we can do to remedy AND THEN for long periods! the situation are - • Owls were once visible near the Sciences Block • Efficient disposal of waste by ensuring plastics but are no longer spotted due to construction. and other hazardous substances are disposed • The Western side of the campus also has its share of surprises for bird lovers. From Peacocks THEY FLEW... which are almost residents of the Guest House Bird Watchers of EC-2, Class of 2017 to the overwhelming White Throated Kingfish- The coastal region of Mangalore is a delight for anyone who looks to the skies and enjoys ers, they can make your day on your way to the watching creatures of flight. With a plethora of trees and plants and abundant water bod- beach. ies, you can spot numerous uncommon birds in empty plots overrun with wild foliage. • Sometimes, you can spot Cattle Egrets in the NITK Surathkal is located perfectly for birdwatchers to capture some delightful moments. lawns outside Orange Tower picking off insects that leap out of the way. • Crow Pheasants visit the Sciences block fre- • During the mating season, male Egrets with yel- quently. They are large non-parasitic members low plumage can be seen. of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. • Soaring high in the skies, Black & Brahminy Kites Their habitat varies from jungles to urban gar- are also visible. dens. • At the hostels, imagine the joy of looking out of • Behind the Nandini parlour, mynahs can be your window in the evenings and being greet- found chirping about. The number of trees in the ed by the sight of a flock of Jungle Babblers area provide them with a platform to set their perched on the bald tree near the Orange Tow- nests. er! The flock can also be seen making interesting flying patterns. • Moving left towards the Red Rock entrance, can be found perching on the Rufuous Treepies All these birds need food, water, extensive veg- trees. properly. etation for nesting and a pollution free environ- ment, irrespective of their breed. However, in the • Minimal tree cutting. • Occasionally, you can also a spot a Racket present scenario with immense human interven- • Leaving natural water bodies untouched. Tailed Drongo. tion, the normal activities of birds have been dis- • Having a spot in our campus where we can feed rupted. Some of the problems faced are – birds and they can flock around, such as in front • Loss in vegetation cover due to new construc- of the Mega Towers or Guest House area. tion in various parts of the campus. For example, Let colours continue to have wings! trees were cut down for the construction of new Chemical Department block beside the SAC, and also for the Western Teaching Block which is be- ing built in the Western campus. • Garbage, particularly plastic and glass which has been improperly disposed on the NITK Beach. • Further down the road you can spot Bulbuls near the Director’s bungalow. • Use of fertilizers in maintaining lawns in front of the Main Building, Gym, Mega Towers and Guest • If you are lucky enough you could even stumble House can be hazardous to birds. upon some Bee Eaters! • Noise from heavy machinery, such as in the Me-

7 shoreline shoreline 8 I’ve always wanted to be a superhero. Wherever I go, I see problems and I dream of solving them. But I’ve no idea how to do that. Then I realized that you don’t need to have any superpowers - the skills you have are enough to bring change in society. There are a million ways in which people can bring change. I have chosen the smile. Photography is a medium or bridge, which connects people and can be used as a tool to undo the the stereotypes made in society. But the question I’m often asked is, how can a smile do this? It starts small - by sharing smiles with your friends and family. Your friends and family can share with the community, the community can share with the nation, and the nation can share with the world. Smile away your problems. Did I get carried away? Maybe. But it’s worth a shot. Believe me, your smile can change the world. It starts with you; you can create endless smiles :) A special mention to Prof. Udaykumar Yaragatti for guiding me in this endeavour and offering his smiling support! Ram IAS B.Tech., Final Year

9 shoreline shoreline 10 Mane, batch of 2014, and asst. director of ‘One Flew Everyone is in sound agreement about how alumni the Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.’ support can further fuel the rise of theatre culture. “Theatre after all is not just for the stage, and a lot All Stage “I used to be much more introverted before but the- of the tools we use in theatre can be transposed to World' s a atre changed that. “When you’re made to work for other areas. For example, companies nowadays use - Sahana Roy (II Year, ECE) a common cause with a bunch of diverse people, it theatre as a medium to conduct workshops to for- changes you.” mulate their strategies.” I began to put myself out there more and I didn’t even “The alumni could make an effort to connect nota- s the audience in the SJA roared with laughter by Ira Levin into a stage production for NITK, and realise it”, recalls Ameya Koushik, a 3rd year B.Tech ble theatre personalities with our campus to build on the evening of 27th March 2015, the ac- so raise funds for a charitable cause. The whopping student of Mechanical Engineering, who after act- popularity of the art among students. Even visits by tors, both onstage and in the wings, stood in figure of ₹ 31,000 raised for CRY (WHO) had done ing in ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ in his first alumni who were previously into theatre would be a Astunned silence, recollecting the light hearted conver- enough to convince The Rotaract Club (NITK Chap- year, fell in love with theatre to such an extent that great help”, says Aayush Vishak also shares the same sation that they once had - “Do you think the audi- ter) that this show was going to be a keeper. he joined Dramanon, a professional theatre company notion. “I'm sure there are many in our alumni net- ence will find this funny?” That question had finally based in Manipal. work, myself included, who would love to share their answered itself. They had managed to pull off the Brit- The sheer determination and passion of a few people experience. Area specific training, acting workshops ish comedy, ‘Death by Design’! has led to not only a full-fledged stage production ev- Ishani too swears by the transformative power of the- for example, could be done over the year for interest- ery year since 2011, but also to an enormously suc- atre. Theatre is a great therapy; it changes you in a ed students.” The Rotaract Club and the Literary, Stage and Debat- cessful fund raising event. powerful way. I feel comfortable doing stupid things ing Society organise the Annual Rotaract Play, and it now. “I used to be a person who was very prepared, “Getting in touch with other theatre troupes and has been evolving at a fair clip. It is time to credit the “I was a part of 4 productions over as many years in before a speech for example, but theatre changed getting to know more about the way they function ones who were passionate enough to spark off this an- college and if there was one thing that remained con- that and helped me remain in the moment and trust can really help us with getting somewhere!” Ameya nual theatre tradition in NITK, and also those who stant over all the plays, it was that we wanted to put my instincts.” adds in. Hari also presents an interesting thought, “I worked very hard to not only continue it, but also to up something that was both creatively stimulating for think the greatest contribution can be in actually let- improve it. us, and something the audience would find easy to An issue perhaps is that the concept of theatre seems ting people know about the annual play and culture sit through” says Vishak Nair, batch of 2014, who has exclusive and intimidating to the NITK junta. Ishani in NITK. Even though the audience was significantly recollects the hype surrounding the play in her first larger and more diverse compared to my first year, I In its second year, Thomas Francis adapted been into theatre since the age of 15 and is currently a year (i.e. 2012) and how she thought that she wouldn’t think we can still show people outside campus what ‘And Then There Were None’ which raised resident actor at The Little Theatre Trust in Chennai. be a worthy cast member alongside the ‘cool crowd’. we are doing and what the team is passionate about.” ₹ 38,000 for Make a Difference (MAD). 2012 “Choosing a play is always the toughest decision, since However, she put aside her fear and auditioned the In its third year, Deepika Mutukuri adapted one has to keep in mind the audience at NITK” con- next year. She says, “Before learning the lines or how At the end of the day, it’s quite simple, really. NITK ‘Fools’ which raised ₹ 41,696 for RoTutor (a curs Aayush Agrawal, a final year B. Tech. student of to say them, the first thing that a group in theatre has the talent, and it has the motivation. It already Rotaract Club, NITK Chapter initiative to Chemical Engineering, and director of the 2016 stage should aspire to is becoming comfortable enough has a quasi-structure in place. All that is required is teach the basics of English to the students production, ‘Play On’. to try out new things that may seem stupid.” the right utilization of existing resources and the will-

2013 of KREC School) and for Balagraha ingness to experiment. Thus slowly one’s own life is Orphanage, Mangalore. Ishani Chaudhary, batch of 2015, and asst. director of It’s notoriously difficult to balance extra-curricular changed, and the powerful mode of expression that is ‘Death by Design’, further adds, “I was always of the activities and academics. But Hari Krishnan clears the theatre can be used to create a difference bigger than In its fourth year, Vishak Nair’s stage opinion that we should do something that we really offers consolation when he says, “The first time I took oneself. production of ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo's want to do, rather than just deliver what the audience part in the play, I found it really hard to manage both Nest’ raised ₹ 60,000 for RoTutor and wants, because that way we are sure to do our best and my studies and the practices, and was quite sceptical Vidhyadhayini School for Deaf Child and about continuing for 2 months. But then comes that 2014 thus ensure that the audience loves it!” Mother, Surathkal. moment when you are done with the final perfor- Auditions are open to all and are conducted by a panel mance and people tell you how amazing it was. I think In its fifth year, Hari Krishnan’s adaptation consisting of the director and their assistant(s), who that was what kept me going every year.” of ‘Death by Design’ raised approximately themselves are not necessarily from the Rotaract Club.

2015 ₹ 90,000 for the KREC School. Why audition though? Why not just buy a ticket and enjoy the play? It all started in 2011 when Sujin Kurup, a final year B. “Theatre changed how I interact with people, es- Tech. student decided to adapt ‘Deathtrap’, a 1978 play pecially how I try to influence others”, says Aashish The End!

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SUB-ZERO centre of the frozen lake to satisfy gone through. It was all going to ered mountains with peaks that their selfie needs. pay off very soon. shone like gold in the yellowish At every campsite, we would re- The next few hours were spent in orange sunlight. Even after hours fuel with hot fluids - from tomato the tent relaxing, and packing up of walking, mysteriously, the dis- WINTER soup to tea, and sometimes even for the big day - the day of the sum- tance never seemed to diminish. Bournvita! On any other day, nei- mit. Later, just as we were about to The knee-deep snow and oxygen ther soup nor tea is a big deal, but tuck in for a nap, we heard people deficient air worked together to in a snow-covered campsite, about joyfully scream, “Snow! Snow!” make us feel like we were drown- ADVENTURE 9,500 feet above sea level, when Confused, as I stepped out of the ing, making the last few hundred you’re praying for your body heat tent, I realised what they meant. metres the toughest. As our bodies Nikshep Trinetra rd to stay trapped under four layers of It was raining diamonds from ached with exhaustion, we pushed III Year, B.Tech, Chemical Engineering clothing, it is a blessing. For once, the sky. I stood in awe watching ourselves harder, surging through every action feels like a burden. the snowflakes gently land on my the last part like survivors of a Wish to take a walk, eh? Only after Fleece Jacket. Neither the sub-zero apocalypse fighting the final wave you put on two jackets, a muffler, temperature nor the chilling wind of zombies. a cap, a sweater, gloves, socks and could stop us from playing in the When I reached the peak, I was a layer of plastic over the socks to snow. Our joy at being served din- completely out of breath and un- prevent snow from wetting it. Still ner was unmatched that evening. able to figure out whether it was up for that walk? Along with the usual roti and sa- because of the relentless incline At one point, a friend and I got left bzi we got something special for of the climb or the breath-tak- behind and couldn’t see a soul! It dessert - Gulaab Jamun. So we’re ing view that had just come into seemed like the snow had swal- standing on frozen grass about sight. We didn’t believe it when lowed everyone up. Hoping we 10,000 feet above sea level in the we heard people talking about a weren’t lost, we quickened our Himalayas, surrounded with 360 degree panoramic view at the pace. Our panic levels shot up snow-capped peaks, overlooking peak. Standing there however, our and just when we were about to a beautiful sunset and enjoying disbelief turned to awe. In every give up, the sudden sight of sky sumptuous, warm Gulaab Jamuns direction I looked, I saw colos- here are many ways to spend ter about four hours of shivering en cabin in the middle of a field blue tents provided us solace. We after a wholesome dinner. I think sal mountains kissing the bright Tyour winter vacation - bask in in the bus and staring at the val- covered with thick snow, just like sighed in relief, realizing that we I may just have defined euphoria. blue skies with their snow covered the sun on a warm windy beach, leys and mountains in awe, we they show in movies. We were had reached Camp Luhaso, which peaks and clouds moving about or sip on hot chocolate as you read reached Sankri - our base camp. led by two cheerful local guides was to be our abode for the sec- On the third day of the trek, we aimlessly. An orange flag flapping your favourite novel. I chose to We were welcomed with hot coffee who had two very cute dogs. In ond night. As I lifted my head, I were all set to summit the peak. about in the chilly wind was the spend mine at a height of 12,500 and lunch. The next two days were fact, their strength and endur- realized that amid all the chaos, We started the ascent well before only thing I could hear - this was feet in the mighty Himalayas. A meant only for acclimatisation- ance was remarkable. About three we were oblivious to what had 5:00 am. With sleepy eyes and as silent as it could get. I put my group of 43 members from across getting used to the high altitude, resting points later (one of which been right in front of us. Far out bright torches, from a distance we camera away and sat down, my India who had travelled hundreds low temperatures and low oxygen was lunch with a snowman with a in the distance, sitting like an un- must’ve looked like a group of or- eyes still trying to digest the sight of miles for one reason - adventure. levels. As I zipped my sleeping bag blue hat), we reached our second even slice of vanilla cake on a plate ganised fireflies scaling the Hima- and my mind trying to compre- The cold weather welcomed us with on the second night, I realized that campsite. We arrived at Juda Talav made of coniferous trees, waiting layas. It was a full moon day and hend the exquisite beauty of this headaches and fevers, but our en- my adventure had begun. as we saw the Sun setting, peep- to be summited, was the peak of even in the dark we could still see winter we were experiencing. The thusiasm was undamped. At these We started our trek from Sankri ing through the gap between two Kedharkantha. We were delighted the snow glittering in the moon- next few days would be spent in temperatures, all one can think of with the backdrop of the beauti- snow-covered peaks. This place is to see our destination for the first light. The first rays of sunlight hit the descent. We all bid each other is food and warmth. Fortunately ful Swargarohini peaks and within said to have got its name from a time, glistening with fresh white us at around 6:00 am. Everyone’s goodbye but as I sat on the edge for us, we got to enjoy tasty Aloo two hours we were carefully tread- story that says long ago, two lakes snow. We knew nothing could stop gaze was fixed on the peak or on of that rock, facing the rest of the Parathas with Dahi at what I would ing snow-covered trails lined with joined to form one large lake. It us from scaling that peak now. We the path ahead, which was getting Himalayas, I thought, “If there is refer to as a ‘high-altitude-Dhaba’ coniferous trees. Every now and was completely frozen, yet some forgot all about the pain and cold, slippery. Surrounding us were the a God, this is probably his laptop on our way to the base camp. Af- then, we’d come across a wood- dared to walk all the way till the and sleepless nights that we had marvellous, mighty, snow-cov- screensaver.”

13 shoreline shoreline 14 as the wool spun around the sparks flew haywire - the East were getting redder and redder. The thundercloud wind shooting molten steel towards the camera and turned orange from all the scattered light. The fog at me. It went on for about 15 seconds and created an a distance rolled over coconut groves. And then the awesome image. sun rose; the darkness that engulfed the earth scurried The light in the tunnel was shot on another day with away as yellow light started streaking in between the the guards looking at the scene in awe/confusion - clouds just above MRPL. should they do anything about it? Next up, we tried to It takes a lot of luck to see the stars in the Surathkal catch the lunar eclipse. The moon rose from the hori- skies. Pray there isn’t haze, clouds or moonlight, and zon blood red in colour swimming in the orange skies then you might be able to recognize a few constella- above MRPL. It was a beautiful sight and we caught it tions. The NITK lighthouse has been an integral part unfolding in our cameras. of everyone’s life here. We have all made life decisions When you chance upon a rare event or something that there and nostalgic memories there. One autumn lasts only for a few minutes, being a photographer of night we headed off to the beach. The subtle moonlight things, you have a responsibility. The solar halo on the of a waxing gibbous moon hit the coast and made the 9th of September was a great opportunity to do just waves glisten like silver. The lighthouse stood tall in a that. And it so happened that that the sun centered backdrop of faintly twinkling stars. perfectly with the green tower and we could obtain a Every shot we take starts as planned; however things neat symmetrical composition. never go as planned because when it comes to outdoor Dawn is one phenomenon that is oblivious to most photography, you don’t have control over the weather. QUIET AMBIENCE There are weather prediction services for photogra- engineering students. I can vouch for that fact - I had never witnessed a sunrise before I got into photogra- phy in the US, but none in India. Also in Surathkal NIHAL AMIN & RAJU MEENA, B.TECH, IVTH YEAR, CIVIL ENGINEERING phy. It isn’t just the trivial sight of the sun rising above we need to deal with the humidity and the unflattering the horizon. When we went out one day to capture a haze and clouds in the sky. The right time for getting sunrise on campus, we were shell shocked with what the best light is just before or after a huge downpour nature had to offer. The eastern sky was packed with during sunrise/sunset because that is when you get the thick black clouds, and the western sky had a giant deep hues you see in professional photos. white thunder cloud approaching. The clouds in the We had a learning curve. It always starts with “Dude, “Why do we shoot?” the little knowledge we had, we campus grounds shooting as Quiet “I have asked myself this question would bump the ISO to 6400 and Ambience. so many times. The only answer I then shoot, however this time we I owned a Nikon d5100 with its 18- ever had was gratitude. It gave me got a purple mess from the noise, 55mm zoom lens and a 55-200mm magic in places where there is no but still no lightning. Dejected, we telephoto - a typical beginner’s kit hope; it made me realize nothing went back thinking we weren’t cut you could say. By March 2015, we can be taken for granted. The grati- out for it. had the technical knowledge need- tude is a silent promise that I make We started researching, reading ed - timelapses, hyperlapses, long to myself.” books and watching tutorials. We exposures, HDR. The quote is by Guru Charan, a fa- had taken up photography as a The first thing we worked on to- mous photographer from Banga- hobby, something that would fill a gether was a hyperlapse, where you lore. It’s what inspires us to do what void in an otherwise monotonous move the camera relative to the we do and keep getting better. academic engineering life. subject over a period of time. It was We met in our 3rd year at NITK But the moment we started fol- a big success and that was when we and found that we shared a com- lowing the works of great artists, knew we could do still better. We mon interest - photography. It was it was no longer a hobby. Taking then got interested in almost all in November 2014 when we went photographs became an addiction; genres of photography. Fine art us- to the terrace of our hostel block instead of travelling elsewhere, we ing steel wool was one of them. We to catch some lightning. With our decided to cut back on trips and fo- bought a huge chunk of industrial cameras in our hands, we wait- cus our attention on our own cam- grade steel wool at a very reason- ed for the lightning to strike. And pus. That is when we started seeing able price from an online store and just when we got a glimpse of light the campus through the eyes of an decided to try it out. This was in from the periphery, we would turn, artist. Every location seemed like Sasihithlu beach where we filled a aim our cameras and shoot. Ev- a coloured canvas and all we had custom built cage with some steel ery single time we got nothing - to do was to paint. With that idea wool and set it ablaze using a 9V just blackness in the image. With in place, we started covering the battery. The winds were strong and

15 shoreline shoreline 16 that’s insane, we can never take a photo like that!”, and ends with a fist bump. We got our in- spiration from famous photographers like Jake Olson, Michael Shainblum, Trey Ratcliff, Bobby Joshi and many others. Decrypting their work is truly difficult. The skill and hard work that goes into processing the images in order to recreate the feelings and emotions felt when the photo was taken is truly amazing.

17 shoreline shoreline 18 19 shoreline shoreline 20 21 shoreline shoreline 22 23 shoreline shoreline 24 Every photograph we took of the campus is satisfying. It is a way to further our skill set and also give something in return to the college that brought us here. We look forward to converting this addiction to professionalism, and continuing to capture photographs that inspire people to unleash their creativity and admire the beautiful nature around.

25 shoreline shoreline 26 I really love interacting with the stu- dents, even though sometimes they pester me with nonsense questions. When I ask them why, they tell me that I am the HUMANS OF only person in our college who will give the cor- rect answer and guide them in the right path. Before coming here, I only knew Kannada and Tulu. Just by talking to the students I learned English and Hindi. I never get angry with them because I think of my children who are outside. I hope that somebody will be good to my chil- dren in the same way I try to be good to our stu- dents. NITK Getting attached to them is sad because when they leave, they hardly ever remember me. Of course, I keep in touch with students from even the 2007 batch - they message me ‘Good morn- ing’ and ‘Good night’ - but a lot of people stop Merlyn D’Souza after some time. Assistant to the Dean of Students' Welfare

I used to work in Mumbai as a cook I’m Dhananjay Shetty, and I run but returned because my family Samudra Darshan and 3rd Block wanted me near. I’ve always taken Night Canteen. I’ve been working care to be dutiful. When I had come here for the last ten years. to Surathkal to talk to my parents Students find that choosing an item to order at about a marriage proposal I had gotten, I real- the NC makes them very happy, as compared ised that they had already found a girl for me. to eating whatever they are served at the mess. I was trapped between these two women and This flexibility is really important as students eventually married the one my parents chose stay here, away from their homes. This is high- because they wouldn’t accept a girl from Mum- ly beneficial during the exam period as well. To bai. ensure hygiene in my NC, I make sure that all my A lot has changed since I first came here. Rag- employees bathe twice a day, once in the morn- ging has stopped completely with the extra ing and once before the work of the night starts. security in the campus and working conditions The students always support us and this helps have improved for us which is why I’m very hap- us run our business successfully. They include py with my job. us in their activities as well, and I have become The students are very fond of me and often ask close to many of them. We were featured in the me to come for night duty. Since I really like to ‘Happy NITK’ video. Visiting alumni always meet watch plays, the Ph.D. students give me some us and talk to us. When we faced problems in on my mobile. getting permission to continue running the NC, hundreds of students mailed the Director and Dhananjay Shetty Anand Anchan I hope to retire here itself with these wonder- rd 2nd Block Guard ful people who have been really kind to me all enabled us to continue running. 3 Block Night Canteen & Samudra these years. Darshan

27 shoreline shoreline 28 I started working at the Nandini in “A child is born crying but should in- NITK around 7 years ago after work- tend to do good. God is with us but ing at a smaller one just a few kilo- sometimes forgets people as he has meters away along the beach road. to take care of everyone.” So believes Opening a store in the college was a very good Mr. C. V. Raj Shetty, our perennially happy ATM move – not only because of the many hungry security guard who draws love and affection students in the campus, but also due to the fact from his visitors. A teacher, Mr. Shetty loves that everyone is friendly and well-mannered talking - he wants to convey so many things! and there hasn’t been a single bad incident A former employee of Mangalore Chemicals during my time here. and Fertilizers (MCF), Mr. Shetty was hit by a Fests like Incident draw a lot of people here, and drunk driver. He was more mentally hurt than this gives a real boost to the business while also physically. When asked if this fits with his be- giving me the opportunity to meet new people. liefs, he reverentially states that he cannot take revenge on God; he cannot control his fate, only Although I am going to get married soon, I am his actions. not ready to leave the campus just yet. This is my home and a part of who I am. A lot of chang- Mr. Shetty travels everyday from Kinnigoli and es have taken place over the past few years, but is a 55 year old man beaming with determina- I haven’t really been affected much. How I see it, tion that he derives from the affection he gets if you can’t have Maggi, there’s always Yippee! from the ATM visitors. We thank you Mr. Shetty for being so kind to us. For exemplifying what persistence and belief mean. For being our ‘ATM Prasad uncle’. C.V. Raj Shetty Nandini Milk Parlour Security Guard at SBI ATM An appeal to readers: Mr. Shetty still hopes to get back into teaching. If anyone knows of a vacant post to teach young children, do let us know and we will convey the news to Mr. Shetty.

I have been here in this institute for 6 years. Earlier I used to work in the Home Guard for 25 years before coming here, when Prof. Yaragatti offered me this job. I used to live on campus be- cause my husband was a professor in the Chem- I started working in Nescafe four ical Engineering department. Earlier there were years back after studying in Canara only 8 girls that living in the staff quarters but college. I didn’t really imagine the now the count has almost crossed 1000. I have students being as warm and affec- over the years learnt how to identify first years tionate as they are. I had anticipated naughty, from the senior girls because it’s easier to iden- mischievous pranksters who would play jokes tify the new faces. have a daughter in Bangalore on me, but my time here has shown me a differ- who is an Ayurvedic Doctor. My husband retired ent story. 10 years ago and now I get to meet her once in a while. Overall I feel content with my current Third and final years come all the way from job and I don’t know how long I’ll be here but I Mega Tower to meet me, and last year they gift- really would like to stay for a long time to come. ed me speakers that I still use.

Pritam Nescafé Stall Bhanumati Bangera Girls’ Block Guard

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A Traveller’s Rest The Sea Flying With Dragons Keerthan S. S., IInd Year, CSE The Brown Slytherin, IInd Year, CSE Yashaswini Karanth, IInd Year, Metallurgy

Walking on for ages, Invoking the mighty spirits, Look We’ve witnessed rainbows I tire and seek rest. Starts afresh each day. Look at us now After facing the rain A rock nearby, lazes A home to countless spirits, What do you see? We’ve braved storms I retire atop its crest. The hunter and the prey. Roughed winds unpleasant Clouds of funny guise We’re battered Battled our demons by hand Ludic across the heavens It’s strong for the mighty, We’re tired We’ve created legend Concourse to a line in size, It’s a loner’s friend. Heaving, struggling Conflux with the waves. It’s the best party companion, Battle weary Look Memories etched on fragile sand It’s your soul’s other end. For years we’ve laboured Look at us now Some washed away without a fight, We’ve halted, we’ve faltered What do you see? Others face the tide and stand It has all the secrets, Sweated, fretted Anchor to the soul, the seeking light. It’s the wealthiest bank. Scarred & daunted We’ve emerged Miseries and rapture, The ultimate inspiration, Pushing boundaries We’ve risen Euphoria and cyanide. It’s the dying’s plank. Past the horizon Panting, puffing The blue skies darken Stretching & spreading Drunk on victory As the sun complied. It has witnessed the fiercest of the battles, A heads-on collision Both feet on the peak The body has healed, It has healed many scars. We’ve had our times Winners of the game The mind isn’t ready. The battleground for titans, Of hard work strenuous Calling on Destiny My eyelids seal Been spectator of great wars. We’ve had our times Our reward to claim. Awaiting Morpheus’ melody. Of joy & fun frivolous And though we may stand Life is a strange deal. The strength of Poseidon, Look Alone in a big, bad world Experiences transient, Yet a mother’s kindness. Look at us now We fear not in our heart Farewells inevitable It’s the Almighty’s supreme creation, What do you see? For in this we believe Uncertainty is time’s consort. A paradigm of wildness. We’ve climbed We’ve sparred with beasts Yet, it has moments to cherish We’ve crawled Yet soared with falcons Memories, everlasting. The infinite is its limit, Galloped, stumbled Though we may have tackled beasts Relive the past joy, Priceless are its treasures. Rewriting history We’ve flown with dragons And wish for a similar morrow. It keeps nothing to itself, Made it past mountains I stand, and gaze at my trail, The Gods symphonize in its pleasures. Vast fields, past greens Right between the sand and sea, Over the seven oceans Never knowing what shall prevail, The cheerful morning, the silent dusk, Across bridges and creeks Never knowing how long to lead. And the mesmerizing glittery night. With nothing to lose The winds beckon me, The sea, never fails to astonish the living, Nor nothing to gain. Water teases my feet. With its intense mortal fright. I carry my bag and set out Onwards to my next adventure.

31 shoreline shoreline 32 organizations and NGOs such as Make a Difference and ACTION Maple, get a technical backing. They provide free of charge software solutions to these or- ganizations and their efforts have been appreciated by several such NGOs. ‘Shiksha’ is a social initiative conceived by the Asso- ciation for Computing Machinery (ACM, formerly CSI) to impart basic computer skills to students of the NITK Kannada Medium School. The volunteers con- duct weekly classes at the Central Computer Centre (CCC) for students of 8th and 9th grade, where the kids are exposed to basics like Paint, Word, Excel and interactive seminars, gives high school students a pic- LOGO. The students are also introduced to the world ture of career prospects. MAD also has a similar ini- of Internet through Wikipedia, Google Search, Trans- tiative known as ‘Propel’, with the aim of helping 11th late, Maps and Gmail. ‘Vidyarthi’ is another program and 12th grade students identify and pursue chosen by the ACM, NITK Chapter which has turned into an career paths. As a step towards preparing the students umbrella initiative for many educational efforts such for competitive entrance exams, ‘Avanti Fellows’, in as NTSC Coaching for Mathematics and Science, as India is the second most populated country in the grades V to VII. These sessions, conducted twice a collaboration with the Rotaract Club, provides 11th well as Spoken and Written English. world with almost 1.2 billion people. However, being week, teach English grammar to the children through and 12th grade education to students who cannot af- Physical and Medical Rehabilitation is an issue that successful engineers puts us in the mere 2% of people ford professional coaching. plagues developing countries and India is far away who have had the opportunity to complete graduate These programs are open to all! Student volunteers, from attaining the ‘handicap-friendly’ tag. To address education. Even today, 98% of India doesn’t obtain an including those who are not a part of a club, can teach this problem, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic education. Having received this privilege, it impera- students various subjects based on their skill and level Engineers (IEEE) has developed a prototype of a ‘Smart tive that we extend our umbrella and help others reach of expertise in the subject. Slate’ device, which helps provide interactive learning the shade of literacy, allowing them to sustain them- The world we live in is now being dominated by tech- selves and their families in the future. nology with automation and modernization taking It’s easy to just give someone what they need in a place in every avenue possible. However, many cannot moment of transience, but to change the issues that afford to pay for them. At one end of the spectrum, plague India - a country still on its path to develop- smartphone applications deliver food to our doorstep, ment - education is a basic need in order to empower the youth and encourage them to work for a better future for the country. With this in mind, several or- ganizations in NITK, both independent and collabo- rating with external agencies, work towards providing stories and songs. A similar initiative has been tak- various levels of education to underprivileged kids in en up by the NSS (National Service Scheme) Unit at and around campus. NITK where kids of III to V grade are taught English. They also conduct a beach schooling program, teach- The Rotaract Club of NITK runs a program called ing underprivileged kids daily, free of cost. In addition to these programs founded within NITK several students work as volunteers at Make A Dif- ference (MAD), an NGO. One MAD initiative is ‘Ed Support’, where kids are assisted in English, Math and solutions for the blind. The project has succeeded in Science. MAD volunteers also participate in ‘Discov- providing a low-cost tablet with important features er’ which provides experiences and exposure through that complement elementary education for the blind. sessions on communication skills, ethics, values, whereas at the other end, sections of society are un- Ajin Tom and Harish Kumar, decided to take matters health and hygiene. aware of the existence of the internet and computers. into their own hands and ventured on to develop a tool for the visually impaired. This tool, if developed fur- The progress of society is governed by the working As students studying in an engineering institute, the ther, so as to be able to economically manufacture it, population, especially those entering the profession- ideal way for us to give back to society is by developing would be a major step in aiding the visually disabled. al phase of their lives. Therefore, creating awareness low cost technologies for the daily use of the common ‘Rotutor’, wherein groups of students, both club mem- about the opportunities available to them is crucial. man. Initiatives like these prove that there is a unique way in bers and otherwise teach English proficiency skills The ISTE (Indian Society for Technical Education) or- ‘Anwesha’, a startup founded by some of NITK stu- which each one of us can give back to society. So, if you to students of the NITK Kannada Medium School of ganises a career mentorship program which, through dents, aims at solving this problem by helping social think social work only involves talking and interacting

33 shoreline shoreline 34 with the people, think again. The society needs tech- NITK beach. These include the ‘Clean My Campus’ nology from the nerdiest of the lot as much as any- event by Student Council and the Beach cleanup drive thing else. conducted in association with NITK Rotaract Club, NSS and NCC. A ‘green run’ was also organized by the Hostel Office authorities as a step to create aware- ness among the students about campus cleanliness, by means of a short marathon run.

It is a common misconception that the only skills students from a technical institute possess, are those related to science and technology. Fighting this dog- ma, aspiring actors, directors, scriptwriters and media technicians in college, work tirelessly to execute the annual ‘Charity Play’, year after year. This play, con- Apart from contributing technology, the second big- ducted by the Rotaract Club, has managed to bring gest thing, we as engineering students can give back on stage several world acclaimed scripts such as Ken to society is our time. In line with the vision of the Kesey’s ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ and Rob Rotaract, “Service above Self”, one of the flagship ac- Urbinati’s wacky comedy with a murder, ‘Death by tivities the club organizes is the Semester Orphanage design’. With a collection of around one lakh rupees Trip. Members and non members travel to nearby in its last edition, Rotaract’s Charity Play aims to be orphanages in the Mangalore District, and spend a bigger and better every year. The proceeds generated day with the resident children, providing them with via various sources such as ticket sales and individual supplies, clothes and a sum of money, for the needs of donations are then used in two parts. One half is do- the orphanage. The members spend days organizing a nated to the NITK Kannada Medium School, the other drive prior to this trip, going door to door for these going to different organisations like MAD, Child Relief collections. and You(CRY), Mother and Child School for deaf and dumb, etc. So, if you think theater is your thing, the ಕನ㒨ಡ play is the platform you need to showcase your talent, while parallely making a difference towards society.

Since its inception in 1960, the National Institute of technology Karnataka (formerly Karnataka Region- al Engineering College), cumulatively, has created an appreciable social footprint. However, the question we need to ask ourselves is this: are these efforts enough or are we capable of doing much more? Given the right Our beloved Dean of Students Welfare, Dr. Udayku- motivation and effort, we, the students of NITK, with mar Yarigatti, repeatedly emphasizes on how NITK is a our level of dexterity in both technical and non-tech- home away from home, and nobody likes a home kept nical aspects, coupled with the rural scope available unclean. Following the Prime Minister’s directive to around our campus, can contribute to society, much ensure a ‘Swachh Bharat’, various clubs, in collabora- more than what we have. All it takes is a little time and tion with the Student Council, organise cleanup drives effort, to make a small difference, causing a huge im- in the different parts of college, including our very own pact on the lives of some.

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37 shoreline shoreline 38 ಸ㒵 ಲ㒪 냇ಸರ풾峁ತ㒤 飆. ಅವ삿峆 ꂾನ ತಮ್ ಅ뒿ಪ್ ಯ. ಆ뒾삿벿ದ್ ದꃆ. �ಲ ಘꃆ 벾삿峆 냇ಡ ಳ? ಆದ샆 ನನ್ ꃆಲದ죍좿 , ನನ್ ಎ죍ಲ 뒾�ಗಳಿದ ಎರವ죁 삿ಯ상 ಆಡಿಬಿ ಹೋ颂ತಹ ಪ蓆飁ಕೊಡದ್ ꃍನ ’ಕನ್ ಡ’ ಅಂತ ಸಮೀಕ್� 뒾�ಯನ್ ಡ죁 ಇ�ಟ ಮನ್ 賆볇?! ಏನ ಕ샆볁郍ತಿದ್ ದ퓆ಯೋ ಅದಕ್ ನಮ㒮 ಕಣ್ 資 郆샆颿ರದ ��풂邿상ವ 풿鳇ಯ ಜೀವ响哆 飃�粿 ಯ ನೀ蓁퓁飁, ಈ ಸ್ವೀ哃ತ ಏಕ? ನನ್ ಮನ್ 賆 �ಕಣ ಪದ㒧 ತ볇 咾ರಣ. ಅಲ㒪 ಜ್ - ಅಪ삿梿ತ ನಶ㒶 ಬ㒧 郆ಯ좿 ಮ鳁ರ ಜೋ峁ಳ풾峁퓁飁, 咾ಣದ 뒾�峆 ಆ峁郍ತ 상풂ತಹ ಅವ뢾ನ. ಅ�响� ತ샇 ತುಂ상ವ ಇಂದನ ꂿ뢾 ಪಥದ좿 颾삿ದೀಪ풾峁퓁飁 ಸಜ㒜 ನರ ಸ㒵 뒾ವ! ಎಷ್ಟೋ 낾삿 ꂾ퓁, ಬ상ವ ಪೀಳ峆峆 ಏನನ್ ದ샂 삂ಗದ죍좿 ಕನ್ ಡಕ್ 岿볇, ಕನ್ ಡವꃍನ 냆쳆퓁ದಕ್ 岿볇 ಇ상풂ತಹವರ ದ죇 峁상ಗ첾峁郍邾샆! ಕಟ್ಟೇ ಹೋಗ냇品, ꃆನꢿರಲ! ನೀ퓁ﲂꂾವ삿ಯ飆, ಅವ상 ತಮ㒮 뢾郁ಗಳ 샂袿ಕೋಡರತಕ್ಕಂತಹ ಅಪಭ್ರಂ�ತ 壍볆 냆ರ쳆貿ಕಯಷ್ಟೇ! 벾ವ 뢾ಧ್ ಮ ಅಂತಹ ವ㒯 响ತ ಗಳ죍죊 ಬ㒬 상 ಚೇದ㒰 ಪ㒰 飍‍ವ상. ಇವ상 퓃ತ್ ಯಲ್ 뒾�ಯನ್ನೇ ರ풾ꂿತ್ತೀ삿. 咾ಳ炿 ಉದ್ ಮ풾岿 ಪ삿ವರ್ತ풾峁ತ㒤 飆ಯೋ ವಕೀಲ상, 삂ಗ듂뢿ಯಲ್ , ಚಲನ梿ತ㒰 삂ಗದಲ್ ತ죆낾岿 ನ뢿ವ ಇರ냇咾ದದ್ ಎ�ಟ 뒾ವ್ , ಸ룁梿ತ ಆಗ ಸ㒵 邾ಶ响ತ 볇 ಇ퓆ಲ್ ದ响ಕ 咾ರಣ풾峁ತ㒤 飆. ’ಭರ್삿 ಎರಡꃇಯ ದ ಎಲ್ ರ 峌ರವ响哆 ಪದಪುಜವꃍನ , ಎ�ಟ ꂿಶ㒕 ಲ㒮 ಶ풾岿ﲂಪ㒰 邿듆ಗಳಲ್ ಗಣ㒯 상. ಅವರ 뒾�, ಧ㒵 ನಗಳ ರ풾ꂿತ್ತೇ퓆 ಎಂ냁颾岿. 뒾� ಪ㒰 ದರ್ನ’ ಅಂತ ಕಿಕ쳁 ವ ಪ삿ಸ钿 ತ ತꃆಗಳ ಸಣ್ 郁賁ಕꃍꃁ ದರ㒶ನದ ಎಂ냁飁 뢂烁ಗಡ蓆 ಇದ್ ದ郆. ಒಮ್ 낂ದ상퓁ದಕ್ 咾ರಣ, ಜನ, "ಇ飁 ನಮ㒮ﲂꢾತ㒰 삾岿상ವ ಇವರ ಚ 샂ಪದಲ್ ಪ㒰 邿ꢾ颿ವಲ್ ನಮ峆 ಮಹತ್ ರ풾ಗ ತಸ, 룍ಮ , ಅ飁 ಕ죁�ತಗೊ蓁 ಕರ岿ಹೋದ ꂂತರ ಅ뒿상梿ಯಲ್ , ನಮ㒮 ಸ್ 哃ತಯಲ್ " ಎಂ飁 풿ನಮ㒰 ತ뒾ವ! ಅದꃍನ 삿ವ ಭಗೀರಥ ಯತ್ ವꃍನ ꂿ삾ಕ삿상퓁飁. ಇ죍좿 ಕ쳆飁ಕೊ蒂ತಹ 뢾ಡ飆 ಆ 뢂烁ಗಡ蓆 ಯ ಘನವꃍನ ಹಣ ಇ죍좿 볇 ಪ蓆ಯ냇ಕೆಬ ವಾರ್ ಒಂ飁 삾ಷ㒟 ್ 샀ಯ 铆 ಎಂ颾ಗ ꃆಲಪ್ರೇಮ ನಮ㒮 죍좿 ಕಿ梿ತ್ ದ샂 ಧನವನ್ 岿볇 ಉಳಕೊ쳁 풂ತಹ ꂿ뢾 삂ಗದವರದ್ 岿飆. ꂾ퓂 ಕಡ ಹಲ풾상 ಪ್ರಾತ㒯 ಗಳಿದ ಜನ상 ಇರ냇ಕ郍ತ ! ಕನ್ ಡದ죍좿 뢾ತꂾಡದ샆 ಮಹತ㒤 ರ풾颂ತಹ ಕಲಸವೊ颾ಗ냇品. ಸಮೀಕ್ 뢾蓁퓁ದಲ್ . ತಮ峆 ಏನ 냇品? ಸ룍뢿 좿ತಗೊ蒿상郍邾 샆. ಇಂತಹ ಅವ뢾ನ풾峁ತ㒤飆볇ನೋ ಏಕೆದ샆 삿ಯ상 ಕಿಟ್ಟಂತಹ 벾ವ 梿ತ㒰 ಗ쳁 ತಮ峆 ಡತ㒤 飆? ಎಂ飁. ದರ㒭ದಲ좿 ಒಂ飁 뒾�, ಎಂ낂ಥದ್ ಬಹಳ ಯ ಎꂿತ㒤 飆. 룇ಲ್ಪಂ响ತ ಯꃍನ ಕಳ峆 ತಳ್ 낾ರ飁! 벾퓁飇 炾ಗ 墾ಲ ಇದ್ 죍좿 ಅದರ ಪ್ ತ್ಯೇಕ풾岿 ಕನ㒨 ಡವꃍನ 飈ꂂ颿ನ ꂾ퓁 ಎಷ್ಟೋ 咾ರಣಗಳಿದ ಹರ峆 ಆಕ㒰 ಮಣ풾峁퓁飁 ಸಹಜ. "ಸಹೋದರ ವಹꃆಯಲ좿 ಪ್ ಚ좿ತಗೊ퓁飁, 郆ರ쳁ತ್ತೇ퓆. ಆಗ ನನ್ 냇상ಗಳಿದ 뒾�ಗಳನ್ನೇ ಕನ್ ಡವೆ飁 ꂂಬತ್ತೇꃆ" ಅದರ 沾ಪꃍನ 룂蒿퓁飁 峆? ಚಲನ梿ತ್ ಗ쳁 ಬಹಳ ಪ್ 뒾ವ�좿 뢾ಧ㒯 ಮ. ಅ飁 棍棁 ಜನರꃍನ ಎꃍನ ವ ಜನರನ್ನೇ ಇಂದನ 볁ವ ಜನ郆 뒾� ಸಮ볆 ಎಂಬ ತ죁ಪ죁 ಉಪ볁ಕ್ 풾颂ಥ ꂂಬದ샆 ಇಂ飁 ನೀ퓁 ನನ್ ದರ್ನವꃍನ ಪ㒰 �ꃆ 낂颾ಗ 뢾ಧ㒯 ಮ. ಆದ샆 ಅದꃍನ 棍棁 뢾蓁郍ತ ರ죍좿 ಲ್ . ಕನ್ ಡವꃍನ 냆쳆ಸ냇ಕೆಬ ಅದರ 룂ಲ퓆죍좿 ಜನ상 ಸ್ ವಕ삿ಸ냇ಕೆ飁 ಅದꃍನ ಜನರ 壍볆 죁ಪ㒤 풾岿ಲ್ , ಪ㒤 풾岿飆ಯಷ್ ! ಎಂ냁ದꃍನ ಆಂಗ좿 ಕರಣ 뢾蓁郍ತಿದ颾 샆. ಇದರ ಬಗ峆 (...) 蓁ಕ냇品. ꂾ퓁 ಗಮꂿ상ವ 峆 벾ವ 뒾� ಅನ್ ದ 뒾� ಆ峁ತ㒤 飆ಯೋ ಅ飁 棍棁 ಪ㒰 ಚಲತ풾岿상ತ㒤 飆. ಬ飁品 룂상 颿ನದ ಆಟ ಜೀವ ಹೋದ 룇죆 ಆಪ್ ರ ಗೋ첾ಟ ಅ뒿ವ್ 响ತ ವಹನಕ㒕 ೆ飁 ಬಳಸ냇咾ದ 岂粿ದ㒦 샆 ನೆಟರ 삂ꢾಟ ನಮ㒮 뢾郃뒾� ಇಂ飁 뢾郃풿峇 ꂾನ 풿ತꂾ岿ದ್ ದꃆಯೋ ಎಂ낂ತಹ ಇಲ್ದಿದ ಮꃆಯವರ 炂炾ಟ 냇ಡ풾岿飆. ’ಒಬ㒬 邾벿 ಕಲತ샆 ಇಡೀ ꢾಪಪ㒰 烍磆 ನಮ峆 咾ಡೀತ! ಅದಕ್ 낾ಲ㒯 响哆 ಪ್ರೀ邿ಯ ಕೊ蒾ಟ 品ಟುಬ퓇 ಕಲ邂郆.’ ಆಕ ’ಬಳಸದ’ ನೋಡ, ನಮ㒮 삿ಯ상 ಳ상퓁飁, ಇ飇 풿鲿ಯ ಆಟ ಎಂದ샆 ಆರೋಪ풾峁ತ㒤 飆. ’ಬಳ삿’ "ꂿನ್ ꃆಲದಲ್ಲೇ ನೀꂾದ샆 ಅನ್ , ಹ샆ಯ响哆 咾ಮದ 咾ಟ ಎಂದ샆 ಆಗ㒰 ಹ풾峁ತ㒤 飆. ಏಕ ಬಳ郍ತ ಲ್ 냇삿ನꃆ 죍좿 ನೀꂾ峁퓆 뢾ನ್ " ಕꃆಯಲ್ 飆 ಓಟﲂಎಂ냁ದꃍನ 响ಷ 풾岿 풿ಶ್ಲೇ�삿, ಅ飁 ಎಂ飁. ಇದಕ್ ꂾ퓁 뒾� ಇತಸ 볌ವನದಲ್ 飁蓍蒿 ನ ಹ ಊ삿ಗೊ飁 ಊಟ 飆 烂炾ಟﲂಅನ್ ದ ಸಮ볆 ಯꃍನ ꂿ풾삿郍ತ ಲ್ . ಅಧ್ ಯನವꃍನ 뢾ಡ냇品. ನಮ㒮 삿룆 ಎ죍ಲ 냇品ಗಳ ಹ ಏಕೆದ샆 ನಮ㒮 뒾�ಬಳಕ ಇಂ飁 ಗ삿룆ಗಳನ್ 삿ತಕೊ蓁 뒾�ಯꃍನ ಮꃆಗೊ飁 ಪೋಟ 뢿ತವ್ ಯಗೊಂ飆. ನಮ㒮 ꂿ悂粿峆 ಬಳವ ಇ棍沾 ಶ响ತ ಯꃍನ ಉದ್ ದꢿಸ냇品. 룁颿ತನ响哆 ಆರೋಗ㒯 ದ ಪೀಕಲಟ ಜೀವದ ಅತೀ 룁ಖ㒯 , 낾첾ಟ! ꂾ퓇 ಎಂದೋ ಬೀಗ ಜ蓆飁ಬಿ粿 ದ್ ದ퓆. ನಮ㒮 ಜೀವನ ತುಬ ಕ좿ಯ响哆 ꢾಠ! ಸಹೋದರ 뒾�ಗಳꃍನ ಗಮꂿ, ಅ飁 ನನ್ ꃍನ ಒಂ飁 咾ರ㒯ಕ㒰 ಮಕ್ ಆ뢂郍ರ  "ಅವರ ಸ㒪 ಷ㒠 郆 ನೋಡ, ಅವರ -ಕಶꃍ ಆ샍 ಅನುಣ 풿ತ ರ풾峁郍ತ 상ತ㒤 飆. ಅಂತಹ ಯಾಂತ ಕ ಅ뒿벂ತರ 响ರ 볆 ನಮ㒮 죍좿 볂 ಸಹ ನ蓆ಯ냇品. 뒾� ಪ㒰 냁ದ㒧 郆 ನೋಡ" ಎಂ颾ಗ

ಆತ್풿ಶ್ವಸ ಕ蒿ಮಯಾಗುತ್ತ ಹ�ೋ�ದ೦ತೆ ಮುಖವಾಡಗಳ ಅಗತ್ ಹೆಚ್ಚತ್ತ ಹ�ೋ�ಗುತ㒤ದೆ ಪ삿ಶ್ಮ ಮ糍ಟಿನ೦ತೆ, ಅದೃಷ㒟 ಲ곍ಟ ನ೦ತೆ. ಲ곍ಟ ಕ�ೈಕ�ೊಡಬಹುದು ಆದರ�ೇ ಮ糍ಟಲು ಕ�ೈಕ�ೊಡುವುದಲ್ 39 shoreline shoreline 40 ನಮ㒮 삿ಯ상, "ಕನ್ ಡಕ್ 岿 哈 ಎ郍ತ " 뢾ತ㒰 ದರಕ냇品. 郂ಕ풿ಲ್ ದ ಅಥ풾 ದರ品ತ㒤 飆, ಅದಕ್ ಅರ್풿상ತ㒤 飆. ಅ퓁 뢿ಳತಗೊ蒂ಥದ್ ಲ್ 퓂 퓃郍ತಿಯೆ飁 ಎಂ飁 ಕ샆 ನೀಡದ್ 상. ಆದ샆 ಇಂ飁 哈ಯಲ್ , 郂ಕವꃍನ ಕ쳆飁ಕಳ್ ಬ颾颂ತಹ ಇಲ್ ದ ದರ್ದ죍좿 ಎಲ್ 퓂 ವ್ಯರ್퓇 ಕ샆ಕಳ್ 냇品. 哇ವಲ 品ಟುಬ- 咾죂 ಸಹ ꂾ퓁 ಎ郍ತ ಲ್ . 咾죁 ಎ郍ತ ವ ವ್ 响ತ ತ㒵 퓁ಳ್ಳಂಥವ삿峆 ತುಬ ಘನ풾颂ಥ ಆ峁ತ㒤 飆. ’ꂾನ ಏꂾಗ냇品’ ಎಂ냁飁 ꂿರ್ಹ賆岾岿 뢾ಡಿದ 뢾ತ㒰 퓃郍ತ ಎಂ飁 ಪ㒰 ಯತ್ ವꃍನ 뢾ಡದ್ 샆 ನಡ峆벾ದ샂 ಮನ್ 賆ಯꃍನ ಕ蓁퓁ದರ 룁ಖಾತರ ಆಗ㒰 ಹ! ಅದꃍನ 哈ಬಿಟ ಅನುಷ ನಕ್ 뒾풿ಸ낾ರ飁. ಅ퓆ಲ್ 퓂 峌ಣ. ꂾನ 벾ವ ಆ岿상郍ತಿತ್ತೇನೋ! ಬಹಳ ತಪ್ 飇ಶವꃍನ ರ풾ꂿ郍ತಿದ್ ದ퓆. ಇಳಯ냇品. ಆ 풾볆ಚ್ ರವꃍನ ಎಂದ峂 ಕಲಸವꃍನ 뢾蓁퓁ದಕ್ 岿 ಜꂿದ್ ದꃆಯೋ ಎಲ್ 샂 ಆಕಾ响� ಗ첾岿ಬ蓁ತ್ 샆. ಅ飁 ಆರ್ ತರಸ㒕 삿ಸ낾ರ飁. ನಮ㒮 ಆ샍ಥಕ ಪ삿ಸ钿 ತ峆 ಅದರ죍좿 ꂿರ್ಷ್ 郆, ꂿಖರ郆, ꂿಶ್ ತ郆 ಇ삿

ಬರ냇哇 ಹರತ ಹರ 낂ದದ್ ಗ낾ರ飁. ꂾ퓇 ಕಡ풾ಣವꃍನ ಕಿಳ್ 냇品. 뢾蓁ವ ಕಲಸ퓆죍ಲ 퓃郍ತ ಯ 棌ಕಟ್ಟೇ! 퓃郍ತ ತ퓁 삂ಗ듂ಮ 峁 ಅ飁 ಆರ್ 낂ದ죍좿 ಅದಕ㒕 ೊ飁 ಗ郍ತ ಲ್ ಅಂದ샆 ತಿ飁ಕಳ್ 냇品. ಅ飁 ಪ㒰 퓃郍ತ ಎಂ낂ಥ ಪ㒰 ತ್ಯೇಕ풾颂ಥ ಬಳಕ 냇ಡ! ಸꂿ뢾삂ಗ퓆ರಡರ죍ಲ ಕಲಸವꃍನ ಅರ್ಸ죍좿 ಕ벿상ತ㒤 飆. ಇಂತಹ ನಮ㒮 삿ಯ상 ಕೆಂವರ್ದ 郆쳁풾ದ 峆샆벿ದ್ ದ郆. 뢾蒿ದ್ದೀ삿. ಇ퓆ರಡರಲ좿 ತ퓁 ꢾಲ郍ತ ದ್ ಸತ್ಚಿತꃆ ನಮ㒮 ತಲ뢾삿峆 ಅದꃍನ ಎ죍좿 ಎ쳆볁ತ್ತೇ퓆 ಎಂ냁飁 咾賁ವ ವ㒯 郍ಯ ಸಗ쳇ನ? ತಮ峆 棍棁 ನಮ್ಮಂತಹ 볁ವಜನಾಗಕ哆 ತಮ್ ಹ삿飁 ಬರ죇 ಇಲ್ . ’ಹ삿飁’낂飁ಬಿ粿 飆! ನಮ峆 ಬಿ粿 ದ್ . ಹಣಕ್ 岿 ꂾ퓁 ಇಂ飁 ಹ郍ತ ರ풾ದದ್ 벾퓁飁? 飇ಶ ಎಲ್ ರನ್ ಪೀಡತ್ತೇ퓆. ಪರರꃍನ ,

ನಮ㒮 ꃍನ ! ಆತ㒮 ಪೀಡಕ상 ꂾ퓁! ಅದꃍನ ಹ ! ಒಂ飁 ಮ鳍ಯ ಹ್ ದ ಊಟ풾ದ샆 ತ퓁 ಪದ್ ಶ್ 샀 낿 풿 咾삂郍‍ತಹ ನೀ퓁 ಈ 咾죇烁ಜೀವನದ ನ蓁퓆 ತ샆飁 ನಮ㒮 ಒಳ岿ನ ಕ샆峆 ಓಗಟ್ 샆 ಮತ㒤 ೊ飁 삾郍ರ ಯ ಊಟ ಇದ್ ದ郆! ಎರಡ响ಕ ಗ賍ಯಾತಗಣ㒯 샊ಡꃆ ಕಲಸ 뢾蒿ದ್ದೀ삿. 뢾蓁ವ ಇಂತಹ ಕಲಸಗ쳁, "ꂾ퓂 ಕಲ퓁 ꂾ퓁 뢾蓁ವ ಕಲಸ ಸಾರಕ ಎಂ飂 ಅದರ飇 ಆದ 飌ರ್ಲ್ ಗ쳁, 뢿ತ, ಶ响ತ ಗಳ퓆. ಆ ಅನುವದ ಒಂ飁 ಸಣ㒣 郁賁品 료ಲಕ풾ದ ಕಣಗಳꃍನ ಕ쳆飆퓁, 哇ವಲ 삂ಗ듂뢿ಯ죍좿 ಪ㒰 ತ್ಯಕ ವಹನ풿상ತ㒤 飆. ಎꂿತ㒤 飆. ꂾ퓁 ಎಲ್ 샂 ಸ볁ತ್ತೇವಲ್ ! ಪ㒰 뢾ಣ ಪತ㒰 ಕ್ ಸೀ뢿ತ풾ಗಲಲ್ " ಎಂ飁 ಸಮೀಪ ದರ್ನಕ್ ಆಸ㒪 ದ풿ರದ ಇದರ죍좿 飇ಹ- ’ꃂ상 ವರ್ಗಳ ಜೀವನವꃍನ ಕಲ퓁 ಆದ샆 ಅದರ 룁ನ್ ಇತರರ ಸ್ಮೃತಪಟಲದ죍좿 ತಮ㒮 ಬಾಧವರ ಬಳ ꂿಮ㒮 퓃ದ್ ಪ್ ದಲ್ 뒾�, ಧ㒵 ꂿಗಳನ್ನೇ ಪಣ响ಕಿಟ್ , ಅ퓁ಗಳನ್ನೇ ꂿ뢿ಷಗಳ죍좿 ಳ삿’ ಎಂ颂ತ飆 ಈ 뢾ತ! 峆 샂ꢿತಗೊ蓆퓁 ಎꃍನ 퓁飁 ಸಹ ಳಿಳ್ ಬ颾颂ತಹ 颾ಳಗ첾岿 ಬಳ ಆಡ냇品. 峆볇 ಆ ಬಹಳ 룁ಖ್ 풾峁ತ㒤 飆. ’ಅರ್’ ಎಂ냁ವ ಗತಗ첾岿ದ್ ಇಂಥ 咾ರ㒯ಗಳ죍좿 ಜನ ꂾನ ಅವರೊಂ峆 ನ蓆颾ಡ颾ಗ ಅವ상 ಒಂ飁 ಪ㒰 ದರ್ನ ಪ್ರೇಕಕರಿದ ಸ್ವೀ哃ತ퓇, ಪದಕ್ ಹಲ퓁 ಅರ್ಗಳ퓆. ಅದರ죍좿 ತಮ㒮 ꃍನ ತಡ岿ಕಳ್ 냇品. ಈ ರೀತ ಪರಸ㒪 ರ ಗಣ್ಯರೆ飁 ಅವರಡꃆ ꂾನ ನ蓆颾ಡಲಲ್ . ಅಸ್ವೀ哃ತ퓇, ಸ್ವೀ哃邾ರ್퓇 ಎಂ냁飁 ಆ ಕಾಚಣ퓂 삿상퓁ದರಿದ ಈ 炿ಜ್ಞಾ! 풿ಚರ풿ꂿಮಯ 뢾ಡಿಕ쳁 퓁ದರಿದ ಅವ샂 ಸಹ ಗಣ್ಯರೆ낂郆 ವರ್ಸ죇 ಇಲ್ . ಕಣದಲ್ಲೇ ತಿ볁ತ㒤 飆. 峂, ಕಟ್ಟಂತಹ ಆ ಒಂ飁 ಪ郍ರಿಕ峆 ಅಡಕ ಆ벿ತ, ಗ㒰 ಹ 咾ರ㒯퓁 ನಮ㒮 ꃍನ ಒಂ飁峂ಡತ. ꂿರ್ಯ퓁 ಸ삿볇 ಎಂ냁飁 ತಿ볁퓁ದಲ್ . 响ಕಿತ ಎಂ냁ದಷ್ಟಕ್ ಸೀ뢿ತ풾峁퓁ದಲ್ . 풿ಚರ풿ꂿಮಯದ죍좿 ಕಲ㒮 ಶ풿ರ죍좿 ಲ್ . ನಮ峆 ತಿದ ಎಷ್ಟೋ ಉದಯೋꃍಮ ಖ ಇದರಿದ 냆ಳವ貿峆峆 ಆಸ㒪 ದ풿飆. ಜೀವನದ죍좿 ꂿ뢾삂ಗದ죍좿 ಸಮೀಪ ಅವ್ ಜ್ 풾岿郍ತ . 냌ದ್ ಕ ಔನ್ ತ㒤 ್ಯಕ ಕ좾풿ದ상 ಕ죆 ಅಥ풾 ತ㒯 ವꃍನ ಬದಲವ賆 ಬ상ತ㒤 飆. ꂾ퓁 哈ಬರಹದ ದರ್ನ풿상퓁ದರಿದ 哇ವಲ ಖಪ㒰 ದ풾岿郍ತ . ಇಂತಹ ದಗ㒗 ಜರೊಂ岿ನ 냆쳆ವ, ಪ್ರಚರಪ蒿ವ ಪ郍ರಿಕಗಳꃍನ ಹರತ상郍ತಿದ್ 퓁. ಆಗ 룁ಖವೊದನ್ನೇ ಇಟ್ ಕೊ蓁 뒾ವಗಳꃍನ ಒಡꂾಟಗ쳆ಲ್ 퓁 료ಲಕ. ಮ郍ತಿನꃆ 죍ಲ ಮರ್ಥ್풿ದ್ 샂 ಅದꃍನ 룁ದ㒰 ಕಗಳರಲಲ್ಲವೆ낂ತಹ 咾ರಣಕ್ ಗಲ್ . ಅ뒿ವ್ ಕ㒤ಪಡಸಬ飁. ಇದನ್ನೇ 岾ಳಯ죍좿 ನ 峁ದ್ ಟವಷ್ ! ಆದ샆 ಹೀ峆 ಪ್ 퓃郍ತ ಯꃍನ 岿ಸಿಕ蒿ದ颾 샆. ಅದರ죍좿 ದ್ ಆꂂದ퓇 냇샆! ಇಂಥ ಎ죍ಲ 飁상ಪಯಗ ಪಡಕ್ಕೊ쳁 郍ತ 상풂ತಹ 峁ದ್ದಾದ샂 岂ಧದ죍좿 峁ದ್ ಡ냇品. ಆದ샆 ಅದꃍನ 퓃郍ತ 벾岿 ತ峆飁ಕೊಡ샆 ಪ㒰 ಯೋಗಗಳꃍನ 볁풾ವಥ ಯವ상 ಜನ상, 벾퓁ದೋ ಮꃆಯ 賍賁 ’岂ಧ’ 벾퓁飁 ಎಂ냁ದರ ಒಳ-ಎಚ್ ರ퓁 ಬಹಳ ಕ죁ಶತ풾峁ತ್ 飆 ಎಂ낂ತಹ 뢾ಡ냇品. ಹೀ峆죍ಲ 뢾蓁퓁ದರಿದ ಮ峁ವꃍನ ಅಸಭ್ 풾岿 ಪ㒰 ದರ್ ಹಣ ಇರ냇品. ಆದ샆 ಇಂದನ ಭ㒰 ಷ್ ಸ뢾ಜದ죍좿 ಅ뒿ಪ್ ಯವꃍನ ವ㒯 ಕ್ ಪ蒿郍邾 샆. 냌ದ್ ಕ ಎತ㒤 ರವꃍನ ಏ삿ಕಳ್ 냇品. 뢾ಡಿಕ್ಕ쳁 郍ತ 상퓁飁 ಬಹಳ ದ҃ಖಕರ ಇಂಥವರ 壍볆 풿ರ첾ತ풿ರಳ풾岿ಹೋ岿飆. ಇದರ ಬಗ峆 ತಮ್ ꂿ죁퓁? ನಲ್ ಯꃍನ ಬತ㒤 냇品, 냆쳆ಸ냇品, ಉಳಸ냇品. ಗತ. ಹಣದ ಆ뢿ಷದಿ颾岿ಯೋ, ಹವꃍನ ಅಂಥವರ ಜೀವನವꃍನ , ಬ飁ಕನ ಚಿತꃆಗಳꃍನ 퓃郍ತ -ಪ㒰 퓃郍ತ ಎꃍನ ವ ಪದಪ㒰 ಯೋಗದಲ್ಲೇ ಈ 咾ಲಘಟ್ ದಲ್ಲಂ郂 ನಲ್ ಎಂ냁飁 ನೀ岿ಕೊ쳁 퓁ದಕ್ 岿ಯೋ ನಮ㒮 ಎಷ್ಟೋ ನೋಡ颾ಗ ’ಎ�ಟ ಪ삿ꣂರ್郆ಯꃍನ ಎಡ풿飆. ꂾ퓁 岂ಭೀರ풾岿 ಕ쳆飁ಹೋ峁郍ತ 飆. ಮನಷ್ ಮನಷ್ ꂂ郆 ಸಹೋದ삿ಯ상 ಇದಕ್ ತಲ낾峁郍ತಿದ್ 샆. ಸ鲿ಸಬದಲ್ ಮನಷ್ !’ ಎಂ飆ꂿತ㒤 飆! ಪ삿ಗ貿퓁飆ಲ್ 퓂 퓃郍ತ 볇! ದನꂿತ್ 퓂 ವರ್郍ತ ಲ್ . ಇ퓆ಲ್ ದರ ನ蓁퓆 ಇ퓁 ꂿಮ峆 峆볂 峁상ಗ첾岿ಬ蓁ತ್ 샆 ಅ飇 咾ರ㒯ದ ಅಧ್ ಯನ, 鳍ಯ ನ, ತಪಸ . ಪೋಷಕಾಶಗ첾岿 咾ꢾ蓁ತ㒤 퓆. ಅಷ್ಟಂ郂 ಇಂತಹ ಪ㒰 ದರ್ನಕ್ 岿 ಹಪಹꢿ풂ತಹ ಅವ상. ಅ飇 ಸ곂 ರ್볂 ಕಡ! 咾룁ಕರꃍನ ’ಅಪ㒰 ಜ್ 풂ತ ಸ뢾ಜದ - ಅದ삂郆볇 ಫಲ! ಹೀ峆 뢾蓁ವ ಸತ್ ! ಆ ಪೋಷಕಾಶಗ쳁 ꂿಮ㒮 뢾ನಕ ಅ뢾ನವೀಯ 룁ಖಗ쳁’ ಎಂ飁 ಕ샆ದ샆 咾ರ㒯퓆ಲ್ 퓂 퓃郍ತ 볇! ಈಗ ಮಕ㒕 ಳꃍನ 峁 飈ಕ ಅಸ钿 ತ㒵 ವꃍನ 咾ꢾಡಲ ತಪ್ ಗಲರ飁. ಇ飁 ಬಹಳ 냇ಸರವನ್ನುಂ ತ㒯 ಅಥ풾 ಕ죆ಯನ್ನೇ ಸ品퓁飁 ಪ㒰 퓃郍ತ 벾ಗ죁 ಸಧ್ 풾ದೀ郇? ಎಂ飁 ಆ�ತ್ತೇꃆ. ಏಕೆದ샆 ಆರೋಗ್ ಕರ 뢾蓁ವ ಗತ. ಆದ샆 ಇನ್ ತಮ㒮 ಮꃆಯ 퓃郍ತ ಯꃍನ 岿ಸ哊ಳ쳁 ವವ삿峆 퓃郍ತಿಯೆ飁 ಕ샆ಕೊ쳁 ವ 咾ರ㒯퓆ಲ್ ದ್ 响ಕ 풾邾ವರಣವೊದꃍನ ತರ냇咾ದ샆 賍賁 ಮಕ㒕 ಳನ್ ದ샂 ಇಂತಹ ಸ钿 ತ峆 ಆ샍ಥಕ풾岿 ಒಂ飁 ವ㒯 ವ铆 ನ್ ಯಸ죍좿 ಕ벾ಗ냇品. ಅ飁 ಬಹಳ 哇ವಲ ಒಳ್ ಯ ನೀ상, ಒಳ್ ಯ 岾ಳ ಎ쳆ದಲ್ಲವೆ냁飇 ಇಂದನ ಸ뢾ಧನಕರ ಕಲꢿ ಸ냇ಕ? ಅಥ풾 ಅ飁 룁ಖ್ . ಈಗ 飂ರದರ್ನದ죍좿 "ಜ್ಯೋತಷ್ " ಸ죁퓁ದಲ್ . 풿ಚರಧ샆볂 ಅಗತ್ . ಗತ. ಹಣ퓇 ಪ㒰 ಧನ풾ದ 咾ಲದ죍좿 ಅಂತಹ 쳁ತ್ತೇꃆ~ ಇ飁 퓃郍ತ 벾ದೀ郇? 룂蒿ಬ상ತ್ 飆볇? ನೀ퓁 퓃ದ್ ಪ್ ದ죍좿 ಸಿವಲೋಕ ಪ㒰 ಗ ಉಗ뢿ದ샂 ಆಶ್ಚರ㒯퓇ನಲ್ . ꂿಮ㒮 ಹ퓁 벾퓁ದಕ್ ಎಂ냁飁 ನೀ퓇 岾岿 퓃郍ತ ಪ㒰 퓃郍ತ ಗಳ죍좿 ಆ 듇ದವꃍನ ನೋಡ颾ಗ ಎಂಥ ಒ쳍ಳೊಳ್ ಕಲಸಗಳꃍನ ನಮ㒮 ತಲ뢾삿ನ죍좿 ಜನರ죍좿 ಅ뒿상梿ಯꃍನ ತೀರ್ꂿಸ냇品. ಹ풿飆볇, ಇಲ್ 퓇 ಎ貿ಸ飇, ’ꂾನ 뢾蓁ವ ಕಲಸದ 뢾ಡಿ್ ದꃆ ಎಂಬ ಆꂂದ 峁 냆쳆ವ 咾ರ㒯ದ죍좿 ಬಹಳ ಸೋಲ岿飆. ಎಂ냁飁 ತಿ飁ಕಳ್ 냇品. ’ಆ ಹ퓁 ಮಧ್ ದ죍좿 ಆತ㒮 ತೋಷಕ㒕 ೆ飁 ಒಂ飁 郃ಪ್ ꂿಮ㒮 颾ಗಲ. ಒಳ್ ಯ颾ಗಲ. ಹವ್ ಸವನ್ನಿಟ ಕ㒕 ೊಂಡ್ ದꃆ’ ಎಂದ샆 ೧೦೦ ವರ್ದ ಇತಸದ죍좿 ನೋಡದ샆 哃ತಕ퓇? ಅಥ풾 ಒಳ岿ನ ಕ샆볇?’ ಎಂಬ 棍棁 ಅರ್풿상ತ㒤 飆. ಒಂ飁 咾ರ㒯ವꃍನ 룈ಲಗಲ್ ಎನ್ ಬ颾ದ ꂿ뢾ಗಳ ಪ㒰 �ꃆ ಗಳ峆 ಉತ㒤 ರವꃍನ 蓁ಕ냇品. ~퓈ಷ್ 풿 ಬ ಎಂ 壍볆 ಬಹಳ 풿ರಳ풾岿飆. 벾퓁飇 ಅ飃ಷ್ , ಅವ咾ಶ 峁 ಪ㒰 ತ듆- ಈ 룂ರರ ꂾ퓁 퓃郍ತಿಯೆ飁 ಪ삿ಗ貿颾ಗ ಅದಕ್ ಮನ್ 賆, ತುಬ ಅರ್삿峆, ತುಬ 郂ಕದವ삿峆 ಅꣂರ್ ಸಮ್ ಲನ풾ದ죍좿 뢾ತ㒰 ಯಶಸ ನ್ ಯ ಸ죍좿 ಸ냇ಕೆಬ ತುತ풿상ತ㒤 飆. 풿ಜಯ哃ಷ್ ꂾಗꃂ샍 ಒಂ飁 ಗಾಂಭೀ㒯풿상ತ㒤 飆. ಆ ತುತವꃍನ ಯಶಸ್ಸ ನದಯ೦ತೆ. ꣊ಳ㒳ನ್ನ ತ�ೇಲಸುತ㒤ದೆ, ಭಾರವನ್ನ ಮುಳು岿ಸುತ㒤ದೆ ಕ�ೇವಲ ಹಣವನ್ನ ಮಾತ್ ಮಾಡುವ ಉದ್ಮ ಅತ್೦ತ ಬಡ ಉದ್ಮ 41 shoreline shoreline 42

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뒿ೋ룍 ಗಢ ಅರಣಯ ದ좿ಿ 邾ಳ풾蒿 ꣍ರ ಣ 퓍 . ಎ ೦. ಇ೦ದ ೨ꃇ ವಷಾದ ನ 郍ಕꣂವಾ 풿颾ಯ ಥ್ವಾ, EEE 풿뒾ಗ, ಎꃍ.ಐ.ಟ್ಟ.哆 풿ಜ볍 ಮ್ಮೋಹꃍ 삾烍, IFS, 삾烍 ರವ삿峆 ꣍ಕ್ಕಿ ನೋಟ 梿郍ರ ಗಳꃁನ 룁ಖ뢾蒿ತ್ತ. ꣍삿ಸರ ಅರಣಯ ಗಳ 룁ಖಯ ಸ೦ರಕ್ಷಣ್ಯ鲿咾삿. 郆峆볁ವ ಕತ ವಯ ಕ್ಕತ 飊샆邿ರ좿죍ಿ . ꣍ರ 풾ಸಗಳꃁನ 梿ಿ  ಜꃍರ좿ಿ ಅರಣಯ ಇ좾壆峆 ಹಸ 풿飇ರ್ಶಗರ 哈ಯ좿ಿ 哆죍ಸ 뢾蒿ಸ죁 ಅ첿풿ꃍ೦梿ꃍ좿ಿ 상ವ ವꃍಯ ಜೋ풿ಗಳ ಆ벾ಮವꃁನ ꂿೋಡ죁 ಅ풿ರ郍풾岿 ಇಷಿ 풿ರ좿죍ಿ . ಬ죍峈 ಬ೦ಟꃍ೦郆 峂 岿ಡಮರಗಳ ಬ峆ೆ “ꂾ풾蓁ವ ꃁ蒿볇 ಕꃍನ ಡ ꃁ蒿, ಶರ 뢿ದವ상. 낿.ಆ샍.ಟ್ಟ ಬ೦ದ ꣃಥ್ವವ 삾烍, ಕ낿ಿ ಣದ ಅ삿ವꃁನ ೦糁뢾蒿퓁飁, ꣍삿ಸರ ꂾ풿상풾 邾ಣ퓆 ಗ೦ಧದ 峁蒿…” ಎ೦ಬ 좿ಧ್ಯಮದ ಬ峆ೆ 뢾蓁邿ದಾ ಕಡ죆벾岿ದಾ ಈ ಸಮಯ ಯꃁನ 풿ೋಕ್ಷ賆 ಇವರ 鳍ಯ ೋಯ풾岿 ತ್ತತ . ಈ ಡꃁನ ꣍ರ 邿 낾삿 ಆ좿颾ಗ ꃍಮ峆 ꣁ ಸತ ಕ 哆 ಿ ಡ್ರ. ꣃಥ್ವವ 삾ಜರ ꂿೋ상 品蒿볁ವಷ್ಟಿ 죍ಭ 峁삿볆蓆峆 峁邿ತ 상풾ಗ, 풿ಜ볍 ರೋ뢾೦ಚꃍ풾岿 ಕꂾಾಟಕ, ವꃍಯ ಜೋ풿ಗ쳁 ಸಯವꃁನ 梿郍ರ ಗಳ 룂죍ಕ 뢾蒿ದ상. "BRT, a walkthrough" ಎ೦ಬ ಮ್ಮೋಹꃍ 삾烍, ꣃಥ್ವವ 삾ಜ삿峆 峂 ಅರಣಯ ಗಳ 룇죆 ಎ좿ಿ 죍ಿ ದ ꣍ರ ೋ邿 ಉಕ್ಕಿ 냇蒿ದ상. ಗ್ರ첿꣍ಟದ 풿ಧ್ಯꃍ ꣁಸತ ಕದ좿ಿ ꣃಥ್ವವ 삾ಜರ 梿郍ರ ಗ쳁 냆ಳಗ್ರ풿ಯ좿ಿ 상ವ 뒿ೋ룍 ಗಢ ꂾಯ ಷꃍ죍 ಜಯೋಗ್ರರ 겿ಕ್ಸ 梾ꃆ죍, 蒿ಸಿ ವ삿, ಇꂿನ 郍ರ 梾ꃆ죍 ಗಳ좿ಿ ꂿೋ퓁  ಕತ ವ 죍 ಿ ಎ ೦飁 ꂿಧಾ삿, 郍ಮಮ 룁 ದ್ದರ 郍 풾 岿 ꣍ರ ಶ ೦ 峆 ಪ್ರ 郍ರ 풾 벿 .ತ್ತ ಅರಣಯ ವꃁನ 郍ಮಮ 咾ಯ 룆ರ ಹ삿볁郍ತ 飆. ಅ퓁ಗಳ ಸ೦ರಕ್ಷ賆峆 ꣍ಣ ꣍ರ 哃邿ಯꃁನ ꣍ಕ್ಕಿ ನೋಟದ좿ಿ 郊ೋ삿퓁ದꃁನ ನೋ蒿ರಬ飁. ಆದ샆 郊ಡ죇냇哆೦飁 ꂿಧಾ삿볂 ಉ೦糁. ಆದ샆 ಅ뢿郍풾ದ 邾೦邿ರ ಕ ಜ್ಞಾ ꃍವꃁನ ಇ飁 ꣃಥ್ವವ 삾ಜರꃁನ ಹಸ ಮಟಿ 哆ಿ ಬ죆ಯ좿ಿ 낿ೋ첿ಕ쳁ಳ 퓁ದ哆ಿ ꃍಮ್ಮಮ ಳ峆 ಇ೦郍ಹ 沾벾ಗ್ರರ ಹಕ ಇ颾ಾ 샆ಅ೦ದ샆 ಅದಕ್ಕಿ ೦郍 ಸ೦郍ಸದ ದ್ದಾ ಕ೦蓊벿ಯ ತ್ತ. ಅರಣಯ 첿ದ상. 뒿ೋ룍 ಗ裍 ಅರಣಯ ದ ಈ ꂿಟ್ಟಿ ꃍ좿ಿ 룁೦飆 ಹೋದವ상 ಧ್ಯ샆볆샆飁 ಅದ咾ಿ 岿볇 샆ಕಿ ಗ쳁ಳಳ ಮ 郊ತ ೦ದ್ದ죍ಿ . ಇವರ ಅ郍ಯ ಮ್ಮೋಘ 沾벾梿郍ರ ಗಳꃁನ ಕꂾಾಟಕ ಅರಣಯ ಒ೦飁 풾ಹꃍವꃁನ 郍벾삿볇 ಇ좾壆ಯ೦ದ್ದ峆 ಇವರ ನ ೋಹ 峁ಗಳ좿ಿ Wroughton’s free tail bat 냆ರ쳆貿哆ಯಷ್ಟಿ . ꂿಜ풾岿볂 咾ಳಜ ವ ಇ좾壆볁 郍ꃍನ ಕ್ಷಯ 梿郍ರ ಗಳ좿ಿ , ꣁಸತ ಕಗಳ좿ಿ ಉ꣍ಯೋ岿飆. ಇ೦郍ಹ 낿ಟಿ 상!! 梿ಕಿ ೦ದ್ದꃍ좿ಿ ಗ್ರಢ풾峁邾ತ ಹೋ벿ತ್ತ. 풿ಜ볍 ಎ೦ಬ ಜ್ಞ邿ಯ 낾퓁좿ಗ쳁 郍ಮಮ 哈좾ದಷ್ಟಿ ꣍삿ಸರ 뢾郆ಯ ಋಣವꃁನ ಬ룁ಖ ꣍ರ 邿듆ಯꃁನ ಸ೦ದರ್ಶಾವ ಅವ咾ಶ 飊샆郍飁ಾ ꃍꃍನ 뒾ಗಯ 퓇 ಎꃍ.ಐ.ಟ್ಟ.哆.ಯ좿ಿ ರ್ಶೋ糍 룆ಟ죍 ಮ್ಮೋಹꃍ 삾烍 峆 ಈ ಹ邿ತ 峆 ಜ೦ಗ죍 ಅ첿풿ꃍ೦梿ꃍ좿ಿ 퓆. ಇದರ ಜ್ಞ峃邿 邿ೋ삿邿ತ 상ವವರ좿ಿ ಎꃍ. ಐ. ಟ್ಟ. 哆ಯ ಅꃍವ ಯ ಸ삿. ಇ೦ದ 뢾蒿ದ ಕ೦糍ರ ೋ 죍 죈 ꃍ 좾 ಡ್ಜ್ ಗಳ 풿뒾ಗ哆ಿ 峂 ಇꂿನ 郍ರ ಉ飆ಾ ೋಶಗ첿峆 ಚ죍ꃍ�ಸತರ ಮತ್ತತ ಡ್ರರ좿ಕ್ಸ್Applied ( 풿뢾ꃍ 삿邿ತ ದಾ ꃁನ ನೋ蒿 ವಗ್ರಾವ賆벾벿ತ್ತ. ಇ飊೦飁 ꣃಥ್ವವ 삾烍 郍ಮಮ 哈ಚಳಕದ್ದ೦ದ Mechanics and Hydraulics) 풿뒾ಗದ ಉ꣍ꂾಯ ಸಕ ಡ್ರ. ꣃಥ್ವವ 삾烍. ಉ룇�., ಸ샇 쳁ವ೦郆, ꣍삿ಸರ 郍ꃍನ ೦ದಯಾವꃁನ ೂ 邿 ಾ 峊 ೦蒿ದಾ ꣃಥ್ವವ 삾烍, ವರ풾岿 ꣍삿ಣ뢿ತ್ತ. 풿ಜ볍 ಅಮ್ಮೋಘ풾岿 ಅರಣಯ ವꃁನ 삾ದ 蒾. ꣃಥ್ವಿ 삾烍. 볁. ಅಗರಗಣಯ상. 샆蒿ಯ죁 삾ಜꃆ೦飁 ꃇ뢿ದ೦邿飆. ಇವರ ಈ ಮಹ邾ಿ ಯಾ퓁 ꣍ರ 哃邿ಯ ಏರೋ뢾蓆좿ಿ ೦峍 哆ಿ ೋ郍ರ ದ좿ಿ ಮ್ಮೋಹꃍ 삾ಜರ ಕꃍ岿ದಾ ꣍삿ಸರ 샆蒿ದ상. ಇ�ಿ ೋ ಅ죍ಿ 飇, ಕಳಳ 郍ꃍ, 邾೦邿ರ ಕ ಜ್ಞಾ ꃍವꃁನ ꣍삿ಸರ ರಕ್ಷ賆ಯ좿ಿ 벾ವ ಮ 蒿 죍 죆ಿ ೋ ಪ್ರರ ರ ೦ಭ풾벿ತ್ತ. ಅ飁퓇 ꣍ಣ೦냂상 ಕಡ죍邿ೋರ. ೨೦೧೦ರ ಸ೦ಶೋಧꃆ ꃍ蓆ದಾ 상. ಇ飁 ಇವರ ಜ್ಞ蓁 (Eco-trail) ಎ೦ಬ 풿ꃂ郍ꃍ ಪ್ರರ 貿ಗಳ ಚ죍ꃆಗ쳁, ಆರ ꣍ದಧ 邿, 삿ೋ邿ಯ좿ಿ ಉ꣍ಯೋ岿ಸಬ飁 ಎ೦냁 ದ 哆ಿ ಆಪ್ರ. ಎ೦ದ್ದꃍ೦郆 ಗ್ರ첿꣍ಟ ಉ郍್ವ ಇತ್ತತ. ೦ಡ್ರ. ಸ ದ್ದೋ꣍ ಸ೦棇邿ರವರ ꃆರ풿峆 ಬ೦ದ್ದತ್ತ. 풿ಜ볍 ಮ್ಮೋಹꃍ ಯೋಜꃆ ꃍꃍ峁ವ郍ತ ಒತ್ತತ ವ삿 ಇ邾ಯ ದ್ದ 풿ಷಯಗ쳁 ಇವ삿岿೦郍 냇샆 ಉ颾ಹರ賆ಯꃁನ ꂾ 咾賆. 烊郆峂蒿 ꣃಥ್ವವ 삾烍 峂 ಟ್ಟೋ룍 ಮ೦ಗ쳂상ರವ상 ಉ郍್ ವ哆ಿ ಹೋ岿ದಾ 상. ಅ೦ದ峆 ಇವ상 뢾蓁邿ತ 상퓁颾ದ샂 ಏꃁ ಅ좿ಿ ꂿಕೋ죍 壊삿ಯ샍 ಎ೦낾郍 ಗ್ರ첿꣍ಟವꃁನ ಬಳ 퓃邿ತ ಗ್ರ岿 ಎ೦飁 ꂿೋ퓁 哇첿ದ샆, ಅದ哆ಿ ಉ郍ತ ರ 沾벾梿郍ರ ಗಳꃁನ 郆峆볁邿ತ ದಾ . ಇದꃁನ ಕ೦ಡ ꣃಥ್ವವ 삾ಜರ ಅ೦郍삾ಳ,"ಎ೦郍ಹ "퓈뢾ꂿಕ 沾벾峍ರ ಹಣ". ಅ飁ು 郍풾ದ ꣍ರ ಯೋಗ, ꂾꃁ ꣍ರ ಯ邿ನ ಸಬ飁" ಎ೦ದ್ದತ್ತ. ಅ�ಿ ೋ ಕ್ಕತ್ತತ ꣍ರ哃邿 ಹ峇ꃍಕ죍 ಜ죍ಪ್ರ郍ದ ꃍಯꃍ ಮನೋಹರ ನೋಟ 뢾郆峆. ꂿಕೋ죍 ꃍꃁನ ಕ೦ಡ ꣃಥ್ವವ 삾烍, ಅವ삿೦ದ 뢾邿 ꣍蓆飁 삿颾ದ ಕꃍನ೦ದ್ದ峆 ೦ದ್ದ상岿ದ상. ೨೦೧೨ರ좿ಿ ಇವ상 퓈뢾ꂿಕ 沾벾ಗರ ಹಣವꃁನ ಗ್ರ첿꣍ಟದ್ದ೦ದ ಆರ೦뒿ದ상. �.೯೦ರಷ್ಟಿ ಅ೦ಗಗಳꃁನ 咾죇ಜꃍ좿ಿ 郍벾삿 ꣍ರ ಯೋ岿ಸ좾벿ತ್ತ. ಫ좿邾೦ಶ ꃂರ哆ಿ ꃂ상!!! ꃍ೦郍ರ 뢾ಜಕ ಜ್ಞ죍邾ಣ ಸಪ ಷಿ 풾ದ퓁. ಉಷಣ 梿郍ರ ಣ ꣍ರ ತ 郍 ಇವ상 곇 냁ಕ್ಸ 郍ꃍನ 哆죍ಸ 뢾蒿ತ್ತ. 咾ಯ 룆ರದ್ದ೦ದ 낾퓁좿ಗಳ ಎ貿哆 品飁샆룁ಖ ಧಯ 풾벿ತ್ತ. ꣃಥ್ವವ 삾烍, ಅರಣಯ ದ ಅರಣ್ಯಯ 鲿咾삿ಯ ಅꃇಕ ಆಗ첿峆 哆죍ಸದ좿ಿ ಜೋವ ತ್ತ೦냁邾ತ ಹೋದ상. 룁೦飆 ꂿರ郍삾岿颾ಾ 샆 뒿ೋ룆ಶವ 삿, ಹ峇ꃍಕ죍 ಜ죍ಪ್ರ郍, ರ್ಶವಶ೦ಕ샍 ಎ೦ಬ ꣍ಕ್ಕಿ 풿ೋಕ್ಷಕ ꣃಥ್ವವ 삾ಜರ ಗ್ರ첿꣍ಟದ್ದ೦ದ 郆峆ದ ರ್ಶವꃍಸ룁ದರ , 峊ೋ꣍ꂾಥ೦ ಅರಣಯ ಅರಣಯ 룇상 ವꃍಯ ಜೋ풿 ಸ೦ರಕ್ಷಕರ 沾벾梿郍ರ ಗಳꃁನ 곇 냁ಕ್ಸ ꃍ좿ಿ ಕ೦蓁, ꣍ರ 邿듆ಯꃁನ 峁상邿 ,咾ರ풾ರ 峂 飇ವ뒾峍 ಇ좾壆ಯ೦ದ್ದ岿ꃍ ನ ೋಹವꃁನ ꂿೋ蒿ತ್ತ. ಅವರ ꣍ರ ಶ ೦, 풿ಜ볍 ಮ್ಮೋಹꃍ 삾烍೦ ಎ ಬ ಅರಣ್ಯಯ 鲿咾삿峆 풿ಷಯ ಕಡ죍邿ೋರಗಳ 梿郍ರ ಗ쳁, ಅ 좿ಿ ದ ಾ 좾 ಡ್ಜ್ ಇವರ ಒಡꂾಟ 烊郆峂蒿, ꣃಥ್ವವ 삾烍 ಗ쳁, ꃈಸ岿ಾಕ풾ದ ಬ೦ದ상ಗ쳁, ಸ೦ಜ볍 峁낿ಿ , 룁ಟ್ಟಿ ದ상. ಅ좿ಿ ೦ದ ಆರ೦ಭ풾벿ತ್ತ ಹಸ ಅಧ್ಯಯ ಯ!!! ಅꃇಕ 咾蓁 룇蓁ಗಳꃁನ ꂿನ ೋ상ಗಳꃁನ 뢾ꃍವ상 ಸಮ飍 ಕಟ್ಟಿ 샍, 邿ತ ಅವರ 哆죍ಸಗ첿峆 ನೋಡ좾ಗದ 飃ಷ್ಟಿ ಕೋꃍದ좿ಿ ರ್ಶವಶ೦ಕ샍 룁೦邾ದ 郊ೋ삿ದ상. 냆ꃆನ 죁낾岿 ꂿ೦郍상.

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ಈ ಎ좾ಿ 哆죍ಸಗ첿峆 ಇವ상 ಹಣ ꣍蓆ದವರ죍ಿ . ꣍ರ ಶತ - ꣁರಿ ರಗಳ ೦飆 ಮನ颿 룂ಡಣ 낿ದಾ ವರ죍ಿ . 룂ಡಣ 냆ಳ岿飆.. ಕಾವ್ ಗುಚ㒛 ಮꃍಪ ವಾಕ풾岿 뢾蒿ದ 哆죍ಸಗ쳁. ಮಗದಲ ನ峆벿飆.. ನೀ좿 ಸ룁ದ್ ಡ್ರ. ꣃಥ್ವವ 삾烍 쳁ವ 峆, ಬಡಗಣ 낾岿ಲ..ದಯದ 梿ಲಕವ.. 퓈뢾ꂿಕ 沾벾ಗರ ಹಣದ್ದ೦ದ ! ನೀ좿 ಗರ ಆ峁ವ 좾ಭಗ쳁 ಅಷ್ಟಿ ಷಿ 죍ಿ . ಮನನ ಹ响ಕ ಯ ವ ತ೦郍ರ  棆죁퓆... ꣍삿ಸರ ಸ೦ರಕ್ಷ賆,咾蒿ꃍ좿ಿ ನೀ 룁ತ್ ꂾಗರ ꂿ죁ಕ좾ಗದ ಸಥ ಳಗಳ 뢾邿, ಉತ㒤 ರ ದ响� ಣ.. ಉತ㒤 ರದ ಪ㒰 �ꃆ ಯ... ಅರಣಯ ಒತ್ತತ ವ삿, 냇糆ಗ್ರರರ 뢾邿,飁낾삿벾ದ ನೋವಲ ನ峆ಯ .. ಆ ನೋಡ죁 ಸುದರ

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꣍ರ 哃邿 풿ಕೋ꣍첾ದ 咾 蒿 ೆ ಚ್ಚ ಿ ಗ 좿ಿಳ ꂿ飆ಾ 벿죍ಿ 飆 ಇ상퓁飁, 梾ರಣ, ಈ 哆ಿೋ郍ರವꃁನ 냆쳆ಸ죁 ꣍ರ邿 颿ಗ೦ತ ! ಪ㒰 ಶಾತ ಕಡ죁 ಈ 풿ಧ್ಯꃍ 郍ꃍನ ಜ್ಜ್ 峁상郍ꃁನ 咾蓁ಗಳ 뒿ೋಕರ ꣍삿ಸರದ좿ಿ 咾죇ಜꃍ죂ಿ 邿쳁ವ첿哆 ꂿೋಡ냇品. ಇಟ್ಟಿ 飆. 咾蒿ೆ 梿ಿ ꃍ 룂죍ವꃆನ ೋ ಅ죆颾ಟ ಇ퓆죍ಿ ಇದಾ飆ಾೋ. ಎ죍ಿಕ್ಕಿ ೦郍 ಅꃇಕ ನ 郍ಕೋ郍ತ ರ 峂 ಡ್ರಕಿ 샇糍 ದಗ೦ತ.. ದ响ಕ ನ ಅ೦ತ.. ಕಲ풿ನ �상풾ತ... ನೀ ಮತ㒸 㒯 颾 ಒಡ죁 ಕ೦蓁蒿ಯಬ飁 ಉಷಣ 梾ಿ 岿 咾ಯ 룆ರ 峂 ಅದರ 郍ರಗ邿ಗ쳁 죍ಭಯ . ಜꃍರ좿ಿ ಆಸಕ್ಕತಯꃁನ 咾ಯ 룆삾ದ್ದ೦ದ. ꂿಶಶ ಬಾ 郆벿೦ದ 풾ಹꃍ ರಕ್ಕಿ 郍풾岿 ೦ದ್ದ상峁퓁飇 룂蒿 ꣍삿ಸರ ಸ೦ರಕ್ಷ賆ಯ ಕ್ಕಚಿ ꃁನ 듁풿 ಆಗಸದ 뢿ಲನದ ದಗ೦ತ... ಆ ಸುದರ ನೋಡ죁 梿郍ರ ಗಳꃁನ 샆蒿ಯಬ飁. ಈ ಸಮಯ !!! ಇ೦郍ಹ ಘೋರ ಸಮಯ ಗ쳁 ಹ梿ಿ ದ샆 뢾郍ರ ꣍ರ ಗ邿 ಧಯ ಎ೦냁飁 梿 郍ರ ಗ ಳ ꃁ ನ  ಕ್ಷ ಮ 岿풾 ಆ ಸ ಕ್ಕತ , ಶರ 飆ಧ 峂 ಬದಧ 郆ಯ 룁೦飆 ಇವರ ಅ뒿ಪ್ರರ ಯ. ಇ邿ತ ೋ梿峆, ꣍ರ 哃邿 infocus ನ峆 ಅ쳁풿ನ 뢿ಲನದ ದಗ೦ತ... ನಿನ 쳁 ಅಗ貿ತ 룁岿죁 烊ೋ蒿퓁ದ삿೦ದ ಒ೦飁 ꣍ರ 飇 ಶ ದ 郃ಣ哆ಿ ಸ뢾ꃍ ಎ೦냁飁 ಅವರ ಎ೦ಬ 咾벾ಾಗ್ರರವꃁನ ಏ꣍ಾ蒿 ꃍ哆ಿ 飊ರ品퓁飁. ಅಚ죍 ꃍ೦낿哆. 풿颾ಯ ಥ್ವಾಗಳ좿ಿ ಜ್ಞ峃邿ಯꃁನ 풿ಜಯ ಪ삾ಜಯದ 뢿ಲನದ ದಗ೦ತ... 룂蒿ದ상. ಈ ದ್ದಯ좿ಿ ಇವ상 郍ಮಮ 퓈뢾ꂿಕ 沾벾ಗರ ಹಣದ ಅವ상 ಈ ಮಟಿ 哆ಿ 냆쳆飁 퓆ಯꃁನ 룁೦飁ವ삿邿ತ 颾ಾ 샆. ಈ ಅ೦ತದ 咾ಣವ �상풾ತ.. ! ಅꂂತ ಅಂ냁鲿 풿ಧ풿ಧ풾ದ 풿ಧ್ಯꃍಗಳꃁನ ꂿ೦邿상퓁ದ哆ಿ 咾ರಣ ಅ ವ ರ 좿ಿ ದ ಾ 풿ವ삿邾ತ ಅವ상 ಗ್ರ첿꣍ಟ, ಛ죍, ಆ 郍ಮ 풿 �ವ ಸ , ಶರ 飆ಧ 峂 ಬದಾ 郆. ಈ ವꃍಯ 룃ಗಗಳ ಲೋಕ 듂뢿ಯ ꂾಕ. ದಗ೦ತದ 咾ಣು飁 풿ಜಯ; ನೀ ಅꂂತꂾ ꃆ죆 ಬ죂ꃍ, ಥ ರ 샆哆ಿ 볁ಳಳ ಇದ죍ಿ 飇 郍ꃍನ 烊郆ಗ್ರರ ಡ್ರ. 哆. 풿. ಎ죍ಿ 샂 烊郆峂蒿 ꃍಮಮ 邾벿ಯꃁನ 풿뢾ꃍದ೦郍ಹ 풾ಹꃍಗ쳁, ಗ೦ಗ್ರಧರꃍ, 咾죇ಜꃍ ꂿ飇ಾಶಕ상, ರಕ್ಕಿ 郍풾岿 ನೋ蒿ಕ쳍ಳ ೋಣ ಎ೦냁飁 ಅ೦ತರವ ಕ೦蓁 ಕಡದ상 鳃ತಯ.. ಬೀ 岾ಳಯ ಚೆದ颿 ಸಹೋ飊ಯ ೋ岿ಗ쳁, ಯಜꂾ 邿飁 퓇쳆ﲂಬರೋಟ샍 좿咾꣍ಿ 샍 ಗಳꃁನ ಇವರ ಕ샆벾岿飆. ನಿನ 飁상 ನ ಬಳ ಥ ರ풾ದ, ಉ郍ತ ಮ 샆ಸ죂ಯ ಶꃍ ಬಿ ೦ದ್ದ, 郍ꃍನ 풿뒾ಗದ 룁ಖಯ ಸಥ 상, ಕ蓁ಕಟ್ 颾삿ಯಲ ನ蓆 ꃆಟ್ ವೀಥಯಲ.. 峂 ಚ್ಚಿ ಸಪ ಷಿ 郆볁ಳಳ 梿郍ರ ಗ쳁 ಅರಣಯ ಇ좾壆ಯ ಬಿ ೦ದ್ದ, ಸ೦ಜ볍 郆峆ಯಬ飁 ಎꃁನ 邾ತ샆. 퓈뢾ꂿಕ 峁낿ಿ , ಸಮ飍 ಕಟ್ಟಿ, 샍 ರ್ಶವಶ೦ಕ샍, 哈ಯಲ ಜ್ ನದ ದೀಪವ ಡ飁.. ಮನದಲ 沾벾ಗರ ಹಣದ ಪ್ರರ ರ೦ಭದ 풿ಜ볍 ಮ್ಮೋಹꃍ 삾烍 ರವರꃁನ 峁삿ಯ ಛಲವ ಡ飁.. ದ್ದꃍಗಳ좿ಿ 飂ರ ꂿಯ೦郍ರ 賆 룁 ಕತ ಮ ꃍ  ್ ꂿ ೦ದ ವ೦ದ್ದ邾ತ샆. -ಪ್ದ್ಯಮ್ ಅꂿ풾ಯಾ풾岿ತ್ತತ , ಆದ샆 ಈಗ 哆죍퓊룆ಮ 咾蓁ಗಳ좿ಿ ꂿೋ상- ꂿನ峆 ತೋ梿ದ೦郆 ನ蓆ಯೋ 냁ದ್ಧಿಜ풿... ꣂವಾ ಯೋಜ郍 풾ಹꃍಗ쳁 죍ಭಯ . ಆರ풿죍ಿ 飇 ಹೋ颾ಗ ಇ좾壆ಯ 풿ದ㒯 ತ್ ಣ 峁 ಆದ샂 品飁샆룁ಖದ೦郍ಹ ಚ್ಚಿ ಬಿ ೦ದ್ದ 뢾蒿ದ ಸಯವꃁನ ಎ죍좿 ಯ ಜಲ퓁 ಎ죍좿 ಮ쳆벾岿 ವಹನ ಅ뒿벂ತರ ಆಯಿ ೦邿ೋಯ 哆ಿ ೋ郍ರ ಗಳ좿ಿ 哈벾샆 ಮ샆ಯ죍ಧಯ ಎꃁನ 邾샆. ಹ삿ದೀತೋ..?? ꂿಯ೦邿ರ ಸ죍ಪ 蓁ವ ಧꃍಗ쳁 ಅವಶಯ ಇವ샆죍ಿ ರꃂನ 郍ಮಮ ಯಶ್ ꃍ ಎꃁನ 邾ತ샆. ಪ್ರ죁颾ರರꂾನ 岿 뢾蓁邾ತ샆. 벾ರ ಪ㒰 ತ듆 ಎ죍좿 냆ಳಕꃍನ ಕ೦ಡೀತೋ..?? 沾벾梿郍ರ ಗಳꃁನ 郆峆볁ವ 뢾ꃍವ 邾ꃇꃆ 뢾ಡ냇哆೦飁 ಅꣂವಾ ಅವ咾ಶ 飊샆郍飁ಾ 郍ꃍನ ಮನಸ ೦ಬ 咾ರ್ಮಡ퓁 ಆಗ೦飆蓆 ಸ೦ಕ좿ಪ ದ샂, ಕಷಿ ಗ쳁 哆죍ಸಗಳ ꣂವಾ ಜꃍಮ ದ 哃邿벾岿飁ಾ , ಈಗ೦飆蓆 ಓಡ죁 ಬಡದ상... ಅ풿뒾ಜಯ ಅ೦ಗ풾岿 ಬ상郍ತ 퓆. ಆ 郍ꃍನ 飁 ಅ첿죁 퓆 뢾郍ರ ಎ೦飁 ಕಷಿ ಗ첿೦ದ죇 ಫ죍퓁 상梿퓁飁. 풿ꃍಮರ 풾岿 ಧꃍಯ 邾뒾ವವꃁನ ಈ ಚ೦ಚಲ ಮನದ 咾ರ್ಮಡವ ಡ್ರ. ꣃಥ್ವವ 삾烍 哂ಡ ಇದ哆ಿ ವಯ ಕತ꣍蒿邾ತ샆. ಹರ邾岿죍ಿ . 咾죇ಜꃍ ಪ್ರಠ- 飃ಢ풿�ವ ಸದ ಪರ್ತದ ತ蓆.. ꣍ರ ವಚꃍಗಳ 烊郆峆 ಇದꃁನ ಅರಣಯ ಗಳ죍ಿ 飇 ಎꃍ.ಐ.ಟ್ಟ.哆 咾죇ಜꃍ ꂿ뒾벿퓁ದರ좿ಿ ಮ್ಮದ좿峆 梿 郍ರ ಗ ಳꃁನ 郆峆ದ್ದ飁ಾ ಅದꃁನ ನ蓆 ಆತ㒮 풿�ವ ಸ飆蓆峆.. ನ蓆 峆죁풿ꃆ蓆峆.. 퓈ಭವದ್ದ೦ದ ꂿ೦邿상ವ ಎꃍ. ಐ. ಟ್ಟ. 哆.ಯ -ಭರ郍 ಯಾರ್룍 ಎಡ풿ದ샂, ಈಗ ಅಚ್ಚಿ ಕಟ್ಟಿ 岿 咾죇ಜꃍ ಜ್ಞ 죍 邾 ಣ 哆ಿ 蓁ಗರ ವಸ邿峃ಹಗ쳁 ꂿವಾಸಬ죍ಿ 상. ಇದ죍ಿ 飇 ಉ꣍ಯೋ岿ಸ좾岿飆. 咾죇ಜꃍ ನ蓆 ಕ蓁 咾ರ್ಮಡದ ಭೋರ್샆ವ 풿ದ㒯 ತ್ ಣ 峁 ವಹನ 咾蓁ಗಳ좿ಿ 哆죍퓊룆ಮ ಊಟ- ಜ್ಞ죍邾ಣದ좿ಿ 상ವ ಇವರ 풾ಸತ ವ ಹರ್ದ ವರ್飆蓆峆... ಅ뒿벂ತರ ꣍ರ 풾ಸ( Virtual tour) ಕ貿ಣ 峆 ಹಬಿ . ನ蓆 ದಗ೦ತ飆蓆峆...

45 shoreline ꂿಮ್ ಮತ್ತ ꂿಮ್ ಕನನ ನಡುವೆ ಇರುವ ಏಕ�ೈಕ ತಡೆ ಹ೦ಜ삿ಕೆ ಮಾತ್ ಮಕ್첿ಗೆ ಹ�ೇಗೆ ಯೋಚಸಬ�ೇಕು ಎ೦ದು ಕಲ. ಏನು ಯೋಚಸಬ�ೇಕೆ೦ದು ಕಲಸಬ�ೇ蒿 shoreline 46 룁೦ಬ삿ತ ಸ೦烆 ಉತ್ ಮ. 뒾ರತದ ಉ郃ಷ್ 풾ದ 풿ಚರ鲾샆ಯದ ಯೋಗ퓁 ꢾಶ್ ತ㒯 삿峆 邿ಳದದ್ ೧೯ꃇ ಶತ뢾ನದಲ್ . 뒾ರತದಲ್ಲೇ ಟ粿 , 뒾ರತ飊ಳ峇 ಕ蓆ಗ貿ಸಲ್ಪಟ粿 ದ㒦 ಯೋಗ 峂 ಯೋಗವ�ೇ ಜೀವನ ಆಸನಗ쳁 ಹ೦ತಹ೦ತ풾岿 ಜಗತ್ಪ್ದ㒧 풾ದ퓁. ಎꃍ.. ꢾ죍 ಎ೦낾ತ ’Treatise of Yoga Philosophy’ ಎ೦ಬ ꣁಸ್ ಕವꃍꃁ ೧೮೮೧ರಲ್ ಪ㒰 ಕ粿ದ상. ೧೮೯೩ರಲ್ , 풿飇�ಗರಲ್ 뢾ನವನ 듁풿峆 ಬ೦颾岿ನ೦ದ ತನ್ ಆರೋಗ㒯 ವꃍꃁ 咾ꢾಡಿಳ㒳 죁 ರೋಗ- 뒾ರತೀಯ 료ಲ㒯 ಗಳꃍꃁ 邿ಳದವ상 ಸ್ 뢿 풿퓇咾ನ೦ದ상. 상ಜನಗಳ ಜ郆 ಅವನ ಣಟ ಪ್ ರ೦ಭ풾벿郁. 풿ಜ碾 ನದ 냆ಳವ貿峆ಗಳ೦ದ ಶತಶತ뢾ನಗಳ೦ದ 뢾ರಕ풾岿ದ㒦 ಅꃇಕ ರೋಗಗ쳁 ꃆಲಕ್ಕಚ梿 ದ퓁. ಇ೦颿ನ ಈ ಉನ್ 邿峆 '钿ಯೋಸೋ겿ಟ ' ಗ쳁 哂ಡ ಅಮ삿ಕದಲ್ 뒾삿 ಪ㒰 뒾ವ ಬೀ삿ದ상. ಇ飁 ಶ್ರೀಯೋ峇೦ದ㒰 ಭದ㒰 ಅಡꢾಯ ಕಿದ ನಮ㒮 뒾ರತೀಯ 퓈ದ㒯 ಕೀಯ ಪದ㒧 邿볆೦ದ샆 ಅ邿ಶಯೋ响ತ 峂 ಸ್ 뢿 品ವಲಯನ೦ದ삿೦ದ ಶರ퓇ಗವꃍꃁ ಪ蓆벿郁. ೧೯೪೭ರಲ್ ಇ೦ದ್ ಆಗಲರ飁. ’ಯೋಗ’ ಎ೦ಬ ಅಪ㒰 邿ಮ 梿ಕ郍ಸ ಪದ㒧 邿볁 ಯ퓁飇 낾ಹ㒯 ವಸ್ ಗಳꃍꃁ 飇풿, 좿퓁蓍 ನಲ್ ಯೋಗ ಸ್ಟುಯೋ ಆರ೦뒿ದ상. ಬ. ಕ.ಎ. ಐಯ㒯 ೦岾샍, ಕ. 棍ಚ 岿 ಬಳಸ飇 ರೋಗವꃍꃁ 냁ಡಸ룇ತ ಕ郍ತ 峆ಯಬಲ್ 飁. ಇದರ ಅ岾ಧ ಪ糍ಟ 뒿 ಜೋ벿 ಹಠಯೋಗವꃍꃁ ಬೋ鲿ದ상. ೨೦೦೧ 삿೦ದ ಇತ್ತೀ梿峆 ಯೋಗ퓁 ಶ响ತ ಯꃍꃁ ಕ೦蓁 ಇದꃍꃁ ಪ㒰 ಶ್ , ಪ㒰 ಯತ್ ದವ상 ಒಬ್ ಬ㒬 ರಲ್ . 咾ಲ ಕ쳆ದ೦郆, ಇದರ 볂ರೋ꣍ 峂 ಅಮ삿ಕದಲ್ ಯಶಸ್ ನ ಮೆ粿 죁ಗಳꃍꃁ ಏ상ತ್ 죇 ಹೋ벿郁. ಮಹಿಯꃍꃁ ಮನಗ೦ಡ ಜಗತ್ ಇದꃍꃁ ಪ㒰 ಶ೦郁. ನಮ峂 ಈಗ ಆ ’ಯೋಗ’ ಅಮ삿咾ದ ಅಧ㒯 ಕ್ಷ ಒ낾ಮರವ상 ಯೋಗವꃍꃁ 룁ಕ್ ಕ೦ಠ颿೦ದ ಶ್ 悿ದ್ 샆. ಬ೦颿飆. ಇತ್ 뒾ರತದಲ್ ಇದರ 냆ಳವ貿峆峆 ಹಲವ상 飁ಡ볁ತ್ತಿದ 샆. 粿. 哃ಷ್ 뢾ಚಾರ ’ಯೋಗ’ ಎ೦ದ샆 ’ಒ೦颾峁’, ’삿’ ಎ೦ದರ್. ಸ೦ಸ್ 哃ತದ ’볁烍’ ಎ೦ಬ ಪದ퓁 ಪ㒰 ಥಮ ಹಠಯೋಗ ಶ죆ಯꃍꃁ ೧೯೨೪ರಲ್ 룈삿ನಲ್ 郆샆ದ상. ೧೯೩೬ರಲ್ ಇದರ 룂ಲ. ಮನಜತ㒵 颿೦ದ 飈ವತ㒵 飆蓆峆 ಗ죁 뢾蓁ವ ಕ肿ಣ ಪ㒰 ಯತ್ 퓇 �풾ನ೦ದ ಗ೦岾ತೀರದಲ್ ’ಡ퓈ꃍ 죈곍 ಸ粿’ಯꃍꃁ ಆರ೦뒿 ೨೦೦ರ响ಕ ೦ತ ಯೋಗ. ಜ碾 ನಯೋಗ, ಕರ್ಯೋಗ, ಲಯಯೋಗ, ಹಠಯೋಗ 뢾ತ㒰 ವಲ್ 飇 棍ಚ ಗ㒰 ೦ಥಗಳꃍꃁ ಬ샆飁, ೯ ಆಶ㒰 ಮಗಳꃍꃁ 郆샆ದ상. ಒ೦飁 ಸಮೀ响ಷ ಯ ಯಮ, ನಯಮ, ಆಸನ, ಪ್ 貾ಯಮ, ಪ㒰 郍ಯ ರ, 鲾ರಣ, ಧ್ ನ, ಸ뢾鲿 ಪ㒰 咾ರ ಯೋಗ퓁 ೬ꃇ ಅ邿 棍ಚ ꣂರಕ풾ದ ಆರೋಗ㒯 ಅಭ್ ಸ. 룈상 ಎ೦ಬ ೮ ಮೆ粿 죁ಗ쳁ಳ㒳 삾ಜಯೋಗಗ쳆ಲ್ 퓂 ’ಯೋಗ’ ಎ೦ಬ ಎರಡಕ್ಷರ飊ಳ峆 ಸ೦ಸ್ ನದಲ್ ದ㒦 粿. 哃ಷ್ 뢾ಚಾರ상 ಹಠಯೋಗವꃍꃁ , ಆ볁ರ್ದವꃍꃁ ಅಡಕ풾岿상ವ ನತ㒯 ಸತ㒯 . ಯೋಗದ ಉಗಮ ಈಗ죂 ಬಹಳ ಚರ್峆 ಗ್ ಸ풾岿飆. 삿 ಹಸ 梿ಕ郍ಸ ಪದ㒧 邿ಯꃍꃁ ಕ೦蓁ಕ೦ಡದ㒦 상. ಬ. ಕ.ಎ. ಐಯ㒯 ೦岾샍 ಇದರ 糍ಟ ಋಗ್ವೇದದ 咾ಲದಲ್ ಆದದ್ ಎ೦飁 ನ೦ಬದ㒦 샂, ಅದರ ಪತ೦ಜ좿ಯ ಯೋಗತ㒰 ಗಳꃍꃁ ꣁꂃ 샂ಪ ’ಐಯ㒯 ೦岾샍 ಯೋಗ’ ಎ೦ಬ 냆ಳವ貿峆 ೦鳂 ಕ貿퓆ಯ ꂾಗ삿ಕ郆ಯ ಕ蓆峆 峁ತ್ 飆. 뢾상 响ರ . ಹಸ ಪದ㒧 邿ಯꃍꃁ ಚಾಲ 峆 ತ೦ದ상. ಇವರ ’죈糍 ಆ곍 ಯೋಗ’ ಎ೦ಬ ꣂ.೨೦೦ 삿೦ದ ೫೦೦ ರವ샆峆 냌ದ㒧 , 烈ನ, ಹ೦飁 ಗ㒰 ೦ಥಗ쳁 ಯೋಗವꃍꃁ ꣁಸ್ ಕವꃍꃁ ಯೋಗದ 냈ಬ죍 ಎ೦飂 ಕ샆볁퓁飁೦ಟ. ಧೀ샇೦ದ㒰 ರವ상 ಬೋ鲿郍邾 ಹೋದ퓁. ಪತ೦ಜ좿ಯ ಯೋಗ ತ㒰 ಗಳꃍꃁ ಈ ಕ್ ಷತ㒰 ದಲ್ ನ 颿ಲ್ ಯ ಶ죆ಗಳಲ್ ಯೋಗವꃍꃁ ಒ೦飁 풿ಷಯ풾岿 ಪ್ ರ೦뒿, ಪ㒰 ಥಮ ಸ೦ಕಲನ퓆೦飁 ಪ삿ಗ貿ಸಲ岿飆. 飂ರದರ㒶ನದಲ್ 咾ರ್ಕ㒰 ಮವꃍꃁ 哂ಡ 뢾ಡದ ಕೀರ್峆 ꢾತ㒰 삾ದ상. ಕರ್ಟಕ 룂ಲದ ಜಗ್ 풾飇퓍, 'ಇಶ 곌೦蓇ಶꃍ' 룂ಲಕ ತಮ㒮 ಭಗವದ್ ಗ郆ಯಲ್ ಹೀ峆 ಉಲ್ಲೇ墿ಸಲ岿飆: “Yoga is the journey of the self, 퓆 ಸಲ್ ತ್ತಿದ 샆. ಶ್ರೀ ಶ್ರೀ ರ풿ಶ೦ಕ샍 ಅವ상 ಉ삾ಟದ ಲಯವꃍꃁ through the self, to the self”. ಳಿ蓁ವ ದರ㒶ನ 响ರ 볆峆 ಜಗತ್ಪ್ದ㒧 상. 낾낾 삾룍 飇퓍, ಯೋಗ퓆೦ದ샆 ಬ삿 ಯೋ岾ಸನಗ쳁 ಎ೦ಬ ಅ삿풿ನಲ್ಲಿದ್ದ퓆. ꂾ퓁 ಯೋಗದ ಪತ೦ಜ좿 ಯೋಗ ಪೀಠದ 룂ಲಕ ಯೋಗ 峂 ಆ볁ರ್ದವꃍꃁ ಮꃆ ಅ岾ಧ ಧ್ಯೇಯಗಳꃍꃁ , ತತ㒵 ಗಳꃍꃁ ಬ颿ಗೊತ 哇ವಲ ಯೋ岾ಸನಗಳನ್ನಷ್ಟೇ ಮꃆ峆 ತ죁ಪತ್ತಿದ 샆. ಪ삿ಚ벿ತ್ತಿದ್ದ퓆 哂ಡ!! 飇ಹವꃍꃁ 响ರಿಯಾಶಲಗೊಸ飇 ಆಧ್ಯಾತ ಕ飆蓆峆 ಮನಸ㒸 ꃍꃁ 邿상岿퓁飁 ಲಭವಲ್ ಎ೦飁 ಅ삿邿ದ㒦 ꣂರ್ಜ상, ಆಸನಗಳꃍꃁ ಪ삿ಚ벿ದ상. ಯೋ岾ಸನ ಎ೦ದ샆 梿ತ್ ವꃍꃁ ಏ咾ಗ㒰 ಗೊಸ죁 풿ಶ㒵 ಸ೦ಸ್ 볁 ಅ೦ತ삾ಷ್ಟೀಯ ಯೋಗ 颿ನವꃍꃁ ಘೋಷವ 룊ದ죁 ಯೋಗ 飇ಹ ಇರ냇咾ದ ಸ钿 邿. ಆದ㒦 삿೦ದ ಪದ್ ಸನ, ದ್ ಸನ, ಭದ್ ಸನ ಮತ್ ಶ죆ಗ쳁 ತಮ㒮 ಅನ哂ಲ响哆 ತಕ್ ೦郆 냇샆 냇샆 颿ನಗಳಲ್ ಆಚ삿ತ್ ದ㒦 상. ೦ಸನಗ쳆೦ಬ ೪ ಆಸನಗ쳁 棍ಚ ಪ್ 룁ಖ㒯 郆ಯꃍꃁ ಪ蓆ದ퓁. ನ샇೦ದ㒰 ಮೋ颿ಯವ상 ಪ㒰 鲾ನಿದ 룇죆 ಸ㒵 邃 ಯೋ岾ಭ್ ಸ 뢾蓁ತ್ ದ㒦 ಅವ상, ꣍ಟ ೦ಬ샍 ನಲ್ ನ蓆ದ 풿ಶ㒵 ಸ೦ಸ್ ಯ 뢾ನ㒯 ಸ듆ಯಲ್ ಈ 풿ಷಯವꃍꃁ ಯೋಗ퓁 풿ಶ㒵 飆ಲ್ 蓆 ಇ೦飁 냇샂삿飆볆೦ದ샆 ಅದ响哆 咾ರಣ ಅದರಲ್ 상ವ ಪ㒰 ಸ邾 ಪದ상. ಈ ಪ㒰 ಸ邾 ವ响哆 ೧೭೭ 飇ಶಗ쳁 ಅ풿ರೋಧ풾岿 ಒಪꢿ 峆 ನೀಡದ상. 퓈ದ㒯 ಕೀಯ 峁ಣ. ಆಸ್ 뢾, ಮ鳁룇ಹ, ರಕ್ ದ ಒತ್ ಡ, ಸ೦鲿풾ತ, ಬ烍ಜ ತನ, 烂ꃍ ೨೧ ಅ೦ತ삾ಷ್ಟೀಯ ಯೋಗ 颿ನ ಎ೦飁 ಘೋಷಸ죁 ನಿರ삿ದ상. 烂ꃍ ಪಚನ响ರ 볆ಯ ತ೦ದ샆ಗ쳁 峂 ದೀರ್咾좿ಕ풾ದ ಮತ್ 飇ಹಪ哃邿ಯಲ್ಲೇ ೨೧ರ೦飁 �ವನ ತನ್ ಯೋಗ ಜ碾 ನವꃍꃁ ಜಗತ್ 峆 ಬೋಧꃆ 뢾ಡದನ. ಆ 颿ನ ಇ상ವ ಇನ್ ತರ ತ೦ದ샆ಗಳ峆 ಇದꃍꃁ ಪರ್ಯ 梿ಕ郍ಸ ಪದ㒧 邿ಯ岿 ರ್ಯ ದ响ಷ 貾ಯನ响哆 ಚ좿ವ 颿ನ. ಪ㒰 ಥಮ ಅ೦ತ삾ಷ್ಟೀಯ ಯೋಗ 颿ನವꃍꃁ ಅನಸ삿ಸಲ峁ತ್ 飆. ಎ棍 ಐ풿 峂 ಕ್ ನ㒸 샍 룇죆 ಇದರ ಪ삿貾ಮಗಳ 品삿郁 ೨೦೧೫ರಲ್ ಆಚ삿ಸಲ벿郁. ಇಡೀ 풿ಶ㒵 퓇 ಯೋಗದ ಕ蓆 룁ಖ 뢾ಡದ 颿ನವ飁. ನ蓆ಸಲದ ಸ೦ಶೋಧꃆಗ쳁 ಉತ್ ಮ ಫ좿ತ೦ಶವꃍꃁ ನೀಡ퓆. ನಿರಳ ಗ㒰 ೦钿 ವ㒯 ವಸ್ ಮತ್ ನರಮ೦ಡಲ ವ㒯 ವಸ್ ಯꃍꃁ ನಯ೦ತ್ ವ ಮರ್ಥ್풿飆. ಕೀ죁 峂 ಯೋಗ퓆೦냁飁 뒾ರತ퓁 듂ಗೋಳ响哆 ನೀಡದ ಅತ್ ನ್ ತ ಬ쳁ವಳ. ಯೋಗ퓁 룂쳆ಗಳ ತ೦ದ샆ಗಳ峆 ಇ飁 삾ಮ낾ಣ. ಆತ೦ಕ, ಭಯ, ಮನಸ್ ನ 풿咾ರ郆, 墿ನ್ 郆, 풿ಜ碾 ನವꃍꃁ ಮತ್ �ಟ ಬ좿ಷ㒠 ಗೊತ್ 飆. ಯೋಗವꃍꃁ ಆ鳁ನಕ 풿ಜ碾 ನ퓁 ಕೀಳ삿ಮ 飂ರ풾峁ತ್ 飆. ಸ್ ್ರಯರ ಸಮಸ್ ಗಳ ನ풾ರಣಯಲ್ ಯೋಗ ಪ㒰 룁ಖ ಒಪꢿ ಕ೦ಡಿದ , ಯ퓁飇 ಲೋಪದೋಷಗಳꃍꃁ ಕ೦蓁ಹಿ颿ಲ್ . ಯೋಗ퓁 ಯ퓁飇 ꢾತ㒰 ವಹತ್ 飆. ಮನಸ್ ಪ㒰 곁ಲ್ 풾岿 ಜೀವನದಲ್ ಉ郍ಸ ಹ ꣁ粿飇쳁ತ್ 飆. ಯೋಗ, ಧರ್ಮಕ ಗಲೀ ಅಥ풾 炾邿岾ಗಲೀ ಸೀ뢿ತ풾岿ಲ್ . ಇ飁 ಸ೦ꣂರ್풾岿 飇ಹ 峂 ಯೋ岾ಸನಗಳ 响ರ 볆ಗಳಲ್ ಒ೦飁 棂상 ಸ್ ನಪಲ್ ಟ풾ದ샂 飇ಹ, ಮನಸ್ ಗಳ 룇죆 ಆತ㒮 响哆 ಸ೦ಬ೦鲿상퓁飁 峂 ಅದ响哆 냇咾峁ವ 响ರ 볆ಗಳꃍꃁ ಹ೦颿飆ಯಷ್ . ವ㒯 邿삿ಕ್ ಪ삿貾ಮ ತಪꢿ ದ㒦 ಲ್ . ಆದ㒦 삿೦ದ ಯೋ岾ಸನಗಳꃍꃁ 뢾蓁풾ಗ 峁상 룁壇ನ ಒಬ㒬 ನ ತನ್ 鲾ರ್ಕ 뒾ವꃆಗಳꃍꃁ 峂 ನ೦ಬಿಗಳꃍꃁ ಯೋ岾ಭ್ ಸಕ್ 岿 뢾ಡ냇品. ಯರನ್ನೋ ಸ೦ಪ್ರೀತಗೋಳವ ಭರದಲ್ ಯೋಗವꃍꃁ 뢾ಡ죁 ಹರಟ, ತ㒯 ಜಸ냇咾岿ಲ್ . 哇ವಲ ತನ್ ಒಳ邿岾岿 ಯೋಗ响哆 ಶರ貾ದ샆 品. ತಮ峆 냇咾ದ 峆 뢾ರ್蓁ಗೊ퓁飁 ತ삾೦ ಒಪ್ ತಕ್ 풿ಚರವಲ್ . ತನ್ ಶ响ತ - - ಪ㒰 ಣ퓍ಎಂ. ಮರ್ಥ್ಗಳಗನರ풾岿 ಅಭ್ ಸ 뢾ಡ냇品. ಆಸꂾಭ್ ಸ响哆 냆ಳ岿ನ 룁೦炾ꃆ 峂

47 shoreline ಆತ್ವ೦ಚನೆ ಮಾ蒿ಕ�ೊ೦ಡು ಗೆಲ್ಲವುದಕ್೦ತ ಗೌರವದ೦ದ ಸ�ೋ�ಲುವುದ�ೇ ಲ�ೇಸು ಅಲ㒪풿ದ�್ಯೋ ಮಹಾಗರ್ shoreline 48 ꂿಮ㒮 ಅ뒿ಪ್ ಯಗಳꃍನ 梿퓁飁, ಕನ್ ಡ 뒾� ಪ್ ಥ뢿ಕ �ಕಣದ죍좿 ಕ蓍ಡ ಯ풾ಗ냇品. ಇಂಗ್ಲೀಷꃍನ ಒಂ飁 ನಮ್ಮಂತಹ 삾ಷ್ 㒰 ಮಟ್ ದ ಸ್ನೇತರꃍನ ಆಹ್ ꂿ퓁飁, 뒾�벾岿 ಕಲಸ냇品, ಕನ್ ಡ 뢾ಧ್ ಮ풾ಗ냇品. ꂿಮ್ಮಂತಹ ಮಕ㒕 ಳ 낾ಯ죍좿 ಥ ಯ죍좿 ಕನ್ ಡದ ಬಗ್ ಒಳ್ ಯ ಇ퓆ಲ್ ವꃍನ ಕನ್ ಡದಲ್ಲೇ 뢾ಡಬ飁. 뒾� ನಲಯ냇品. ಆಗ 뢾ತ㒰 ಈ 뒾� ಉಳಯ죁 ಸಧ್ . 邂ತ㒰 ಜ್ ನದ죍좿 ಕನ್ ಡದ ಅಳವಡಿಯ 沾ಪꃍನ 룂ಡಸ죁 ~풿ಜಯ哃ಷ್ ꂾಗꃂ샍 ಬಗ್ ಸಕ�ಟ ಶೋಧꃆಗ쳁 ಆ岿퓆. ಏನ 뢾蓁퓁飁 ಕ㒤 ? ಅದರ 냆ಳವ貿峆ಯ죍좿 ನಮ್ಮಂತಹ 볁ವಕರ "ನೀ ಅಗಲದರೂ ಅಗಲದರದಂತೆ ಜೀ풿ಸು ಓ ಮಾನ್" ಎಂಬಂತೆ ಕನ್ಡಕ್ಕ岿 ತಮ್ ಅತ್ಮೂಲ್ ꢾತ㒰 퓇ನೆ냁飁 ꂿಮ㒮 ಅꂿಕ? ಸ�ೇವೆಯನ್ನ ಸ죍좿 24/04/16 ರಂದು ದ�ೈವಾಧೀನರಾದಂತಹ ಹಾಲಂ낿ಯವ삿ಗೆ ನಮ್ ಗೌರವ ಕನ್ ಡ ಪರ ಕಲಸಗಳ峆 ꂿಮ㒮 ನಮನಗಳು. ಪ್ರೇರ賆 ಏನ?ಕನ್ ಡತನವꃍನ ನನ್ ಅꂿಕಯ ಪ㒰 咾ರ ಕನ್ ಡದ 뒾�, 볁ವ ಜನ郆ಯಿದ 飂ರ풾峁郍ತ 飆. ಪ್ರೇ샇ꢿ퓁飁 峆? ꂾ퓁 볁ವಕ삾岿ದ್ ಗ ಬಳದ�ಟ ಮದಲꃆಯ颾岿 ಕನ್ ಡ 뒾�ಯ ಮಸಣದ 퓁 ꂿಶ㒶 ಬ㒧 ಧ್ ꂿ ಕನ್ ಡವꃍನ ಈಗ ಬಳ郍ತ ಲ್ . ದನ ꂿತ್ ದ ಬಗ್ ಪ್ರೀತಯꃍನ ꂿಮ㒮 ಮನಸ್ ನ죍좿 ವ್ ವರದ죍ಲ ಗಲ, �ಕಣದ죍ಲ ಗಲ, ಟ粿 ಕಳ್ 냇品. ’ಇ飁 ನಮ㒮 뢾郃 벾퓁ದರಲ್ ಕನ್ ಡವꃍನ ಬಳ郍ತ ಲ್ . 뒾�, ಜಗ郍ತ ನ죍좿 룂ವ郍ತ ಪ್ರಾಚನ 상ದ㒰 듂뢿ಯ죍좿 ಅರಳದ ದುಂಯ ಸ쳆볁ವ 풿峆~ ಆಂಗ್ 뒾� ಮಧ್ ಮ ಇಂದನ 炾ಗತೀಕರಣದ 뒾�ಗಳ죍좿 ಒಂ飁 뒾�’ ಎಂಬ ಮ್ ನಮ㒮 죍좿 벾ರನ್ 邾ಕದ ನೋವನ ಎಸ峁ವ 룁ಳ್ 峆 ದರ್ದ죍좿 ಅꂿ풾ರ㒯풾岿飆. 룈峂ಡಕಳ್ 냇品. ಅꂿ풾ರ㒯풾ದ ದರ್ದ죍좿 ಆಂಗ್ 뒾�ಯꃍನ ꂾ ಮಸಣದ 퓁! ~ಸೌದರ㒯ವ 咾ꢾ蓁ವ ಶ响ತಿಯುಂ? 咾ꢾಡದ ಆ ಶ响ತ 峆 ಸ㒤 ್ರಯ 룁ಡಯ ಏರಲರದ ಪುಂಡಲೀಕ ಸೌದರ㒯ವುಂ? �ವನ ꣂಜ峆 낾ರದ ಹಾಲಂ낿ಯವರು 룇ಲ್ ಖದಲ ನಲ颾蓁ವ ಅಲಗಳ峆~ ꂾ ಮಸಣದ 퓁! ಕನ್ಡ ಸಾಹತ್ ಪ삿ಷತ್ನ ಮಾಜ ಆಳದಲ ಪರ颾蓁ವ ಜೀವ삾�峆 ಎನ್ 炾ತ ತಪ್ಪೋ? 풾ಸ ತಪ್ಪೋ? ಅಧ್ಕ್ಷರು. ಕನ್ಡದ ಬೆಳವಣಗೆಗೆ ~ಉರನ ನೀ蓁ವ ಶ响ತಿಯುಂ? ಲೋಕದ 뒾ವ ತಪ್ಪೋ? ಅದ ನೀ蓁ವ ಶ响ತ ಯಲ ಯುವಕರಾದ ನಾವು ಶ್ರೀ뢂ತ-ಬಡವ 듇ದ ತೋರದ, ಉರುಂ? ತೆಗೆದುಕ�ೊಳ㒳ಬಹುದಾದ ಕ್ಮ ಹಾಗು ಈ 듂뢿ಯ죍좿 ಜꂿದ 료ನದ 뢾ತ峆~ ಗೆ颾ಕಣ ಎಲ್ ದರಲ್ ಆಂಗ್ 뒾�ಯನ್ನೇ ಬಳಸ냇ಕೆಂಲ್ . ’ಅಂಕ죍ಲ ’, ’ಆಂ粿’ ಮು邾ದ ಅದನ್ನ ಅನ㒵ಯಕ್哆 ತರಬಹುದಾದಂತಹ ಎನ峆 듇ದ 뢾蓁풿삿 ಏಕ? 뢾ತನ 료ನಕ 飈ꂂದನ ಜೀವನದ죍좿 ಬಳವ ಪದಗಳ ನನ峂 ಒಂ飁 ಬ飁ಕ飆! ~ಅರ್ವ ನೀ蓁ವ ಪದಗಳುಂ? ಬದ죁 梿ಕ㒕 ಪ㒪 , 梿ಕ㒕 ಮ㒮 ಎಂಬ ಸುದರ풾ದ ರೀ邿ಯ ಬಗ್峆 ಪ್ರಶದಾಗ, ಅವರು ನುದ ಆ ಪದಗಳಲ ಪದಗಳನ್ನೇ ಬಳಸ냇品. 飈ꂂದನ ಜೀವನದ죍좿 ತಮ್ ಮನದಾಳದ ಜಗವ ನೋ蓁ವ ಮನ飆! ಕನ್ ಡ  ಹೊಕ 岿 ಹೋಗ냇品. ಕನ್ ಡ ಅರ್ಥವು? ನನ್ ꃆರಳಲ್ ಬ飁品ವರುಂ, ಸತ್ಯಕ್ ಕ蓁峆 ನೀ蓁ವ ಮದ죁 뒾�ಯ ಮಾತುಗಳನ್ನ ಜ್ ನವ ಅ삿ಯದ ಭೋ岿峆~ 룇ಲ ಡತ ಸ鲿퓁飁 ಅꂿ풾ರ㒯. ಅಲ್ಲೇ ಟ粿 , ಅಲ್ಲೇ ಸಯೋ ಎರ蓁 ಸ풿ರ ವರ್ಗಳ ಇತಸ ಇ상ವ ಈ 낿ಚ್糍ಟದ್ದ ಹೀಗೆ ಭೋಗವ 咾ಣದ ಜ್ ꂿ峆 ꂾ ಒಂ飁 ಮಸಣದ 퓁! 뒾�ಯꃍನ ಡತಕ್ 郆峆飁ಕೊ쳁 퓁飁 ~ಹ풿ಲ್ 풾ದ샂 郃ಪ್ತಿಯು? ಸ㒵 ಲ㒪 ಕಷ್ 풾ದ샂 ಸಹ ಅಸಧ್ 퓇ನಲ್ . ಉಪಯೋ岿ಸ냇哇 ಹರತ ಶೋಕ岾岿 ಅದꃍನ ಆ 郃ಪ್ 벾ದ샂 ಹವ ಉಪಯೋ岿ಸ낾ರ飁. 벾퓁飇 뒾�ಯ

ಕಲಿ ತಪ㒪 ಲ್ . ಆದ샆 ನಮ㒮 뢾郃 뒾�峆 -ಹರೀ� ಎ棍 ಎꃍ 邂ತ㒰 ಜ್ ನ ಕ್ಷೇತ㒰 ದ죍좿 ನೀ岿퓁ದುಂ? ಗ냇咾ದ ಆದ್ 郆 ಅದಕ್ ನೀಡ냇品. ಕನ್ ಡ ಎ룍 糆响 ಕನ್ ಡ ಬಳಕಯ ಬಗ್ ꂿಮ㒮 ಪ郍ರಿಕಗಳꃍನ ಕೊ蓁 ಓದ냇品. ತ뢿ಳ삿峆 ಪ㒰 �ꃆ ಗಳನ 哇쳁ವ ದꂿಯಲ ಅ뒿ಪ್ ಯ퓇ನ? ಇ상풂ತಹ 뒾�뒿뢾ನ ನಮ峆 ಇಲ್ . ಉತ㒤 ರವುಂ? ತ뢿ಳರ죍좿 ಒಬ㒬 ಕೂಯವꃂ ಸಹ, ಪ㒰 ತಿನ ದನಪ郍ರಿಕಯꃍನ ಕೊ蓁ಕೊ쳁 ತ್ ꃆ. ಉತ㒤 ರಗಳ ಅ삿ತ ಅವನಲ 풿ಜ್ ನ 峂 邂ತ㒰 ಜ್ ನದ ಕ್ಷೇತ㒰 ದ죍좿 ದꂿಯುಂ? ಪದಗಳ ಕನ್ ಡೀಕರಣ풾ಗ냇品. ಆದ샆 ಕನ್ನಡಗರ죍좿 ಪ㒰 ತ ಇಪ㒪 ತ್ 郈飁 ಜನರ죍좿 ಫ಼ೇ�‍响‍ತಹ ಸ뢾炿ಕ 炾ಲ邾ಣಗಳ죍좿 ಒಬ㒬 ಕನ್ ಡ ಪ郍ರಿಕಯꃍನ ಓ飁ತ್ ꃆ ~퓈ಷ್ 풿 ಬ ಎಂ ಕನ್ ಡದ ಬಳಕ 棍ಚ ಗ냇品, ಕನ್ ಡದಲ್ಲೇ ಎಂ냁퓁飁 ಚಿಂಸ냇咾颂ತಹ 풿ಷಯ. 풿ದ್ ಚ್ 响ತ ಮತ್ 풿ದ್ ꃍ‍ನ ಅ뒿벂ತರ

49 shoreline ಗೆದ್ರ�ೇ ಎಲ್ರೂ, ಸ�ೋ�ತರೆ ಕ�ೇಳರು ಲೆಕ್ಕ್ಕೇ ಇಲ್ಲರುವುದಕ್೦ತ ಟೀಕೆಗೆ ಗು삿ಯಾಗುವುದ�ೇ ಲ�ೇಸು shoreline 50 ಬಹಳ 룁ಖ㒯 풾飁飁. ಗೀತಾಚಾꂾದ ꃆನꣁ 哃ಷ್ಣನ ಇದರ ಬಗ್ 풿ಶ್ಲೇಷಣಯꃍꃁ ನೀ蓁郍邾 ಕ쳆飁 ಹೋ岿飆 ಮನ ಗು삿 ಮೇಲ�ೋ�, ಪಥ ಹೀ峆 쳁郍邾ꃆ: ꃆನꣁಗ쳊ಳ峆 ಅಮ್ ಮೇಲ�ೋ�? ಯೋಗಸ್ 钃 品상 ಕರ್貿 ಗ룍 ತ㒯 ಕ್ತ್ ꂿನ㒨 ಇ상풿ಕಯ ತೋ상ವ ಆರ ꂿದ್ ಭಯ 룈铁ನ೦ಚ | ಧನ೦ಜಯ | ಧ㒯 ಧ್ಯೋಃ ಸಮೋ 듂郍ವ ಭ್ 룆ಗ쳊ಳ峆 ಆ 颿ನಗ쳁 梂ದ , || ನ삾ಣ೦ || ಸಮತ㒵 ೦ ಯೋಗ ಉಚ㒯 郆 ﲃಸ뢾ನ룇ತ郍 ಪ�ಭ 邂岾ಳ ತ상ವ 咿ಟ咿볂 哂ಡ 냁ದ್ಧಿರ񁲾೦ ಅ鲿ಕೋ 풿񁲃 | ಅಮ್ ꂿನ㒨 ಒ죁룆ಯ 哈ತೋಳಿನದ. 峁삿 룁糍ಟುತ್ತೇನೋ ಇಲ್ಲವೋ ಎ೦ಬ 료ನ풾岿飆 || ಸ뢾ꂃ ﲃ냁ದ್ಧಿರ್ವꂃ ಪ�ಭ ಆತ೦ಕವꃍꃁ ಬ糍ಟ , ದ್ -ಅದ್ ಯಲ್ ಆ 颿ನಗ쳇 梂ದ, ಸಮ 냁ದ್ 볁ಳ㒳 ವꂾ岿 ಗಮ㒯 ಧꃆ峆 ꂿನ㒨 ಅಗ좿ಕಯ ꃆꃆ飁 ಅಂಬರದಕ್ ಯ ನೋ蓁ತ ಸ풿ದ 냇咾ದ ಕರ್ಗಳꃍꃁ 뢾蓁. ಸಮ梿ತ್ 颿 ಅ삿풿峆 낾ರದ 뒾ವꃆಗ쳇ಕೋ ಪ೦ಚತ೦ತ㒰 ದ ಈ ಶ್ಲೋಕ퓁 ಪ್ 貿ಗಳ峆 哈郁郍ತಿನꂂದ 뢾ಡದ 咾ರ್ ಯೋಗ퓆ನತ್ 飆 ಎ೦飁 ಇಂ飁 뢾ತ岿 ಬರ飁 峂 ಮನಷ㒯 삿峆 ಇ상ವ ವ㒯 郍ಯ ಸವꃍꃁ 풿ವ삿郍邾ꃆ. 풿ಶ್ಲೇಷತ್ 飆. ಆರ, ನಿದ , ಭಯ ಮತ್ ಇಲ್ ಸಲ್ ದ ಕನಗಳ 낿郍ತ ಹೋ飆 ಆ 颿ನಗ쳁 梂ದ, 룈铁ನ퓁 ಪ್ 貿 峂 뢾ನವರಲ್ 岾ದ샂 뢾ಡ 峁삿 룁ಟ್ 죇 냇ಕ೦ಬ ನೀನ ಸ뢾ನ풾岿飆. ಆದ샆 뢾ನವನಲ್ 郁ಡತ, ಅದꃍꃁ 룁糍ಟುತ್ತೇನೋ ಇಲ್ಲವೋ ಪ್ ಥಮ 峁상풾岿 ನೀ 烍碾 ನದ 咿蒿 ಆ ಕನಗ쳊ಡꃆ볆 ಬ飁品ವ ಹಠವ ಪ್ 貿ಗಳ岿ರದ 풿�ಷ 峁ಣ퓊೦颿飆. ಎ೦ಬ ಕಳವಳ ಬಹಳ�ಟ ಒತ್ ಡ响哆 ಎ蓆 蒿ದವ ನಾ ಅ飁 냁ದ್ . ಈ 풿�ಷ 峁ಣ颿೦颾岿 뢾ಡಿ蓁ತ್ 飆. ಆದ샆 “볁ದ㒧 퓊೦飁 ಚು낿ಸ颾ꂂದ; ಆತ ಮಹ郍ಕಾರ್ಗಳꃍꃁ 뢾ಡ죁 풿ರ ಕದನಗಳ ಒ糍ಟ 룊ತ್ ” ~ದೀಪ ಎꃍ ತ샆볁郍邾ꃆ. ಕಲವ삿峆 ಹಣ ಎ೦냁ದꃍꃁ ಮನದ糍ಟ 뢾ಡಿಳ㒳 냇品. ಆ 颿ನಗ쳇 梂ದ, ಯಶಸ್ ಮ್ ರ钾ꃍ ಓಟ岾ರ, ತನ್ 뢾蓁풾. ಕಲವ삿峆 ಆಧ್ ತ㒮 ಲೋಕದಲ್ ತಿ峇蒿 ಮೋ炿峆 ನೀ 咿풿 ಹಿ蒿ದ ಸ೦ದರ㒶ನ퓊೦ದರಲ್ , “ಓಡ죁 ಉಳ颿상ವ 풿鲿ಯೆಬ ಉ상ಗೋ죁 ಧꃆ 뢾蓁풾ಯದ샇, ಇꃍꃁ ಕಲವ삿峆 ನೋ풿ನಾದ. ಅ岾ಧ 룊ತ್ 颿೦ದ ಭಯಪಡ飇, ಪ㒰 邿 ನಿರಷ್ ದ್ ಗಳꃍꃁ ಹ೦飁풾. ಹೀ峆 ನೀನ蓁ವ ಪ್ರತ 뢾郁 ಹತ್ ಹಲ퓁 峁삿ಗಳꃍꃁ 냆ನ್ 糍ಟ ವವರꃍꃁ ಉ삾ಟದ ಸಮಯದಲ್ , ಪ㒰 邿 ಜ್ ಯꃍꃁ ನೋ蓁ತ್ 상ತ್ತೇ퓆. ಗಮನಸ냇咾ದ ಎತ್ 蓁ವ ಸಮಯದಲ್ 飇ಹದ죍ಲ 峁ವ ಶಬ㒧 ಮ೦ಡಲದಲ좿 ದ್ ꂿನ㒨 ಆ 颿ನಗ쳁 梂ದ, ಅ೦ಶ퓆೦ದ샆 ಈ ಬಗ್ ಯ ನಿರಷ್ 峁삿ಯꃍꃁ ಬದಲವಣಗಳꃍꃁ ಗಮನ郍邾 룁೦飆 ಪ삿ಸ್ಥಿಗನ峁ಣ풾岿 ꃆಲಕ哆 ಬ蒿ದ ನನ್ನೆಲ ನೋ퓁 ಮ샆ಸ ನೀ ತು낿飆 ಹ೦ದ죁, ಜೀವನದ ಬꢾ죁 岿ದ샆 뢾ರ್ದ ಸ್ ಅಥ풾 棆೦蒿ನ೦ತ ತ상岿 ಬ೦飊ದ峁퓁飁, ಆ볁ಷ㒯 ವꃍꃁ ನಯೋಜಸ냇咾峁ತ್ 飆. ಒತ್ ಡದ ಅ삿퓇 ಆ峁퓁颿ಲ್ ” ಎ೦飁 풿鲿 ꂿನ㒨 뢾ತನ೦ತ. ಸ룁ದ್ರಕ哆 ಸದ ಪೂರ್, ಆꂂದ; ಹೀ岾岿, ಜೀವನದಲ್ ಧ್ಯೇಯ 룁ಖ㒯 ವೋ 풿ವ삿郍邾ꃆ. 岾岿 ಈ ಎ죍ಲ ಅ೦ಶಗಳꃍꃁ ಅಥ풾 ಅದ샆蓆岿ನ ಪಥ 룁ಖ㒯 ವೋ ಮನದಲ್ 삿ಕ೦蓁 쳁퓁颾ದ샆, ꂾ퓁 ವಸ್ ಎಲ좿 ಹೋಪದಯ㒯 ? ಆ 颿ನಗ쳇 梂ದ, ಎ೦ಬ ದ㒵 ೦ದ㒵 ನಮ㒮 ꃍꃁ ಹಲ풾상 낾삿 飈ನ೦颿ನ ಬ飁ಕನಲ್ ಸ颾咾ಲ ನಮ㒮 咾蓁퓁飁೦ಟ. ಧ್ಯೇಯ颿೦ದ ಸ್ಫೂರ 峂 ಉತ್ತೇಜನವꃍꃁ ಕಡಲ ಅ죆볁 ತ೦飁 品퓁飁 ಅಭಯ ಹಸ್ ನೀ 梾梿飆, 냆ದ삿颾ಗ ನ ಪ蓆볁郍邾 , ಅದ샆蓆岿ನ ಪ㒰 邿 ಜ್ ಯꃍꃁ ꂿನ㒨 ೦ಗಳಕ哆 , 풿鲿ಯꃍನ ꂿನ㒨 ꂿನ㒨 咂ದ. ಆನ೦颿郍邾 룁೦飆 岿ದ샆, ನಮ㒮 ಬ飁品 ವಸ್ 풿ನ೦ತ. 룁ಚ್ ಡ냇ಡ ಇꃍನ ಹಸꂾ峁퓁ದರಲ್ ಎರ蓁 뢾邿ಲ್ ಎ೦냁飁 ಸ೦ಪತ್ ꃍꃁ ಗಳಸ냇ಕ೦ಬ ಒಬ㒬 ವ㒯 响ತ , 풾ಮ ಬಚ್ 蓁퓆 ಇನ್ನೆ좿 ?룁棍棁 ಮ샆 뢾ರ್颿೦ದ죂 ಅದꃍꃁ ಗಳಸಬ飁. ನನ್ ಅನಕ. ಇಂ颿峂 ನ풿샇삿퓁飁 ꂿನ㒨 ಆ 뢾ಳ್ ದಕ 룁咿ಲ್ ꂿನ峆, 풿鲿 ಆದ샇 ಅ೦ತಹ ಯ 哃ತ㒯 颿೦ದ ಮನಸ್ ನಲ್ ~풿ಜಯ哃ಷ್ ꂾಗꃂ샍 ಶ೦ತ郆 峂 ꃆಮ㒮 颿ಯ ಕರ郆볁೦ಟ岿 ಒದ峁퓁飁 ಬಯ좿ನಲ좿 낿ಸ좿ನ೦ತ. 哈상梿ಯ ಗಳದ ಹಣವꃍꃁ ಅನಭ풿ಸದ೦ತ峁ತ್ 飆. 풿ದ್ ಚ್ 响ತ ಮ郍ತ ꃈ邿ಕ ಹನ್ 죆ಯಲ್ಲೇ 풿퓇梿ದ샆 ಅಡೋ죍곍 풿ದ್ ꃍ‍ನ ಅ뒿벂ತರ ಪ್ 샀ತ뒾ವ퓁 뢾ತ್ ಆಕರ್賆ಯಲ್ , 岂ಧ ; ಹಟ್ 샍 哂ಡ 삾ಷ್ಟ್ರಪ್ರಮ颿೦ದ 哂ಡದ 飇ಹ ಸ೦ಬ೦ಧ퓆೦ದ샆 ಆಟವಲ್ ,  ಅಮ್ ನೀ ಇಲ್ 颿ದ್ 샆 , ಧ್ಯೇಯವನ್ನೇ ಹ೦颿ದವꂾ岿ದ㒦 . ಆದ샆 ಉಸ상-ಉಸರ 뒾ವ-뒾ವ퓁 ಅವನ ಬಳದ ಕ್ ರ 뢾ರ್, ಅವನನ್ನೇ ನನ㒨 ಬ飁品 ಬ삿 뢂ದ.. 뢂ದ... ಬ좿 郆峆飁ಕ೦ಡಿದ ಇ邿ಸದಲ್ ಏಕ풾岿蓁, 풿鲿 ಒದ峁퓁飁 ಮ샆ಯಲಗದ 哈ಬರಹ. ಅ飇 峁삿ಯꃍꃁ ಒಲ풿ನ೦ತ. ಅ೦ತರ೦ಗದ ಕದವꃍನ ಹ೦颿ದ㒦 岾೦ಧೀಜಯವರ ಅಹ೦ ತ샆飁 ನೋ蓁, ಅ삿ವ ಮನ 뢾蓁, - ಜ볍 삾ಜ�ಖ샍 뢾ರ್ವꃍꃁ 풿ಶ㒵 퓇 ತನ್ 颾岿ಕ೦ಡ飆. ಕದ 룁ಚ್ ದ샆 ಬಳ죁퓁飁 냁ದ್ , 풿ದ㒯 ತ್ ಣ 峁 ವಹನ 峁삿 ಧꃆಯ ಆನ೦ದ响ಕ ೦ತ, ಅದರತ್ ಅ뒿벂ತರ ಕ샆飊ಯ್ ವ 뢾ರ್ದಲ್ , ನಿರ响ಷ ನೀ蓁ವ 풿鲿 풿鲿퓁飁 飁ರ್鲿ಯ೦ತ 壁ಷ볇 棍ಚ ಮಜ풾岿상ತ್ 飆. -ಶರ್ꃍ || ಸಿದ್ಧಾ �೦蒿ಲ㒯 ಗಮ㒯 ಧꃆಯ 뢾ರ್ದಲ್ ಮನಸ್ ನ ꢾತ㒰 삾ಯꂿಕ ಅ뒿벂ತರ

51 shoreline ಪಾಪವನ್ನ 邿ರಸ್삿ಸು, ಪಾꢿಯನ್ಲ್ ಸೂರ್ನ೦ತೆ ಪ್ಜ㒵ಲಸಬ�ೇಕಾದರೆ ಸೂರ್ನ೦ತೆ ಉ삿ಯಬ�ೇಕು shoreline 52 ನೀ ಬರ飆 咾벿ಸ ಸತ벿ಸ颾ಗ ꂿನ峆 ಬಯ್ ದ್ ꃍನ 咂蒿ದ್ . ನೀ ಕಲವೊಮ ನಮ್ ವರ್ ತಪ್ ಗಳ岾岿 룁ꂿ飁 ಹಲ, ಮꃆ볆ಲ್ ವꃍನ 냁ಡ 룇죁 뢾蒿ದ್ ꃍನ 咂蒿ದ್ . ಇ퓆ಲ್ ವꃍನ ꂿನ㒨 ꃆನꣁ ಗಮꂿ郍ತ ದ್ ನನ峆 ಇ飁 ನಟಕೀಯವೋ,  峆쳆ಯ 뒾ವꃆಗಳ ಆಳದ좿 ಮಿದ ಒಲವೋ ಅಥ풾 ಪದಗ쳆 ಇರದ ಸುದರ ಕ풿郆 ꂿನಗೋಸ್ ರ ನನಗꂿಸದ್ ꃍನ 좾岿 풾ಸ್ ವವೋ - ಇಷ㒟 ೊ飁 ತರ್ ಬದ㒧 풾岿 ಕ상ನಡ 棆죁퓁 ಬ샆颿蓁ವ ಅಂತ ಅꂿ郍ತ 飆.....ಕಲವ삿峆 ನೀ ನೋ蓁ವ�ಟ 냁ದ್ ನನ岂郂 ಇರ좿ಲ್ . ನೀ ಈ 듁풿ಯ 飇ವ郆 ।।ಪ ।। ಆತ್ಮೀಯ 峆쳆ಯ ಕಲವ삿峆 峆ಳತ. ಆ삂ಭದಲ್ಲೇ ನನ峆 ನೀನೊ飁 ಅ峆ದ샂 ಬ峆ಹ삿ಯದ ಪ್ �ನ ಗೆ飁 ಬಣ್ ಸ좿 ಈ ಗೊದಲಕ哆 ಕ್ಷ룆벿ರ좿. ಜಗ郍ತ ನಲ좿 哇ವಲ 뢾 ತ್ ! ೭ ಅದ듁 ತಗಳ퓆 ಎಂ냁ದꃍನ ನಾನ飂 냆ಳ峁ವ ಕಣ್ ಗಳಲ್ 풿ವರಣ峆 ನ죁ಕದ ಆದ샆 벾상 ಏꃇ ಳ좿, ನೀ 낂飁 ꂂ낿ದವನಲ್ . ನೀ ಪ್ರಾಚನ, ಮಧ㒯 咾ಲೀನ, ಹೋದ ಮ상颿ನ퓇 ನಮ್ ಹಲ, ಮꃆ볆ಲ್ ರ್ಯದಯ ಪ㒰 邿颿ನ퓁 ಕ상ꂾಡ ಚ죁ವನ ।।ಪ|| ಆ鳁ꂿಕ ಮತ್ ಭ풿ಷ㒯 ದ ತೀರದ ಅಚ್ 삿. 棆ꃍನ 岿 咾賁郍ತ ದ್ದದ್ , ಆ ಮಣ್ ನ ಪ삿ಮಳದ ಇಳಿ삿ನ 烆볂 哂ಡ ꂿನ㒨 뢾郁 뢾ತ蓁ವ �좿ಯ좿 咂ꣁ ಇꃍನ ಮನಸಿಳದ좿 ಅಚ್ಚಳಯ飆 哇ಳಲೆ飇 료ನ ತಾ颂ತ飆... ಕ풿ಗಳ峆 ಉಳ颂ತ飆. ನೀ 郍ತ ದ್ ಆ ಹಸ상 ನನ್ ಅಧರಗಳ ಜೋ咾좿 ।।ಪ ।। ಪ㒰 哃邿볇 ವ鳁풾岿 ನೀ 곂 ರ್ಯ 梿죁룆, 새ತꂿ峆 ಬ飁咿ನ ಹ颿ಕಯ ಸ ನೀ ಎಲ್ ವꃍನ ಸಿಗ삿郍ತ ದ್ 뒾ಗ, 풿烍碾 ꂿಗಳ峆 ತೀರದ 颾ಹ, ಪ್ ರೇಗಳ峆 岿삿 , �ಖರ, ಜಲꢾತಗ쳇 ಬ峆 ಅಮೋಘ! ಆದ샆 ಇಂ飁 ಆ 咂ꣁ, ಇಂꣁ, ನೀꃇ 뒾ವꃆ ನೀꃇ ಬಣ㒣 ꃆ ಎಲ್ ... ಬ飁咿ನ ನನ್ ಅವಸರದ ನ蓆峆 品貿ವ 瓁룁ಕ ಹಸ상, ಅಚ್ 삿 ಎಲ್ 퓁 ꃆನꣁ 뢾ತ್ 풾岿 ಕೋ粿 ಜೀವ삾�ಗಳ峆 ಜೋಪಡಿ岿 ಆ颿 ಅಂತ㒯 퓆ಲ್ ꂿನ㒨 ೊ颿峆 냆샆郁 ಹೋ岿飆. ಹೋ岿퓆... ಕಗ್ ತ್ ಲ ಅಂಧ咾ರದಲ좿 ಕ풿ದ ಕೊಲ 邿飆 ದಯವ ಕ죁ಕ ಈ 죁ಗಳꃍನ ಗೀಚ죁 ಪೂರ್볁 ನೀꃆ, 咾퓇삿 ಶೃ岾ರ ಲಹ삿ಯ岿 ಹ삿ದ 峁ಯಕ್ಕಂತ岿飆... ಎಲ್ 퓁 ನೀರವ 료ನ! ಇ퓁ಗ첾ಳ颿 ಅಡ岿상ವ 뒾ವꃆಗಳ ಸ죆볁 ಸಣ್ ನ峁 ನನ್ 룁ಖ颿 삿 ಇ飇ನ ಅ鳁ꂿಕತಯ ಭ삾糆ಯೋ ಇಲ್ ನೀꃆ. ಇ퓆ಲ್ ವꃍನ ಳ죁 ಮತ್ತೊ飁 ಕ상ꂾಡ ಚ죁ವನ ।।ಪ|| 풾ಸ್ ವತಯ ಸ삿ನ ವ㒯 铆ಯೋ, ಇ飁 咾ರಣ퓁 ಇ飆. ನꃍನಾಕ ನನಗಿತಲ ꂿನ㒨 ನ್ನೇ 壁ಷಯ 颿ಬ㒬 ಣಕ ಹರಡ죁 ಕ샆颿飆 삿 哂ಡ ಒಂ飁 ಪ್ �ನ 볇... ಆ蒿 냆쳆ದ 峁ಡ㒡 , ಚ್ 岿 ಪ್ 샀ತ郍邾쳆. ಆಕ볁 쳁ವ ।ಪ । 峆ದ್ 죁 蒿颂ತಹ ಗೋ蓆ಗಳ 삾ಶಿಯದ 峆 ನನಗಿತಲ ꂿನ㒨 ಸꂿಹ ಇರ죇 棍棁 좿ಯ ದ삿 ಮ샆ದ ಸಳನ ತು낿飆. ಹಳ್ ದ ಬಯ죆ಲ್ ಹ峆 ಉ峁쳁ವ ಇಷ㒟 풂ತ! ꂿನ㒨 ಆಗಮನ풾颾ಗ죆ಲ್ 咾샍ಖꃆಗಳಿದ ತು낿飆. ನ ಉಯ್ 죆 ಜಕ貾ಚ삿 룂ಡದ �ಲ್ ಕ죆ಯನ ಅವ쳁 ꂿನ㒨 ತಬ낿 ನ좿볁郍邾쳆. ಈ 풿ಷಯದಲ좿 ಕೆನ ಯ좿 ಅಡ岿飆 룁ಸ್ಸಂ烆 룁岿죁 ಕ糍ಟ ದ್ ಮರ ಅ颾ವ ಅಪಾರ್ಟ್ಮನ ನನ峆 ꂿನ㒨 룇죆 ಅಸ볆ಗಿತಲ ನನ㒨 ವಳ ರನ್ , ಪನ್ , ꢂಪರ ಕ풿ತ㒵 ದ 상梿ಯನ ದ ತꃇ 삾ತ್ ಹಗ죁ﲂಹೊಸ 좾岿飆ಯೋ... ಎಲ್ ವꃍನ ꃆನಪ岿볇 ನನ್ 룁ನ ಸಗಸ ನ峁풿峆 咾ರಣ풾岿ದ್ದಕ哆 ನಾನೆಂ颿峂 낿糍ಟ ಹೋದ ꂿನ㒨 ನ ದ್ ವೇವ�ಟ ಚನ್ ಮ㒮 , ಓಬವ㒵 삂ಥ ವನ郆ಯರನ ꂿನ峆 哃ತಜ್ ... ನೀ ಎ飁삿峆 낂ದ샆 �ಭ ಶ品ನ ಯೋಗ㒯 ತ ನನ㒨 ಲ좿 ಲ್ ... ಇ퓆ಲ್ಲಕ್ ಪರೋಕ್ಷ풾岿 ಪ蓆ದ ಈ ꣂಣ㒯 듂뢿 ನನ峆 낾ಲ㒯 ದಿದಲ ꂿನ㒨 ಬಗ峆 ಹಲ퓁 ನಾ 咾ರಣೀ듂ತꂿರಬ飁. ಇಂ飁 ಮ샆ಯದ샆 ꃆನꢾ峁퓁飁 ಈ ꃆನಪನ ಪ್ �ನ ಗ쳁 ಮನಸ ನಳದಲ좿 ಹ삿颾蒿ದ್ದಂ郂 ꂿನ㒨 ꃍನ ದ್ ವೇ퓁ದರಲ좿 벾ವ ಕವನ ।ಪ | ಕ상ꂾಡ ಚ죁ವನ ।।ಪ|| ಸತ㒯 .. ನೀ 벾상, ಎಲ್ಲಿದ ಬ상퓆, ಎಲ좿 峆 ಪ್ ಯೋಜನ퓂 ಇಲ್ ... ತ್ತಲ ಅ飆ಷ್ಟೋ ಹೋ峁퓆, ಹೀ峆... ಅಮ್ 쳁ವ 峆 ನಮ峆 壁ಷಯ 풿ಷಯಗಳದ್ 샂 ನೀꂿಲ್ 飆 ಅ퓆ಲ್ 鳂ರﲂನೀ 飇ವ상 哊ಟ㒟 ಉ蓁ಗ샆ಯೋ, ನಮ್ ಅꣂರ್... ನನ岾岿 ಅಲ್ 颿ದ್ 샂 ꂿನ㒨 ꃍನ ಓ죆 , 瓁룁ಕ , ಸ 룇ಡ룍 ಳ 哊ಟ㒟 峆 ನೀ 풿烍碾 ನದ ಪ್ 샀ತವವ삿岾岿벾ದ샂 낂飁 ಹೋ峁... ಮ郍ಯ 퓁ದೋ, ನನ峆 ಅರ್풾ಗದೊ飁 ಹꂿಗವನ 풿ಶ㒵 ವꃇ ꂾ梿ವ ಸ್ 哃邿ಯ 뢂颾ರ ಕ풿벾颂ತ飆 ನೀ ಮನಸ좿 ಕ풿颾岿ನಿದ ಪ್ರಕ್ 볆ಯೋ, ತತನ 뢾ತꂂತ ನನ್ನೆಲ ꃆನಪನ ꣁಟಗಳ ತ상ವ죁 ಉದ್ ್ರಥವꃇ ರ梿ಸ냇品 ಭಗೀರಥꂂತಹ ಹಲ퓁 ಋಷ룁ꂿಗಳ ಎಲ್ ವನ ಪ蓆颂ತ飆 ꂿನ㒨 ಿದ죇 ಎರವ죁 ತಪಸ ನ ಫಲವೋ, ಇಲ್ ನೀꃆ 飇ವರೋ, ನನ್ ꃆನಪೆಬ 상ಳಯನ ಬಣ್ ಸ죁 ಹರಟ샇 ಈ ಎಲ್ಲಕ್ ಮತ್ತೊಮ ಥ㒯 ಾ响ಸ ನನ삿볆! ಆದ샆 ನನ峆 ನೀನೆ飂 ಒಬ್ ಎ�ಟ 飂ರ ತಳ್ ದ샂 ಕ상ꂾಡ ಚ죁ವನ ।।ಪ|| ಆ郍뢿 ಯ 峆쳆ಯ.... ಅಮ್ ꂿನ್ ಡꃆ ಎಂ飂 ಆಡ죁 낿蓁郍ತ ರ좿ಲ್ . ನ ಆ蓁郍ತ ದ್ 샆 ಓ蒿 ಅ飁 ಉ상ಳ ಮರಳ ಬ상邿飆 ಇಂತ ꂿನ㒨 ꂿರೀಕ� ಯಲ좿 낂飁 ನನ㒨 ꃍನ ಮꃆಯಳ峆 ಎ郍ತಿಕೊ蓁 ಆ 상ಳ ಉ상첾峁ವ 룁ನ್ ಹೋ峁郍ತ ದ್ 쳁, ꂿನ㒨 ꃍನ 飇ವರ ವರ ಎꃍನ 郍ತ ದ್ ꂿನ㒨 峆쳆ಯ ಅವ쳁 �ಪ颂ತ ನೋ蓁郍ತ ದ್ 쳁, ಅ飇ಕೋ 낂飁 삿ಬ蓁 ನೀ ನನ್ ನꂂ郂 ಅ삿볆. ಎಲ್ಲಕ್ಕಿತ ಚ್ 岿 ದೀಪ -뢂ಜꂾಥ 룂좿ಮನ ದೀಪ ಎꃍ ತಿಗ쳁ಗಟ㒟 죆 ꂿನ岾岿 咾볁郍ತ ದ್ ಅಪ್ ನೀ ಎ룍.ಎ.ಸ 낂颾ಗ ಪ蓁郍ತ ದ್ ಹರ್ ಅಷ್ಟಿ㒟 ಲ್ , ꂿನ峆 哈 ಗಣಕ 풿ಜ碾 ನ ಮತ್ 듌ತ�ಸ್ತ್ 룁岿飁 ಕಣ್ಣೀ삿蓁郍ತ ದ್ 상. ನ �죆ಯಿದ 邂ತ㒰 ಜ碾 ನ 풿뒾ಗ 낂颾ಗಲ ಅ�ಟ ತಸ ಪಟ㒟 ವರಲ್ ಅವ상.

53 shoreline ಪ್ಪಂಚದ죍좿 ಮರಣ풿ಲ್ದ ವರ ಪಡೆದರುವ ವಸ್ತ "ಪುಸ㒤ಕ". ಪ್邿ಯೊದು ವೃತ್ಗೂ ಧ�ೈರ್ ಶ�ೋ�ಭೆಯನ್ನ ತರುತ㒤ದೆ. shoreline 54 飇ವರ 룇ಲನ ꂂಬಿ ಎನ್ ಬ飁. 峆 ನೋ蓁퓁颾ದ샆 ಬ飁品ವ ಹಕ್ ಸಹ ಇಲ್ 풾岿飆. ಇ飁 ಇಡೀ ಮನ品ಲ퓇 ಅಸಹ್ ಪಡ냇咾ದ 풿ಚರ. ಒಮ್ಮೊಮ ಅꂿ풾ರ㒯퓇? ಅಥ풾 哇ವಲ ಒಂ飁 ಈ ꢾಪಭೀತ-ಪಣ್ ಫಲಪ್ರಾಪ ಎಂಬ ಅꂿತ㒤 飆, ಆ 飇ವ샇 ಪ㒰 ತ್ಯಕ풾岿 듁풿峆 낂ದ샆 ಇ ಷ್ಟ 죍ಲ ಅꂾಚರಗಳꃍನ ನೋಡಲಗ飆 ಅಗತ್ 퓇? ಈ ಒಂ飁 炿 ಜ撾 ಸ 뢾ನವ ತನ್ ꂂಬಿಕೆದ죇 ಜಗ郍ತ ನ죍좿 ಒಂ飁 郆ರꂾದ ತ상岿 ಹೋ峁ತ್ ꃇನೋ! ಅಂದ샆 ನಮ㒮 ಒಳಿ岾岿 ಇ상ವ ಕಲ㒪 ꃆ (飇ವ상) ನಮ㒮 ಅಧೋನ್ನತ峂 ಅಸ钿 ತ㒵 ವꃍನ ಅ삿邾岿ನಿದ 뢾蓁郍ತಿದ್ ꃆ. ಶಾಂ ꃆಲ飆 ಎಂ냁飁 ನನ್ 퓈ಯ响ತ ಕ 咾ರಣ풾峁郍ತ 상퓁飁 냇ಸರದ ಗತ. ಆದ샂 ꂿಖರ풾ದ ಉ ತ㒤 ರ ಎಂ냁ದಲ್.. ಉ ತ㒤 ರ ಅ뒿ಪ್ ಯ. 飇ವರꃍನ ꂂ냁퓁ದರಿದ ಒಬ㒬 蓁品퓁飁 ನನ್ 峁삿벂郂 ಅ ಲ್ .ಕಲವೊಮ ವ ್ 响ತ ಯ 죍 좿 ಸಹಜ풾岿 ಒ ಳ್ ಯ 뒾ವꃆಗ쳁 ಹೀ峆 풿ಚರ 뢾ಡದ�ಟ ಪ㒰 �ꃆ , ಪ㒰 �ꃆ 벾岿볇 ಉಳ볁ತ㒤 飆. 飇ವರ ಅಸ钿 ತ㒵 ವꃍನ ꂂಬ냇ಕೋ 峁삿ಗಿತ 峁삿볆蓆峆 ಸ峁ವ 颾삿ಯ죍좿 볇 ಮಳಕೆ蓆볁ತ㒤 퓆. ತಪ್ 뢾蓁풾ಗ 냇ಡವೋ?? ಈ ಪ㒰 �ꃆ 峆 ಉತ㒤 삿ವ�ಟ ꣍ರ 袿 룆 ನ ನ ್ 죍좿 ಇ ನ್ ಇ ಲ್ . ಆದ샆 ಇ� ಟ 뢾 ತ㒰 ಳಬಲ್ , ನಮ㒮 ತೋಷ풿상ತ㒤 飆. 峆볇 ಈ 풿ಚರ. ಆತ ಹಲ퓁 낾삿 ಯೋ梿ತ್ ꃆ.ಸ㒵 ರ್- ಏಳ峆岾岿 ꂾ퓁 벾퓁飇 ಶ响ತ ಯꃍನ (飇ವ샇 ಆಗ냇ಕೆಂಲ್ ꂿಮ㒮 ಮನೋಶ响ತ ಯನ್ನೇ ꂂಬ!!) ಉಂಟ뢾ಡ낾ರ飁. ನರಕಗಳೆಬ ಕಲ㒪 ꃆಯಿದ ಆತ ಸಧ್ 풾ದ�ಟ ꂂಬದ್ 죍좿 벾삿峂 ꂿ벿ಲ್.ಬದಲ岿 ಆ ꂂಬಿ 뢾ನವ 品ಲಕ್ 哇ಡꃍನ , . ꂾ ಸ್ ಕ ಆ ಸ್ ಕ ಇ퓆ರ蓂 飃ಷ粿 ಕೋನಗ쳁 ಪಣ ್ ಕಲಸಗಳꃍನ 뢾蓁ವ 品삿ತ ಅಥ풾 ಇ ನ್ ಬ㒬 ರ ಅಸ钿 ತ㒵 ವꃍನ ಕ蓆ಗ貿풂ತರ낾ರ飁 ಅꃇಕ ಮಹನೀಯ상 ಈ 풿ಚರ풾岿 . . ತೀವ㒰 풿ಮರ್峆 ಒಳಪಟ粿 상풂ತಹ퓁ಗ쳇 ಚಿಂತ್ ꃆ. ಈ ಚಿತꃆ ಎ죍ಲ ಧರ್ಗಳ峂 ಅವರವರ ಪ㒰 듁ದ㒧 郆ಯ ಮಟ್ ದ죍좿 ತಮ㒮 ಅ뒿ಪ್ ಯವꃍನ ಳಿದ 샆  ಚ್ ನ ಚರ್ 哇ವಲ . ಇ퓆ರಡನ್ ꂂಬದ ಇನ್ನೊ飁 ವರ್퓂 ಅನ㒵 벿ತ㒤 飆. 飇ವರೆಬ ಶ响ತ ಯꃍನ ಗಣ岾ಟ퓆ꂿಸಬ飁 ಪ㒰 ಚಲತ풾岿飆. 飇ವರ ಅಸ钿 ತ㒵 ವꃍನ ꂂ냁퓁ದರಿದ ವ್ 响ತಿಯಬ㒬 ꂿ峆 邾ನ ꂾ퓁 ಬ飁ಕ 낾ಳ ಮಣ್ ನ죍좿 ಮಣ್ ಗ죁 飇ವರೆಬ ಕಲ㒪 ꃆಯ ಅꂿ풾ರ㒯郆 品삿ತ ꂿರ್ಷ್ 풾岿 ಏನನ್ ಳ죁 ಏಕಾ岿 ಎꃍನ ವ 뒾ವꃆ ಬ상퓁ದಲ್.. ಕಷ್ ಇಲ್ಲವೆ飆ꂿಸಬ飁. ಮದ죇 ಳ颂郆 ꂿಖರ ಅ뒿ಪ್ ಯವꃍನ ಬಲ풂ತ풾岿 상퓁飁 ಸಧ್ 풿ಲ್ ಎಂ냁飁 ಈ ವರ್ದ ಅ뒿ಪ್ ಯ. 낂颾ಗ ಆತ 飇ವರಡꃆ ವ್ ವಹ삿ತ್ ꃆ. ನನ್ ಉದ್ ದಶವಲ್. . ಈ 品삿ತ 哇ವಲ ಚಿಂ퓁ದರಿದ죇 ಹಲ풾상 ಲಭಗಳುಂ. 飇ವ상 岾岿 ಅವ상 ಅ ತ㒤 ꂂ냁퓁飂 ಇ ಲ್ ಇ ತ㒤 ತೋಷ풾颾ಗ 飇ವರ 品삿ತ ಡ 峁ತ್ ನೋ ಇಲ್ ವೋ 룁ಖ್ ವಲ್, . ಅꃇಕ ತತ㒵 ಗ쳁 ಅರ್풾岿 ನಮ㒮 ಏಳ峆峆 ಸಹ咾삿벾峁ತ㒤 퓆. ತರಸ㒕 삿퓁飂 ಇ ಲ್ .. 飇ವರೆಬ ಕಲ㒪 ꃆಯಿದ ಹಗ쳁ತ್ ꃆ. ಕಲವೊಮ ಅವ咾ಶ풾ದ벾岿 ... ಈ ꂿಟ粿 ನ죍좿 ನನ್ ಬರಹ ꂿ ಮ 㒮 죍좿 梿 ಕ㒕 ಚಿತꃆ峆 咾ರಣ풾岿ದ್ 샆 ꂾನ ಧನ್ ಆದ ಅಥ풾 ಆ峁郍ತ 상ವ ಗತಗಳತ㒤 ಒಂ飁 飇ವರನ್ನೇ ಶꢿತ್ ꃆ!! ಕ賍賁 벿ಸೋಣ. ಇꃍನ ನಮ㒮 풿ಚರಶ响ತ ಯꃍನ , ಇ飇 飇ವರ

뢾ನವನೆಬ ಸಸ㒤 ꂿ, ಮನಷ್ ꂾದದ್ ಆತನ ꂂಬಿಕೆದ ಆ岿상ವ 飁ಷ㒪 삿貾ಮಗಳ ಶ್ರೀꂿ풾ಸ ಆ샍 ಭ糍

풿ಚರ 뢾蓁풂ತಹ ಮ 郍ತ ಎಲ್ ವನ್ ತರ್ಕಕ 品삿ತ ಹ삿ಸೋಣ. 飇ವ상 ಎಂಬ ಕಲ㒪 ꃆಯ . 풿ದ್ ಚ್ 响ತ ಮ郍ತ 풿ದ್ ꃍ‍ನ ಅ뒿벂ತರ ಒಳಪಡ풂ತಹ 풿�ಷ 峁ಣದಿದ ಈ ಜ郆ಜ郆峆 飁ಷ್ 상 ಅಥ풾 ಅರ상,

‘飇ವ상’ ಅಥ풾 ಯ퓁飇 ‘ಅ邿뢾ನಷ’ ಅಂತಮ ಘಟ㒟 ಶ响ತ ಯ 品삿ತ ꂂಬಿ ಅನ풾ರ್퓇 ??!!?? -ಕರ賍 品뢾샍 ಎ룍. 풿ದ㒯 ತ್ ಣ 峁 ವಹನ ಅ뒿벂ತರ ꢿಶ梿ಗ쳁 ಎಂಬ ಕಲ㒪 ꃆ볂 岾ಢ풾岿

ಒಂ飁 풿咾ಸದ ದಯ죍좿 ಆತꂿ峆 ನ ಮ 㒮 ನ ꃆ 죍ಲ 냆쳆ದ飆. ಸತ ್ 쳁퓁颾ದ샆 飇ವರꃍನ ꂿ벂郍ರ 郍ತ 상ವವ상 벾ರೋ ಇರ냇ಕೆಬ ꂂಬದದ್ 샂 飆ವ㒵-듂ತಗಳꃍನ ꂂ냁ವವ상 ಮೀನ뢾상ವ 蓁岿 . ಇವ쳁 풾飇ವನಲ್ , ಕಲ㒪 ꃆ 낂ದದ್ ಅಸಹಜ퓇ನಲ್ ಪ㒰 哃ತಯ죍좿 ಹಲವ삿ದ್ 샆! ಇ퓆죍ಲ 棍棁 ಮನಸ್ ನ

ಪ㒰 ತಯೊದ响ಕ 咾ರಣ 蓁品ವ 뢾ರ್ದ죍좿 ಕಲ㒪 ꃆಗ쳁 ಎꃍನ 퓁飁 ನನ್ ಅ뒿ಪ್ ಯ. ನಿರನ ಸ룁ದ㒰 ಕꂾ샆ಯಲ್ , ಸ룁ದ㒰 퓁 ಯ룁ꃆಯಲ್ ,

벾ವ ಒಂ飁 풿ಚರಕ್  ಕ㒤 咾ರಣ ಇಂತಹ ꣈ಶ梿ಕ ಶ响ತ ಗಳ ಸ삿ನ죍좿 ಆ峁郍ತ 상ವ ಕಳ죁 뢾상ವ 蓁ಗꂂ郆 ಗಲಲ್ ವೋ ಆಗ ಆತ ಒಂ飁 ಅತ뢾ನಷ ಪ್ 貿ಬಲ, ದು飁퓆ಚ್ ದ ಹರಕ 퓆ಗ쳁, ಶ响ತ ಯꃍನ ಕ죍ಪ ಕೊ蓁 峌ರ풿ಸಲ삂뒿ದ 룂ಢꂂಬಿಗ쳁 ಇ퓆죍ಲ ಊದ샆 哃ಷ್ ನ ದ್ ರಕಯಲ್ , 咾ಲಲ್ ನ蓆ದ쳁, 咾죁 . ಎꃍನ 퓁飁ನನ್ ಅ뒿ಪ್ ಯ ಈಶ 响ತ 峆 ತದꂂತರ ಅಸಹ್ 퓆ꂿತ㒤 飆. ಇ퓆죍ಲ ꂾಗರೀಕ郆ಯ

ಹಲ풾상 ಅರ್ಗ쳁, 샂ಪಗ쳁 ಕೂಕೊ蓁 료ಲ್ ವꃍನ ಕು肿ತಗೊತ㒤 퓆. ಬರೀ 哈ಕ糍ಟ ಗ 哈ಯಲ್ ಈಜದ쳁, , , , 飇ವ상 ಧರ್ ಆಚರ賆 ಸ್ 哃ತ 듂ತ-ಪ್ರೇತಗಳಷ್ಟೇ ಅ ಲ್ 飇ವರ ಸ삿ನಲ್ ಅವಳ ಬ飁品 ಇದ್ ಲ 냂颿, . 哈ಗ쳂 ಕꃆ峆 ಸೋತಗ ಇ퓆죍ಲ 샂ಪಗೊಂರಬ飁 ಒಂ飁 ಸ삿ಸಮꂾ岿 ಅꂾಚರಗ쳁 ನ蓆볁郍ತ 퓆. ಈ ಕಷ್ 响ಕ ಲ್ ಖದ ಪ삿鲿, 飃ಷ粿 ಕೋನದಿದ ನೋ蓁퓁颾ದ샆 飇ವರ 飇ವರꃍನ ಹಣಕ್ 뢾상ವ ಪ㒰 ತꂿ鲿ಗ쳁 ನಕ್ 쳁, ಅಲ್ 볆 룁쳁岿ದ쳁,

ಸ삿ನ죍좿 ಆ峁郍ತ 상ವ 뢾상 ಆಚರ賆ಗ쳁 ಇ ದ್ 샆 ! ꃆಮ㒮 ದಯನ್ನೇ 뢾상ವ ಥ ಗಳ퓆! . 뢾ನವನ ಏಳ峆峆 ꣂರಕ풾岿퓆 ಉ颾ಹರ賆峆 ಅ뢾ಯಕರ ಮನೋ-飌ರ್ಲ್ ವನ್ನೇ

飇ವಥ ನಗಳ죍좿 ನ蓆볁ವ ಅನ್ ತರ್賆 낂ಡ풾ಳ풾岿ಕೊಡ ಎ ಷ್ಟೋ ’ಧಾರಕ’ ಕ샆ದ상 ಯರೋ 颿岂ತದ좿 哃ಷ್ ನ 咾좿峆 ತ岿颂郆 낾ಣ, , ಅಥ풾 ಇನ್ ತ샆 ಸ뢾ಜ풾 咾ರ㒯ಗ쳁 ಥ ಗಳ퓆. 飇ವರ 룇ಲನ ಅತ벾ದ .ತ쳁, 냁ಟ粿 ꃆತ್ ಯ좿, ಪ响ಷಿಯ벿郁 ಇವಳ ಪ್ ಣﲂಎದ್ ನ . - , ಸತ್ಸಂಗಗ쳁 ಪ삾ಣ ಪ㒰 ವಚನಗ쳁 ಇತ್ಯಾ ꂂಬಿ볇 ಎಷ್ಟೋ ಪರೋತಶಗಳ ಇದೊ飁 ರೀತಯ죍좿 ನಮ㒮 ಸ್ 哃ತಯꃍನ 낂ಡ풾ಳ ಎಂದ샆 ತಪ್ ಗಲರ飁. ಪಯಣ ಗರ飊ಳ峆 ಅ삿풿ಲ್ 颂郆 ಇನ್ � ಟ ಶ್ರೀ뢂ತಗೊ ꂾಗರೀಕ郆ಯ ಸ뢾炿ಕ ಕಟ್-ಕಟ್ 쳆ಗ쳁 飇ವರ ಸ삿ನ죍좿 ಅ죆ಗಳ ꂾದ响哆 ನರ್颂郆, 료ಲ್ ವರ್ꃆ峆 ಸಹ咾삿벾峁ತ㒤 퓆 ಪ㒰 ಚಲತ풾岿 ಕಲ퓁 ವರ್ದ ಮನಷ್ 삿峆

55 shoreline ದ�ೇವರು ಮೂರ್ಗಳ죍좿ಲ್. ꂿನ್ ಭಾವನೆಗಳ�ೇ ದ�ೇವರು. ಆತ್ವ�ೇ ದ�ೇಗುಲ ಮೌನಂ ಸಮ್邿 ಲಕ್ಷಣಂ :P shoreline 56 बेचारा पꥍꥂ …. क़िस्मत

का मारा कहा, “बस इतनी सी बात को तू क्य ठोकर कहता है पꥍꥂ को रोते देख, मास्टरजी नेूछा, प खेलने कू दने की उमर मᴂ क्य टᴂशन लेता है?? बेटा! बेवज़ह क्ं रोता है? कितना भी हो कठिन सवाल, हमेशा मुसकाओ क्ं परेशान होकर अपना वज़न खोता है?? ख़ुद की प्रतिभा पर करो भरोसा और दुनिया को भूल तेरे ऐसे रोने से परेशानी तो नही ं जायेगी जाओ पर ऐसे ही रहा, तो यहाँ सूनामी ज़셂र आ जायेगी। हर प्राब्लम को तुम हल कर सकते हो, ऐसा ही तुम सोचो और, प्राब्लम का हल पुसक मᴂ बाद मᴂ और पहले रोते ए पꥍꥂ ने ख़ुद को स륍भला ख़ुद से खोजो अपने पाकेट से एक मखमल का 셂माल निकाला अगर सब तुम पर करते हℂ इतना वि�वस, फिर नाक साफ करते ए सारा दर㔦 निकाला। तो ज़셂र होगा तुम मᴂ कुछ तो ख़ास अपनी प्रतिभा को ख़ुद पहचानो, कहा, और ख़ुद को ही अपने भविष्य का निर्मता जानो हिꅍ饀 “ हर बार नये नये झटके खाता हू, हर समय होती है सिर् नज़रिये की बात सब आते ए भी पीछे क्य रह जाता हू?? नज़रिया बदलो, दुनिया बदल जायेगी करता तो हू मेहनत अटू ट शेर-सी लगने वाली मुसीबत भी, पर परिणाम अनुकू ल न आने पर जाता हू टू ट छोटी चुहिया बन जायेगी हर छोटी सी बात पर चकरा जाता हू, अꅍधरी रात को चीर, उ륍मद की नयी किरण निकल और पेपर मᴂ तो दो सौ बीस वोल्ट का झटका ही खाताू ह आयेगी जीवन का क् हो लक्ष्य, इस सवाल ने बत किया कꅍ굍यज़ आख़िरकार तक़दीर मᴂ, मेहनत रंग लायेगी उल्टे सीधे सवालो ं ने उड़ाया 굍यज़!! पर देर से ही सही, सही मंज़िल ही आयेगी” हर परी啍ष से पार पाने का मℂन�े पूरा ज़ोर लगाया पर हर क़दम पर सिर् ठोकर ही खाया मास्टरजी की बात सुनकर पꥍꥂ फू ला न समाया मास्टरजी कुछ तो मार् बतायᴂ, और खुद मᴂ सुपरमैन जैसी श啍鄿 का अनुभव पाया और मेरी डू बती नैया को पार लगायᴂ “ अब वो जीवन के हर सवाल को अलग ही ढंग से देखता, और लोगो ं की बातो ं से कभी न बहकता, मास्टरजी ने सिचुएशन की गंभीरता का अनुमान लगाया, हर असफलता पर पुनः दू सरा प्रयास लगाता है फिर थोड़ा मुक राते ए और बिना सफल ए कभी न जाता है…. कभी न इस मुसीबत से पार पाने का सत- सा मार् बताया। जाता है….

57 shoreline shoreline 58 कांचीपुरम् से आये एक वृद्ध 녍रह्मण ने त्यागराज को 配यगराज राममन्त्र से दीक्त किया। त्यागराज ने प्रतिदिन एक अंजान शायरी लाख प楍चस हज़ार बार राम नाम का जप करते ए, भारतीय संगीत का वैश्क संगीत परम्परा मᴂ एक लगभग बाईस वर् मᴂ छानबे करोड़ जप पूर् करके विशिष्ट स्थन है। यहाँ पर तो गायन-वादन और राम के प्रत्यक दर्न प्राप्त किये। नृत्यकला का समाविष्टस्व셂पं सगीत माना गया है। मंज़िल को जाने बिना, जो दिल मᴂ हो हर बार ज़ुबाँ पे लाया नही ं करते भारत की प्राचीन वैदिक परम्परा मᴂ सामवेद सभी भगवान् के प्रत्यक दर्नो ं की झांकी देखकर कुछ हम यहाँ चलते रहे। हर ख़ास के ख़ास होने का कारण बताया नही ं करते स्वरो ं से युक संगीतमय उ楍चरण वाला है और समय बाद लुप्त हो गयी और उसी समय त्यागराज ने इसका ऋत픿क् भी उ饍गता कहा गया है। ऐसे सामवेद और अगर ग़लती से कारण बताने बैठे, स्वतः एक कृ ति रच डाली। आईये देखते अठाण राग दिल मᴂ था एक जोश तो, का उपवेद गांधर्वेद है और यही प्राचीन काल से मᴂ अधोदत्त कृ ति तेलुगु भाषा मᴂ हिन्दी अनुवाद सहित- पर मन- ही- मन जलते रहे॥ तो दिल के तमाम राज़ छुपाया नही ं करते भारतीयसंगीत का आधारभूत ग्रन्थ है। अतः भारतीय परम्परा मᴂं सगीत का स्थन अत्युच है। एल नी दय रादु आधुनिक युग मᴂ भारत मᴂ संगीत की दो प्रचलित प. एल नी दय रादु ऐसा क् है तक़दीर जिसकी मोहताज़ है, चाहा था उतरᴂ सागर मᴂ, विधायᴂ दीख पड़ती हℂ। पहली हिꅍदतनी और दू सरी पराकुजेसेवेल समयमु कादु उड़ान भरने पर हम बड़े। अगर कुछ है तो वो तु륍हरा आज है कर्णटक-संगीत-परम्परा। जहाँ एक ओरहि ꅍदतनी संगीत परम्परा उत्तर भारत मᴂ प्रचलित है और इस पर अ. बाल कनक मय चेल सुजनपरिपाल न समझो तो क् ऐतराज़ है, पर, ना थी चाह तो क्य उड़ᴂ, फारस और अरब के संगीत का पर्यप्त प्रभाव है, वहीं �र रमा लोल विधृत शरजाल शुभद क셁(णा)लवाल दू सरी ओर कर्णटक-संगीत भारत के दक्णी भाग बेवज़ह ही अपने पर जले॥ समझ लिया तो आपके ही सिर ताज है मᴂ लोकप्रिय है और इसमᴂ वैदेशिक प्रभाव नगण्य है। घननील नववनमालिकाभरण (ए) ऐसे कर्णटक संगीत के 啍षत्र मᴂ अनेकूर् म न्य च. रा रा देवादिदेव रा रा महानुभाव भंवरे को तो गुंजन करने का वरदान है, वा嵍गयकार ये हℂ, जिन्हन�े अपने उच साहित्यकौशल 敍वब भी बना एक 敍वब-सा, रा रा राजीवनेत्र रघुवरपुत्र और �रष्ठं सगीत प्रतिभा का भरपूर प्रयोग करते ए सोचो अगर तो मरे अजगर मᴂ भी जान है मंज़िल एक मक़बरा बनी। वरेण्य योगदान दिया है। ऐसे वा嵍गयकारो ं की लम्बी सारतरसुधापूरदयपरिवार पथ मेरा अगꄿपथ बना, पर सिकं दर बनने के लिये मुकद्दर से लड़ सके शॄंखला मᴂ �रष्ठतम वा嵍गयकारो ं की तिकड़ी के लिये त्रिमूर्त शब्द प्रचलित है। ऐसी संगीत त्रिमूर्त के जलधिग륍भर दनुजसंहार मदनसुकुमार आगे जाकर वही बनता महान् है। ग़लत जो मℂन�े अपनी राह चुनी॥ वा嵍गयकार हℂ- त्यागराज, �यमशास्त् और मुत्तुस्वामी बुधजनविहार सकल�रुतसार नादुपै (ए) दीक्त। प्रत लेख त्यागराज पर के न्रित है। दुर्भग्य है कि ऐसे महान् कवि और संगीतकार से उत्तर भारत दू री कितनी और है अभी, की जनता अनभिज्ञ है। च. यागरकण परमभागवतार्चत निगाहᴂ कभी भी हटी नही।ं आज से लगभग तीन सौ पचास वर् पूर् गिरिराज कवि योगीन्दसुद्भाविताद्रहित नामक �रोत्रय 녍रह्मण के पाँच पुत्रों मᴂ सबसे कनिष्ठ दिल की न कभी मℂन�े सुनी, ~ अभिजित् शाह पुत्र का नाम रामबह्मन् था। इन रामबह्मन् के तीन पुत्र नागशयन वरनागवरद पुन्नागसुमधर बी.टेक. (सूचना प्रौ饍योगकी, तृतीय वर्) थे जिनके नाम हℂ, पंचापकेश, रामनाथ और त्यागराज। जो सुना दो वो ही सही॥ सदाघमोचन सदागतिजधृतपदागमानचर पवित्र औरर �ष्ठ गुणो ं से सम्पन्न अपने पिता के समान ही त्यागराज ने छोटी आयु मᴂ ही शास्त्र, वेदांगो ं आज होता मℂ भी शिखर पर, और कुलपरम्परानुसार वेदो ं की शि啍ष प्राप्त कर ली। त्यागराज की बाल्यवस्थ मᴂ ही उनका परिवार और ये अम्बर क़दमो ं तले। ति셁वा셁र से ति셁वैया셁 मᴂ आकर रहने लगा। बड़े दो प्रेमिका ही दुल्हन बनती मेरी, भाइयो ं ने भौतिक जीवन मᴂ 鵍यन लगाया, वही ं बचपन से ही त्यागराज विरक जीवन और भगवद्भ啍鄿 मᴂ ज़िन्दगी लगती हँस कर गले॥ लीन रहने वाले थे। जब त्यागराज मात्र चौदह ्वर के थे, उनके पिता का देहावसान हो गया। उसी वर् के भीतर उनकी माता भी चल बसी।ं परꅍत त्यागराज ने कभी दिल से पूछा ही होता, कठिन अधयन करना नही ं छोड़ा और का핍यलंकार और वैदिक नित्यकर्मनुष्ठानो ं आदि मᴂ बत शीघ्र ही ऐ! बता तेरे दिल मᴂ है क्?? पारंगत हो गये। फिर जो होता सो वो होता, इसके बाद उन्हन�े सोंट�ि वᴂकटराम赍य्य सें सगीत की जिन्दगी से अपनी, मℂ ‘ख़ुश तो होता !!’ शि啍ष प्राप्त की और बत ही थोड़े समय मᴂ योग्यता प्राप्त कर ली। त्यागराज एक�रुतधर थे, जो एक बार सुनते उन् वह बात याद हो जाती थी। इसके बाद

59 shoreline shoreline 60 रागरहित �रीत्यगराजनुत (ए) ही मेरे बानव हℂ। इसके गीत के जरिए संभवतः वह दो खड़े हℂ, उनसे दू र रहने को कहा है। च. स饍यजा(ता)दिपञवक्त्रजस-रि-ग-म-प-ध-नि बातᴂ कहना चाहते हℂ, एक ओर वास्तक माता-पिता वरसप्त-स्वरवि饍यलोलं हे स्वर्मय वस्त्र से अलंकृत युवक! सज्जनो ं का पालन के बारे मे बताते हℂ दू सरी ओर प्रभु राम के प्रति अपनी उनकी संगीत प्रतिभा से प्रभावित तंजौरनरेश ने उन् करने वाले, लक्ष्पति, जिन्हन�े बाण धारण किये ए आस्थ प्रदर्शत करते हℂ। त्यागराज के लिए संगीत ईशर दरबार मᴂ आमंत्रित भी किया था लेकिन प्रभु की विदळितकालं विमलदय त्यागराजपालम् (ना) हℂ, शुभ करने वाले, क셁णासागर, नीले मेघ के समान से सा啍ष配कर का मार् था और उनके संगीत मᴂ भ啍鄿 उपासना मᴂ डू बे त्यागराज ने उनके आकर्क प्रतव आभा वाले, वनमाला धारण किये ए भगवन्! नादमय शरीर वाले, प्रसन्नता प्रदान करने वाले, वेदों मᴂ भाव विशेष 셂प से उभर कर सामने आया है को अस्वीकार कर दिया। उन्हन�े राजा के प्रतव को अस्वीकार कर प्रसिद्ध कृ ति ‘निधि चल सुखम यानी क् �रष्ठ सामवेद के सारस्व셂प, स饍यजात आदि नाम वाले हे देवादिदेव, महानुभाव, कमलनयन, रघुकुल के �रष्ठ ईशर की विभिन्न लीलाओ ं और उनकी विभिन्नता का वर्न धन से सुख की प्राप्ति हो सकती है’ की रचना की थी। पाँच मुखो ं से उत्पन्न स-रि-ग-म-प-ध-नि इन प्रधान राजा अर्थत् दशरथ के पुत्र, अमृत से भरे ए दय करती ई उनकी एक पंचरत्न कृ ति अतिलोकप्रिय है, जो सप्तस्वरो ं वाली संगीतवि饍य के रसिक, काल को भी वाले परिवारिजनो ं वाले, सागर जैसे गंभीर, दानवो ं का कि इस प्रकार है- उनकी भ啍鄿 तो प्रलद की भ啍鄿स饃श जान पड़ती है। वश मᴂ रखने वाले महाकाल, विमल दय शिव जो इस संहार करने वाले, कामदेव जैसे सुन्दर,र �ष्ठ योगियो ं ईशर का दर्न पाकर धन्य हो जाने वाले और सर्स्व त्यागराज के पालक हℂ, उनको मℂ बार-बार सिर और के दय मᴂ विहार करने वाले, समस �रुत के सारभूत प. साधि祍楆ने ओ मनसा उन्ह को अर्पत कर देने वाले त्यागराज की प्रत कृ ति मन से नमन करता हू। प्रभो! नितान ही आनन्ददायिनी है- अ. बोधिञ्न सꅍमार वचनमुलबॊकुं जेसि ता पट紿न पट् इसी क्रम मᴂ, माता पार्ती को समर्पत उनकी यह हे यागादि का रकण करने वाले, परमभगवद्भक्त 饍वरा (सा) प. ए नाटि नोमु फलमो ए दान बलमो संक त कृ ति भी 饃ष्टव है- पूजित, महान् ऋषियो ं और योगियो ं 饍वरा भावित, आदि और अन से परे, नाग पर शयन करने वाले, �रष्ठ नाग च. समयानिकि तगु माटलाडॆने अ. �र नाथ बह्मकैननु नीदु सेव दॊ셁कुना तनकु कलुगुट प. मारवैरिरमणी म祍जभाषिणी (ए) (हाथी) को वर देने वाले (गजेन्दमोक), सुन्दर पुन्नागपुष्प स्वर साहित्य अ. क्रू रदानवेभवारणारिगौरी (मा) की माला धारण करने वाले, सदा पापकरमों से मुक च1. नेनु कोरिन कोर् लॆल्लनु नेडु तनकुॆ नरवेरॆनु भानु स्व1. देवकिवसुदेवुलनेकिञ्नटु (सम) करने वाले, तीव्र गति से चलने वाले पवन के पुत्र अर्थत् वंश तिलक ना पालि भाग्यमा सज्जन योग्यमा तन(के) च. कामबनवारण नि�कमचित्तवरदे हनूमान् अपने हाथो ं मᴂ जिसके चरण लिये रहते हℂ, स्व2.ं(गे)शुडु र स饍गगा जनकुडुसंगीत साम्प्रदायकुडु (सम) धर्संवर्नि सदावदनहासे त्यागराजशुभफलदे (मा) आगमादि विधियो ं मᴂ चलने वाले, रागरहित और इस च2. नीदु दापु नीदु प्रापु दॊरिकॆ नु निजमुगाने नीसॊ륍मैतनि त्यागराज 饍वरा पूजित हे भगवन्! स्व3. गोपी जन मनोरथमॊसंगलेकने गेलियु जेसे वाडु आदिदेव प्राणनाथनादंकमꅍदनुञ् पूजिञ (ए) क्रू र राकसो ं के समूह 셂पी हाथी के लिये जो सिंहनी (सम) च3. सुन्दरेशसुगुणबृन्ददशरथनन्दनारविन्दनयनपावन के समान हℂ, ऐसे कामबन से मु啍鄿 देने वाली और मुझ पर दया दिखाने के लिये तुम क्य नही ं आते? क्य नि�कम बुद्धि की दायिनी, धर् का संवर्न करने वाली, स्व4. वनितल सदा सॊक्क जेयुचुनु륍रक्क जेसे अन्दगाडत्यागराजनुतसुखमनुभविञ दॊरिकॆ रा भळि नही ं बोलते! मेरी ऐसी अनदेखी क्य भगवन्! तु륍ह ठीक सदाप्रसन्न, त्यागराज को शुभ वर देने वाली शिवपत्नी परमात्मुडदियु गाकयशोद तनयुड祍च मुदम्बुननुमुद् पॆट तन(के) से देखने के लिये तो समय भी बत कम था। शीघ्र पार्ती आपकी शरण ही है। न핍वचुण् हरि (सम) आओ। हे सुन्दरेश! सुगुणबृंद! दशरथनन्दन! अरविन्दनयन! हे इन सबमᴂ त्यागराज अपनी अ饍वतसिद्धि को भी कृ ति मᴂ स्व4(अ). सारासा셁डु सनक सनन्दनसꅍमनि से핍यडु भगवन्! आपकी भ啍鄿 तो ब्रह् के लिये भी दुर्भ है, भ啍鄿मार嵀 कवि एवं कर्णटक संगीत के प्रत करते हℂ- महानसंगीतज्ञ थे। उन्हन�े समाज एवं साहित्य के साथ- सकलाधा셁डु (सम) परꅍत मℂन�े इसे पा लिया। मेरी सारी इ楍छयᴂ आज पूरी हो साथ कला को भी समृद्ध किया। उनकी लगभग ८०० गयी।ं मℂन�े आपकी शरण और आपका संबल पा किया, प. परमात्मुडु वॆलिगे मुचट बाग तॆलुसुकोरे स्व5. परम भक वत्सलुडु कृ तियाँ आज भी उपलब्ध हℂ। मℂन�े तो सचमुच आपका हो गया। मℂन�े तो आपकी गोद सुगुणपारावा셁ण्जनमनघुडीकलि बाधल तीर्चवाडनुचु मᴂ बैठकर आपकी आराधना करने का गौरव पा लिया। अ. हरियट ह셁डट सु셁लट न셁लट अखिलाण त्यागराज की मां का नाम सीता륍म और पिता का नेदम्बुजमुन जूचुचुणग (सम) क् ये मेरी तपश्चर्य का फल है अथवा पूर्कृत दानकरमों कोटुलट अन्दरिलो (प) रामबह्मम् था। भौतिक- जीवन से अनासक रहने के स्व6. हरे राम चन्द रघु कुलेमृदु सुभाष शेष शयनपर नारी का? च. गगनानिल तेजो-जल भू-मयमगु मृग खग नग त셁 कारण सम्बधीजन उनसे कुछू र द ही हो गये थे। ऐसी सोदराज विराज तुरगराज राज नुत निरामयापघनसरसी셁ह कोटुललो परिस्थित मᴂ उनकी प्रत कृ ति बड़ी ही भावुक है। ऐसा कहा जाता है कि त्यागराज के भाई ने भगवान दळाकयनुचुवेडुकॊन्न नन्नु ता 녍रवकनु (सम) राम की वह मूर्त पास ही कावेरी नदी मᴂ फᴂ क दी थी स-गुणमुलो वि-गुणमुलो सततमु साधु प. सीतम मायम �र रामुडु मा तण蕍섿 स्व7. �र वᴂकटेश स्वप्रकाशसर핋न्नत सज्जन मानस जिसकी वह अर्ना करते थे। त्यागराज अपने भगवान् त्यागराजादि आश्तुललो (प) अ. वातात्मज सौमित्रि वैनतेय रिपुमर㔦न निकेतनकनकाम्बरधर लसनकुटकु णल विराजित राम से दू री सह न सके और उसकी खोज मᴂ घर से निकल पड़। हरे(य)नुचु नेपॊगडगा त्यागराज गेयुडुमानवेन्रुडैन राम बिना किसी दोष के यह जान लो कि परबह्म अनन है, धातभरतादुलु सोद셁लु माकु ओ मनसा (सी) चन्रुडु समच. समयानिकि तगु माटलाडॆनेसद्भक्ल इस क्रम मᴂ उन्हन�े दक्ण भारत के लगभग सभी प्रमुख विष्णु, शिव, देव, मानव और अननकोटिब्रह्म वही च. परमेश वसिष्ठ पराशर नारद शौनक नडतलिट्लनॆनेअमरिकगा ना पूज कॊनॆनेअलुक मंदिरो ं की यात्रा की और उन मंदिरो ं के देवताओ ं की है। बिना किसी कमी के यह जान लो कि ईशर करोड़ो ं वद्दनॆनेविमुखुलतो चेर पोकुमनॆनेवॆत कलिगिन तुत मᴂ गीत बनाए। विभिन्न कृ तियो ं के अलावा तेलुगु जीवो,ं पशुओ,ं पक्यो,ं वृक्ष जो कि पाँच त配त् से निर्मत शुकसुरपति गौतम लम्बोदर गुह ताळुकॊ(म)नॆनेदम शमादि सुख दायकुडगु �रीत्यगराज मᴂ दो नाटक प्रलद भ啍鄿 विजय और नौका चरितम हℂ, मᴂ व् है। यह जान लो कि वह सगुण भी है और सनकादुलुधरनिजभागवताग्रेस셁लेवरो वारेल्ल셁 नुतुडु चॆन राकने (सा) भी लिखा। निर्गण भी है, साकार भी है और निराकार भी है। वरत्यागराजुनिकि परमबानवुलु मनसा (सी) यहाँ पर त्यागराज देवकी, वसुदेव से कृष्ण कीू दरी, त्यागराज संक त के भी प्रकांड वि饍वन् थे। भगवान् इस त्यागराज सहित जिन्हन�े इसकी शरण ली है, उन यशोदा को अपने मुख मᴂ चौदह भुवनो ं के दिखाये जाने शिव को समर्पत उनकी राग चित्तरंजनी मᴂ प्रत कृ ति सबमᴂ व् है। आदि का वर्न करते ए कह रहे हℂ कि भगवान् ने उन् अत्यन ही रमणीय है- वह सिखाया है जो कि अवसर के अनुसार सही है, उन्हन�े अतः त्यागराज का व啍鄿त मात्रं सगीत ही नही ं अपितु हे मानस! सीता मेरी माँ हℂ और �रराम मेरे पिता हℂ। मुझे भय आदि का त्याग कर देने को कहा है, और मेरी प. नादतनुमनिशं शंकरं नमामि मे मनसा शिरसा शास्त, कला, वेद, धर् और दर्न आदि दु셂ह विषयो ं शिव, वसिष्ठ, पराशर, नारद, शौनक, शुकदेव, इन्द, भ啍鄿 को स्वीकार लिया है, जो भगवद्भ啍鄿 से मुँह फे रे मᴂ पारंगत दीख पड़ता है। �रष्ठ भ啍鄿भावना वाले गौतम, गणेश, कार्तकेय, सनकादि �रष्ठ भागवतजन अ. मोदकर निगमोत्तम सामवेदसारं वारं वारं (ना) त्यागराज ने अनतः कावेरी नदी मᴂ अपनी खोई �रराम

61 shoreline shoreline 62 की प्रतिमा पा ही ली और घर ले आये। अपनी भ啍鄿 के बीच ही उन्हन�े निश्चित समय पर छह जनवरी 1847 को म鵍यह्न वेला मᴂ समाधि ले ली और त्यागराज की विदता उनकी हर कृ ति मᴂ झलकती है इहलीला समाप्त कर मोक प्राप्त किया। वक़्त की सोच ज़िन्दगी के रात हालांकि पंचरत्न कृ ति को उनकी सर्�रष्ठ रचना कहा जाता है। सℂकड़ो गीतो ं के अलावा उन्हन�े उत्सवं सप्रदाय ऐसे �रष्ठ कवि की भ啍鄿 अपनी रचनाओ ं के माधम से कीर्नम और दिवनाम कीर्नम की भी रचनाएं की। अमर है और सदा ही लोगो ं मᴂ निःस्वार् ईशभ啍鄿भावना वक़्त के साथ कभी आदत बदल जाते हℂ, हर कोई नही ं कर सकता अपने सपनो को साकार, उन्हन�े संक त मᴂ भी गीतो ं की रचना की हालांकि उनके का संचार करती रहेगी। अधिकतर गीत तेलुगु मᴂ हℂ। त्यागराज की रचनाओ ं के तो कभी चाहत बदल जाते हℂ | किसी को मिट् नही मिली तो हर कोई नही ं दे सकता बारे मᴂ कहा जाता है कि उनमᴂ सब कुछ अपने सर्�रष्ठ कभी 奍वब बदल जाते हℂ, आकार | 셂प मᴂ है। उसमᴂ कोई भी हिस अनावशक नही ं है चाहे दिवसानु पांडेय संगीत हो या बोल। तो कुछ सवालो के ज़वाब बदल जाते हℂ|| जहाँ लोगो ं मे एक वि�वस जगाने के लिए भगवान् को (चतुर्वर्, सिविल अभियांत्रिकी) बनाता हℂ मूर्तकार, आ鵍यात्मक 셂प से वह उन लोगो ं मᴂ थे जिन्हन�े भ啍鄿 तो वही ं थके हरे मुसाफिरो ं की ꥍयस बुझाने के लिए घड़ के सामने किसी बात की परवाह नही ं की। उन् सिर् वक़्त के साथ कभी यार बदल जाते हℂ, संगीत एवं भ啍鄿 से लगाव था और ये दोनो ं उनके लिए को बनाता हℂ कु륍हर || पर्ययवाची थे। तो कभी ꥍयर बदल जाते हℂ |

जीवन के अन्म दिनो ं मᴂ उन्हन�े परमहंस अवस्थ को कभी हर कोई लगता है अपना, भगवान के दरबार मᴂ तो लोग स楍च दिल से माँगते हℂ प्राप्त कर लिया था और उनकी कई कृ तियो ं से स्पष्ट है तो अगले पल पता चला, था वो एक सपना || दुआ , कि भगवान् ने स्वयम् उनसे बोलाकि वह मोक प्राप्त कर सकते हℂ। परꅍत अगली बार उन्हन�े एक और जन की वही ं ꥍयस बुझ जाने के बाद कु륍हर को स楍च दिल से आवशकता बताई तो त्यागराज ने उसे अस्वीकार कर देते हℂ दुआ | कभी पूरी दुनिया लगती हℂ रंगीन, दिया। फिर भगवान् ने उन् दस दिनो ं तक प्रती啍ष करने बनना क् हℂ इस बात पर कर लो तुम विचार, को कहा। उनकी समाधि की तिथि और समय निश्चित हो एक तलाश ꥍयर की तो कभी समयओ ं से ग़मग़ीन | गये थे । प्रत है वह कृ ति- वरना उसी मिट् को पैरो ं तले रख चलता रहेगा संसार || ये सब होता हℂ कभी समय का खेल, प. गिरिपै नॆलकॊन्न रामुनि गुरि तपक कण紿 सो नही ं पा रहा हू कुछ दिनो ं से क्ंकि डर लगता है तो कभी अपने अपने नजरो ं का फे र || अ. परिवा셁लु विरि सुरटुलचे निलबडि विस셁चु कॊस셁चु अब इन सपनो ं से कोई सीख कर नही ं आता इस दुनियाँ मᴂ कि कैसे देना सेविम्पग (गिरि) कही ं देख ना लूँ कुछ ऐसा जिसे पूरा करने की हो उठे हℂ आकार, च. पुलकांकितुडै आनन्दा�रवुल निम्पुचु माटलाड जिज्ञासा| जिसने खुले आँखो ं से मुक रा कर देखा, मिट् नही ं मिली तो कोई बात नही ं , वलॆननि कलुवरिञ कनि पदि पूटलपै काचॆदननु कही ं निकल न जाऊँ उसे मंज़ल समझकर उसे चारो ं तरफ दिखता हℂ उजाला | पत्थरो ं को ही दे दᴂगे आकार ..... त्यागराज विनुतुनि (गिरि) सह लूँ सारे ग़म बाकी खुशियाँ छोड़कर || वरना आँखो मᴂ आँसू लिए काले पर्दो से देखा, वैसे भी पत्थरो ं की मूर्तयाँ पूजी जाती हℂ सालो ं हज़र || पुलकित शरीर वाले और आनन्द के आँसुओ ं से भरे तो उसे हर रात लगता हℂ धुँधला || नेत्र वाले मुझ त्यागराज के यह पूछने पर कि हे प्रभो! मℂ मंज़ल ही गुम हो गयी थी ~ मनीष कुमार आपसे कुछ कहना चाहता हू, अपने पार्दजनो ं से छत्र- बी.टेक. (चतुर㔥 वर्, सूचना एवं ꥍ셌饍योगकी) चंवर आदि 饍वरा सेवित भगवान् ने मुझसे कहा कि वे दस जब देखा अंतिम छोर पर पहुचकर| ख़ुशयाँ हो या गम वक़्त सबको घोल लेती है अपने दिनो ं बाद मुझ पर कृपा करᴂगे। साथ, तुझे अपना बनाने की चाहत मᴂ प्रत है उनकी कृ ति राग मनोहरी मᴂ जिसमᴂ वह भगवान् हर वो धुंधलापन भी साफ हो जाते हℂ अपने आप | मृगतृष्णा की तरह भागता रहा मℂ भी,पानी समझकर || को दस दिनो ं वाली बात याद दिलाते हℂ कुछ दरवाजे बंद हो गये तो अ楍छ आ !! प. परितापमु कनियाडिन पलुकुल मरचितिवो ना (परि) मंज़ल तक पचने के रात हो जाते हℂ और भी साफ || थक चुका हू मℂ जमाने के साथ दौडते -दौडते अ. सरि लेनि सीततो सरयु मध्यम्न ना (परि) जीनी हℂ जिंदगी अब तेरे संग चलते -चलते| च. वरमगु बंगा셁 वाडनु मॆरयुचु पदि पूटलपै खोल लो अब अपने कमता के पर. क셁णि祍楆दननुचु क्रे - कनुल त्यागराजुनि (परि) मोहब्बत काू दसरा नाम हℂ ख़ुदा आज हमको है ये अगर चलते रहे अब तक तो ज़रा उड के देखो ऊपर | एहसास आ | स्वर्नौका मᴂ सरयु विहार करते ए मेरी दयनीय स्थित पता हℂ आसमान की ऊँचाइयो ं की कोई ऊँचाई नही,ं पर वात्सल्य饃ष्टि रखी ई माता सीता की उपस्थित मᴂ जब पाया तुझे अपने ही दिल मᴂ वरना मℂ तो थक चुका आपने मुझसे जो वायदा किया था कि आप मुझे दस दिनो ं था तुझे इधर उधर ढूँढते -ढूँढते || कितनी खुशी मिलती हℂ ज़रा देखो तो पहुचकर अपनी बाद परमगति दᴂगे, क् आप उसे भूल गये? ऊँचाई के ऊपर ||

63 shoreline shoreline 64 ज़िन्दगी की राह मᴂ राही इतना आगे बढ़ गया वर्न है भगव饍गता मᴂ- ज्ञान셂पी च啍ष खोलो बन्दे �रकृष्ण तु륍हरे साथ हℂ। राह की कठिन मुश愿लो ं से अपनी मंज़िल से बिछड़ “वह सबके दय मᴂ विदमान हℂ" परमभक थे एक जिनका �रकृष्ण मᴂ था अपारवि �वस गया। (गीता- 15.15) 핍यसतीर् जिनके गु셂 थे नाम था जिनका कनकदास। सोचकर चला था कि ये राहᴂ बड़ी सुगम और हℂ सरल मृत, ज्ञान और विमृत सब उनसे ही आते हℂ गु셂कृपा से कनक एक दिन उडुपिकृष्ण-दर्न को युवा 饃ष्टि डाल उसने पाया कि सारा संसार है दावानल॥ आये जो इनकी शरण मᴂ आये, सारे पापो ं से मुक और उसका जीवन सफल हो जाता है॥ कृष्ण के इस भक को ढोगीं साधू बत सताये॥ देह ये भानु समान इस धरती पर जꅍम वह सौभग्य से मानव-तन मᴂ, प्रभा है निखर रही (गीता- 18.66) पर अज्ञान셂पी अंधकार ने प्रवेशकि या उसके जीवन उन्हन�े कहा कि तुम नीच जात, नही ं दर्न का तु륍ह भाव ये प्रलय समान मᴂ। कोई अधिकार चहु ओर ये बिखर रही। बचपन को उसने खेल-खेल मᴂ यूँ ही मुफ़्त मᴂ बिता उडुपि कृष्ण की लीला मन्दिर के पीछे ले जाकर मारा-पीटा और किया दिया दुर्वहार।

युवावस्थ ऐशो आराम और भोगो ं मᴂ संलिप्तकि या ।। प्रश्न- भगवान् कौन, भगवान् क्, कोई भगवान् मुझे संकट की घड़ी मᴂ कनक ने �रकृष्ण नाम पुकारा धरती क् के नभ ये क् दिखा दे, �रकृष्ण उसवि ग्रह से ही अपनेक भ का बने सहारा॥ मुष्टिका मᴂ है ब्रह्म इस सृष्टि की रचना कैसे और जीवन का उद्भव धनोपार्न हेतु जग मᴂ उसने कितना कुकर् किये कैसे समझा दे। सार्क दिशा की है स्वयम् को ख़ुश रखने के ख़ातिर दू सरो ं को हमेशा सहसा ही एक मेघगर्न आ, मन्दिर से आई तेज़ प्रेरणा ये धर रही । मर् दिये । आवाज़ उत्तर- लोग कहते हℂ ब्रह्मड बिग बℂग के अतिसूक्ष पर उसके दय से एक आवाज़ हमेशा उसे चौकां पीछे का दीवार तोड़ भगवान् दर्न को दिये विराज। बिꅍद से आया, दे ती उफन रही अधीरता के साधुओ ं मᴂ मची खलबली अब हो गये वो निराधार अगर यह सही माने हम तो भी, यह बिꅍद कैसे ज़िन्दगी मᴂ सुधरने को एक सुनहरा मौक़ा देती ॥ जोश का क् दे प्रमाण और कहाँ से आया। कनकदास के चरण पकड़ सबने माफी की लगायी गुहार॥ कल्पना नव युग की अब यह प्रश्न जब उनसेू पछो तो उनका सर एकदम से समयचक्र चलता गया और वह वृद्धावस्थ मᴂ आया चकराया, चेतना ये कर रही । रोग, दुःख और पश्चात्ताप के डंक ने उसे बत सताया। उत्तर जानने को उन्हन�े जब हमसे गुहार लगायी ऐसे ही �रकृष्ण की लीला भक्त के साथ है अपरम्पार अब वह आख़िर जीवन का असली राज़ जान पाया मℂन�े उनको कृष्ण की वह अद् त बाल-लीला सुनायी। �रकृष्ण हℂ भकवत्सल हर पल भक्त की र啍ष को जो हो रहा दꥂ नरत समाज तैयार। यह सोच आँखो ं मᴂ आँसू आये कि उसने जीवन पशुओ ं जिस लीला मᴂ �रकृष्ण ने अपने मुख मᴂ सारा ब्रह्म और बढ रहा है जो वसन की तरह बिताया ।। दिखाया। भगवान् को अपने भक्त और सखाओ ं से इतना है नित रस होते मूल्यों का ꥍयर शास्त्र मᴂ भी यह वर्न है, करोड़ो ं सामना ये कर रही । ब्रह्मड महाविष्णु के शरीर से है आया। विदुर के 셂खे शाक और गोपबालो ं का जूठा भी है अगर मनुष्य- जीवन मᴂ आहार, निद्रा, भय और मैथुन स्वीकार॥ ही निरनर है मयाध्य啍षण पकृ तिः सूयते सचराचरम्। पुनः होगा रामराज तो मनुष्य और पशुओ ं मᴂ बोलो फिर क् अनर है? हेतुनानेन कौꅍतय जगद픿परिवर्ते॥ यह विग्रह केवलवि ग्रह नही ं स्वयम् खड़े भगवान् हℂ मानवता पुनः हो प्रधान अनर वह समझ पाया जब ग्रहणकि या गीता से ज्ञान (गीता- 9-10) भक्त के प्रेमबनन मᴂ बँध मन्दिर मᴂ विराजमान हℂ। कल唿 बिन ही परि�कर की मुड़ा वह परमात्मा की ओर, लिया सुगमता से उन् पहचान॥ फिर मℂन�े उन सबको उडुपिकृष्ण की लीला सुनायी- एक बार इस भकवत्सल से प्रेम का रि�त जोड़ लो कामना ये कर रही ।। कही ं जगन्नाथ, कही ं रंगनाथ, कही ं बालाजी वि奍यत हℂ जन-मरण के बननचक्र से अपना नाता तोड़ लो॥ ~ Vivek Sharma यह परमात्मा कोई और नही ं ज्ञान셂पी च啍ष खोलो बन्दे �रकृष्ण तु륍हरे साथ हℂ। ~ राल राज स्वयम् �रकृष्ण भगवान् हℂ उडुपि मᴂ उडुपिकृष्ण, वृंदावन मᴂ �रकृष्ण का इतिहास है तृतीय वर् (वायस क्लब)

65 shoreline shoreline 66 दुरावा… तुझी भेट होत नाही दू र इथे आलो गं मी जणु कधी झाली नाही तुझी भेट झाली नाही डाव ठेवला मांडू न ओढ लागली परतीची परर पूणण होत नाही परर वाट ददसत नाही ओढ लागली परतीची कसा असहाय जीव परर वाट ददसत नाही कसाबसा रमवला दू र इथे आलो गं मी चार दभंतीत राहन वाटे जग सुने सुने तु畍य मतीत दमवला मन माझे रमत नाही आता पुरे झोप सोन्या या जगासमोर मला कुणी मणतच नाही आता यायचे नाही ओढ लागली परतीची फार वाटे जावे परर परर वाट ददसत नाही वाट ददसत नाही दू र इथे आलो गं मी दू र इथे आलो गं मी कशासाठी कोण जाणे झाली आपली सलगी Utkarsha S Pathe मराठी मराठी म्हणजे कोण ग आई ? शिवजीनां नमन क셂न जो करतो दिवसाची गदिमां楍य गीत रामायनाने केले 煍यला सु셁वात पुलकित पेशव्य楍य घराण्याचा मान उद셂न जो होतो पू ल यां楍य बोलण्याने केले 煍यला लोटपोटीत कार्यरात तो मराठी, बाळा, तो मराठी. तो मराठी, बाळा, तो मराठी. आणि मी ग आई? ज्ञानेश्रांचे लेखन वाचून जो करतो धर्मचे पालन धर्, अर्, काम, मोक या 鵍ययांचे कर तू सदा पालन तुकारामांचे अभंग ऐकू न जो करतो मनाचे मंथन चातुर् नीती व धैर् या गुंणांना आयुष्यभर बाळग तो मराठी, बाळा, तो मराठी. धर्मचे व संक तीचे कर पोषण व संरकण जो टिळकां楍य या कर्भूमीला मानतो आपली माता आपल्या सरवे ऋणांची कर परतफे ड मानानं जो सावरकरां楍य उद्देशांवर रचतो आपली आपल्या या मात्रभूमीला वाटू दे तुझा जीवन गाथा अभिमान तो मराठी, बाळा, तो मराठी. बाळा या गौरवाची विस셂 नको तू शान! Chaitali Kulkarni

67 shoreline shoreline 68 अमोलला याबाबतीत विचा셂न बघायचे ठरविले. झालं होतं. आठवी ते डाॅक्टर सं鵍यकाळी शाळेतून अमोल घरि आल्यावर लिला वर्ष मागून वर् भराभरा जात होती. सु셂ची मावशी楍ं य मुंबई शहरात एक छान प्रेमळ कुटुंब रहात असते. इ楍छ होती. स्वꥍनला प्रवास करायचा नवता,शिवाय मावशीनीं त्याला सगळे सांगितले. त्याला घेवून त्या सहवासात छान मोठी होत होती.अमोलचे सुद्धा दहावीचे ञिकोणी कुटुंब,प्रेमळ आईबाबा व त्यांची एक संदिप एकटा पडू शकतो,हॉस्पिटलची जबाबदारी या देसाई काकाकाकूं कडे आल्या. ते핍ह काकांनी वर् चालू झाले होते. लिला मावशी त्याला फोनव셂नच छान मुलगी स्वꥍन. या देसाई कुटुंबातील आईबाबा कारणांमुळे स्वꥍन भारतात येणार नाही हे दिसून येत होते. त्याला जवळ घेवून त्या楍य भविष्याबद्दल समजावून अ땍यसाविषयी सुचना देत असत.त्यां楍य डो쵍य आपापल्या कामाबरोबर आपल्या मुली楍य संगोपनात सांगितले.अमोलला त्यांनी आपल्या घरि रहायला समोर आता फक अमोलचे भविष्यच येत असे.त्या शेवटी ठराविक नातेवाईकांना घेवून जायचं असं देसाई गुंतले होते. या देसाईंकडे घरकाम करायला एक येण्यास सांगितले. अमोल समजुतदार होता, त्यामुळे अमोलचे शिकण पूर् झाल्यावर आपण अमोल बरोबर लिला मावशी येत असत. स्वच चांगले काम करणार्य व रानडे कुटुंबांनी ठरविले . ठरविल्याप्रमाणे सर्जण त्याने आईला तु खुशाल जा मी राहिन काकाकाकूं कडे राहतोय, आपल्यी स्वतः楍य घरात,अशा प्रकारची स्वप अशी त्यांची खासियत होती. वयाने लहान होत्या परंतू कँनडात दाखल झाले. यथासांग स्वꥍनचे डोहाळे जेवण असे सांगितले.पण त्याने एक अट सांगितली,माझे बघू लागल्या होत्या.त्यां楍य अपे啍षप्रमाणे अमोलला कामा楍यस्व셂पामुळे त्यांना मावशी मणत. देसाई पार पडले. देसाईकाकाकाकूं चा आनंद ओसंडू न वहात शिकण पूर् झाल्यावर माञ त कायम मा畍यबरोबर ९५%मा셍क मिळाले दहावीला.देसाई काकाकाकूं ना कुटुंबा楍य त्या जणू घरातील एक सदयच झाल्या होता.जमलेली मंडळी कँनडा दर्न क셂न भारतात रहायचे. लिला मावशीनां गहिव셂न आले, त्यांनी खुप आनंद झाला.मावशीनां त्याला भेटावेसे खुप होत्या. देसाई काकाकाकू त्यां楍य स्वꥍनची जबाबदारी परतली. स्वꥍन ,संदिपचे आईबाबा तेथेच थांबले.होणार्य अमोलला पोटाशी धरले व अट कबूल केली. लिला वाटत होते,मनातून त्या मुला楍य भेटी साठी रडत . सुध्द बिनधासपणे लिला मावशीवरं टाकत होते. बाळाला बघूनच ती दोन् दांपत्य भारतात परत येणार मावशीनीं स्वतः楍य मनाची तयारी केली व स्वꥍनकडे देसाई काकांनी अमोलला कॉलेज楍य प्रवेश प्रक्रियेत होती. कँनडाला जायचे ठरविले.त्यांचा निर्य ऐकू न देसाई मदत केली.लिला मावशीनीं त्याची फि वैगरे देसाई स्वꥍनचं शिकण पूर् झालं ,डॉक्टर झाली होती ती.लि ला अखेर तो गोड कण सर्車नी पूरेपूर अनुभवला, स्वꥍनला कुटुंबाबरोबरच रानडे कुटुंब सुध्द सुखावले. मावशीचां काकांकडे पाठवले.अमोलने सायन्स शाखा निवडली मावशीनां सुद्धा अमोल नावाचा मुलगा होता. त्याची पासपोर् ,तिकिट सगळी तयारी झाली. मावशी थो蕍य होती. तो आता आणखि जोमाने अ땍यसाला लागला संपूर् जबाबदारी लिलामावशीवरचचं होती.कारण छान सुंदर परी झाली. तिचे कोडकौतुक करण्यात सगळ्यचा वेळ जात होता.बाळाचे बारसे केले, सु셂ची हळ핍य झाल्या होत्या, पण आपल्या मुला楍य भविष्या होता,कारण तो सुद्धा आपल्या आईबरोबर रहाण्याचं लिला मावशी楍ं य पतीचे निधन झाले होते.अमोल楍य साठी मनावर दगड ठेवून, अमोलला नीट रहाण्या楍य स्वप बघत होता.सु셂चीला लिला मावशीचीं खुप सवय बाबांचे निधन झाले ते핍ह देसाई कुटुंबाने लिला नाव ठेवले . आता माञ दोन् आजी आजोबा भारतात परत येण्याची तयारी क셂 लागले . अखेर सु셂ची楍य सुचना देवून, देसाई काकाकाकूं कडे त्याला सोडू न लागली होती अगदी खाण्यापिण्यापासून,झोपे पर्य मावशीनां खुप मोठा आधार दिला होता. त्या घरकामं निघाल्या. तिला त्याच लागत. क셂न अमोलचे शिकण पूर् करण्याचे स्वप पहात संगोपनाचे आपापल्या परिने भरपूर उपदेश पर डोस होत्या. अमोल सुध्द शार होता शिवाय समंजस होता. देवून दोन् दांपत्य भारतात परत आले. भारतात परत आजवर फक रस्त्व셂न चालणारी वाहनं मावशीनीं पहाता पहाता सु셂चीचं शिकण सु셂 झालं होतं. आल्यावर देसाई काकाकाकूं च कशात लक लागत बघितली होती त्यामुळे विमानाने जाण्याची एक वेगळी अमोलने मेडिकलला जाण्याचा निर्य घेतला स्वꥍन डॉक्टर झालीं नतर तिचे लग झाले.स्वꥍनला जणू नवते. नातीचा गोड चेहरा आठवून एकमेकांची समजूत भिती,दडपण, कुतुहल अशा प्रकारची त्यां楍य मनाची होता,त्यासाठी बारावीत चांगले मा셍क शिवाय एखादा राजकुमारच मिळाला होता. अगदी स्वभावाने काढत असत. तिकडे स्वꥍनची माञ फार ओढाताण होत अवस्थ झालेली होती.त्या楍यबरोबर देसाई काका मेडिकलची एꅍट न्स ं चागल्या रितीने पार करण्याचे ति楍य सारखाच,संदिप रानडे नांवाचा. संदिप कँनडाला होती,हॉस्पिटलची जबाबदारी,सु셂चीची जबाबदारी यात सुध्द होते.विमानातून आपला देश डो쵍यत साठवून त्याने ठरविले.खुप मेहनत क셂न अमोल दोन् डॉक्टर होता. साहजिकच स्वꥍनला सुद्धा त्या楍य फार दमत होती. तिला स्वतःकडे आणि संदिपकडे लक ठेवायचा प्रयत्नत्या करत होत्या.देशसोडू न त्यांचे विमान परिक्षमधे चांगले मा셍क मिळवून उत्तिर् झाला. त्याला बरोबर कँनडाला जावं लागणार होतं. आपली मुलगी 饍ययली वेळ मिळत नवता. संदिप जितकी त्याला जमेल कँनडाला लँड झाले.विमानतळावरिल सगळे सोपकर चांगल्या मेडिकल कॉलेज मधे प्रवेश मिळाला.आता एव襍य लांब जाणार मणून देसाई काकाकाकू दुःखी तेवढी मदत क셂न स्वꥍनला सहकार् करायचा प्रयत्न कसे करायचे हे लिला मावशी देसाई काकांकडू न त्याला आईशिवाय रहाणे जमायला लागले होते.पुढ楍य झाले होते.पण स्वꥍन楍य सुखी संसारा साठी ते ही करित होता.देसाई काकाकाकूं कडे लिला मावशी रोजचे समजावून घेत होत्या.विमानतळाबाहेर स्वꥍन त्यांची वाट अ땍यसासाठी त्याला हॉस्टेलवर रहावे लागले.पहाता तडजोड करायला तयार होते. थो蕍यच दिवसांत स्वꥍन काम करण्यासाठी येत होत्याच.ते핍ह स्वꥍनची खुशाली बघत होती. लिला मावशीनां ति楍याी किती बोलू नी पहाता कधी भराभर वर् सरली कळलं नाही. अमोल संदिपबरोबर आपल्या आयुष्या楍य गोड स्वप्नबरोबर त्या वेळोवेळी विचारत असत,त्यामुळे तिची होणारी किती नाही असे झाले होते.स्वꥍन आपल्या गाडीने त्या त्या楍य चांगल्या स्वभावा मुळे हॉस्टेल, कॉलेज मधे कँनडाला रवाना झाली धावपळ,ओढाताण त्यां楍य ल啍षत येत होती.एकदिवस दोघांना घरि घेवून आली. त्यांनी उभं केलेलं ते छोटसं सगळ्य楍य परिचयाचा होता. अमोल आता डॉक्टर त्या सहजच देसाईकाकू ना मणाल्या,”मा畍य अमोलकडे स्वꥍनची घरात कमी भासत होती. लिला मावशीचें जग बघून मावशीनां खुप कौतुक वाटले. शिवाय 煍य झाला होता.पण त्याला तेव襍यवर थांबायचे नवते,तर लक 饍ययला कोणी असते तर मी स्वꥍनला मदत करायला कामाचे स्व셂प माञ बदललेलं नवतं. फोनवर छो絍य परिसाठी त्या आल्या होत्या ,तिला बघून तर त्याने हार्टस्पेालिस्ट होण्यासाठी अमेरिकेला जाण्याचं नक्की गेले असते." त्यां楍य या बोलण्याचा देसाई स्वꥍनाी बोलणे ,तिचे तिथले अनुभव ऐकू न देसाई खरच आपण एखा饍य परि楍यच रा煍यत आलोय असा ठरवलं त्यासाठी त्याला कलरशिप तर मिळालीच काकाकाकूं नी विचार केला. त्यांनी ठरवलं अमोलची काकाकाकू खूश होत असत भास मावशीनां झाला. पण स्वꥍन संदिपने मदत केली. जबाबदारी आपण घेवू आणि मावशीनां स्वꥍनकडे पाठवू. आता स्वꥍनने सुद्धा कँनडाला आपली डॉक्टरीची आल्या आल्याच लिला मावशीनीं कामं समजावून अमोलचे अमेरिकेत शिकण सु셂 झाले. शिकण घेताना देसाई काकाकाकूं नी आपला विचार मावशीनां सांगितला प्रँ啍क्टस चालू केली होती. संदिपने आणि स्वꥍनने दोघांनी घेतली आणि कामाला सुरवात केली. देसाई काका त्या楍य ल啍षत येवू लागले होते कि अमेरिकेतील ते핍ह त्या अमोल楍य काळजीने जरा घाबरल्या. कारण मिळू न छानसं हॉस्पिटल उभं केलं होतं . यात एक वर् निर्धा होवून भारतात परत आले.अमोलला मेडिकल प्रगती आपल्या देशा楍य प्रगती पे啍ष अमोलचे वय अतिशय नाजूक होते. त्याला घर楍य निघून गेलं . लिला मावशीचां अमोल आता बारा वर्車चा तिकड楍य वातावरणाची,आई楍य कामाचे वर्न क셂न कितीतरि पटीने पुढे आहे. ते핍हच अमोलने निर्य प्रेमाबरोबर चांगल्या मार्दर्नाची पण आवश्कता झाला होता. अ땍यसाबरोबर तो इतर सग쵍यत उत्तम सांगितले.सगळे खुश होते.अमोल रोज शाळा,अ땍यस घेतला,आपल्या शिकणाचा फायदा आपल्या देशातिल होती.शिवाय आपण त्या楍यपासून लांब राहिलो तर त्याला प्रगती करत होता. यात दिवस घालवत असे.माञ राञी त्याला आईची नागरिकांना मिळाला पाहिजे. त्यासाठी त्याने भारतात वाटणारं आपल्याबद्दचं प्रेम कमी होइल अशी भिती फार आठवण येई,व आपल्या साठी तिला खुप काम येवून आदिवासी वस्त्यमधून काम करण्याचे ठरविले. एक दिवस स्वꥍनने फोनवर गोड बातमी दिली .ती आई त्यांनी देसाई काकाकाकूं ना सांगितली. ते핍ह काकांनी करावे लागत आहे,असा विचार क셂न रडू येई.मग अमोलचे अमेरिकेतील शिकण देखील योग्य पद्धतिने होणार होती .स्वꥍनला संदिप आता जासच जपायला अमोलचे पुढचे शिकण,त्यासाठी लागणारा पैसा तु륍हला देसाई काकू त्याला जवळ घेत असत. हळू हळू तो आणि चांगल्या रितीने झाले.ते핍ह त्याला स्वꥍन संदिपने लागला होता.अगदी छो絍य छो絍य गोष्टी सुद्धा उभा करता येवू शकेल,असे समजावून सांगितले. यावर त्यां楍य कडे 셂ळला . तिकडे लिला मावशी घराची कँनडाला त्यांचे हॉस्पिटल जॉइंट करण्याचे सुचविले. काळजीपूर्क करत होता. देसाई काकाकाकूं ना आता लिला मावशी विचार करते मग सांगते मणाल्या. पूर् जबाबदारी,सु셂चीची जबाबदारी छान सांभाळत पण अमोलने आपला निर्य सगळ्यना सांगितला. स्वꥍन楍य काळजीने झोप येत नवती.हि गोड बातमी त्यां楍य मनाची चलबिचल चालू होती. एकिकडे मुलाला होत्या.रोज अमोलशी एकदा तरि फोनवर बोलत होत्या. अमोलचा निर्य ऐकू न लिला मावशीनां अमोलचा देवून सहा महिने उलटू न गेले होते.आपल्या लाडक् मोठं करण्याचं स्वप, स्वतःची तुटपूंजी मिळकत आणि स्वꥍन व संदिप हॉस्पिटल मधे कायम व् असत. अभिमान वाटला.देसाई काकाकाकूं ना सुध्द लेकीचं डोहाळे जेवण करायची काका काकूं ची दुसरीकडे या सर्ववर मात करण्याचा उपाय. त्यांनी सद्ध् सु셂चीच भोवतीच लिला मावशीचं जग तयार आनंद झाली.अमोलने आपल्या आईने सुध्द आता

69 shoreline shoreline 70 मा畍यबरोबर मी जाईन तिकडे यावे अशी विनंती केली. लिला मावशीनां तर खुप आनंदच झाला.कारण त्या या कणाची आतूरतेने वाट पहात होत्या. पहिला पाऊस लिला मावशी मुला楍य ओढीने भारतात परत येण्याची मी भारावलेली

तयारी क셂 लागल्या,पण त्यांचे एक मन सु셂चीमधे अडकले होते.तिची त्यांना खुप काळजी वाटू लागली. चांदण्यानी लखलखलेल्या होतो बघत त्या अकाशा कड़े ऊन-पावसा楍य लपंडावानी सु셂ची सुध्द तु륍ह जावू नका असे विनवू लागली.खूप मी भारावलेली, आहे खरंच, धोतर, नऊवारी साडीनी वर् होवून गेली होती आई मुला楍य भेटिस,त्यामुळे सांगते तुला, मी भारावलेली लिला मावशी भारतात ठरल्याप्रमाणे परत आल्या. की ठं ड हवेचा वारा अंगावर शहारे ऊभे क셂न गेला मामा楍य गाव楍य बैलगाडीनी मा畍य भाषेनी, मा畍य प्रांतांनी अमोल आपल्या आईला आणायला विमानतळावर आहे मी, सांगते तुला, भारावलेली पोहोचला होता.लिला मावशीचीं नजर सुध्द अमोलला काही कणातच पूर्णमेचा चंद्र ही ढगां楍य गर्त कुठे ह् प्रांता楍य प्रत्येक पैलुनी शोधत होती. एकमेकांसमोर येताच दोघांनी कडकडू न गोष्टीं楍य वाढत्या भवानी तरी लपुन गेला. आहे मी, सांगते तुला, भारावलेली मिठी मारली.आई आता तू मला सोडू न कुठे जाणार मोदक, पुरणपोळी, वाडापावानी, नाहीस असे अमोल आपल्या आईला रडत सांगत कोकणातल्या नारळ, आं녍यनी चांदण्यांची टीम टीम हि दिसेनाशी झाली . दरवर् दु�कळा楍य भीतीनी होता. लिला मावशी त्याची समजूत घालत नाही समुद्र, लाल मातीनी जाणार कुठे एवढेच मणत होत्या. आई मुलाचं प्रेम आयुष्या楍य वाढत्या गतीनी बघून देसाई काकाकाकूं ना देखिल गहिव셂न आले. सह्याद्楍य खोर्यनी टिप क셂न चेहऱ्यवर पहिला थᴂब पडला . आहे मी, सांगते तुला, भारावलेली जावळ楍य किर् रातीनी अमोलने ठाणे जिल् ्यतील तलासरी,डहाणू भागातील सुगंध मातीचा �वसात दरवळला संगीत, कला, नाटका楍य गा땍यनी अदिवासी वस्त्यमधून काम सु셂 केले. लिला मावशी आहे मी सांगते तुला भारावलेली सुध्द त्या楍य बरोबर जात असत . तो वैद्यय उपचार वीजे楍य प्रकाशाने चकाकू न डोळे उठले मराठी माणसा楍य विसा핍यनी बाꥍप मोरया楍य मिरवणुकीनी करण्यासाठी जायचा तर लिला मावशी तिथल्या लहान बघता बघता पावसा楍य सरी कोसळल्या . आहे मी भारावलेली महाराष्ट् रनी मुलांमधे रमण्यासाठी जात. त्या मुलांना गाणी, गोष्टी विठ्ठल नामा楍य गजरनी शिकवत,खावू देत ,मुलांना त्या स्वतः楍य शरिरा楍य गाणे आठवली लहानपणीचे सारवलेल्या अंगणानी स्वचतेविषयी, खाण्याविषयी समजून सांगत असत. Maitreyee Marathe हळू हळू अमोलप्रमाणेच त्या सुद्धा अदिवासी वस्त्यत आणी त्यातल्या चैत्रांगणानी कसे झाले होते पैसे खोटे आठवते ते हि रमू लागल्या.पण रोज न चुकता सु셂चीला फोन आहे मी, सांगते तुला, भारावलेली करायला लिला मावशी विसरत नसत . एकप्रकारेत्यां ना मन भिजले तर कडले की भिजतोय मी ही . मानसिक सुख मिळत असे.अमोलसुध्द त्या कँनडात भिरभिरे हाती घेतलेल्या मुलानी असताना आपण कसे रहात होतो,मेडिकल करताना बघतोय आता पण त्या आकाशाकडे. का쵍य मातीतल्या फु लानी आलेले अनुभव ,गंमती जंमती,अडचणी याबद्दल म쵍यत पिकणाऱ्य भाजीनी सांगायचा.पण ते핍ह तू मा畍यबरोबर नसायचीस असे मणायचा.लिला मावशीनां अपरा鵍यसारखे वाटायचे. Yogesh Ghaturle चुलीवर भाकर भाजणाऱ्य आजीनी मग त्या त्याची समजूत काढत.कँनडातील त्यां楍य आहे मी, सांगते तुला, भारावलेली जीवनातील झालेली उलथापालथ,सु셂चीचे बालपण या बद्दल ंसागाय楍य �रवणातल्या उत्साहानी अमोलने आता डहाणूला घर घेतले,हॉस्पिटल बांधले,पण अदिवासी वस्त्यतील काम तसच चालू ठेवले होते.यात दोन वर् निघून गेली,आणि अचानक एक दिवस लिला मावशीसमोरं सु셂ची येवून उभी राहिली.त्यावेळी मावशी अदिवासी मुलांबरोबर खेळत होत्या.मावशीनां आपण स्वꥍनत असल्याचा भास झाला.सु셂ची खरच त्यां楍य समोर उभी होती.छान ,उंच ,गोरिपान,दहावीची परि啍ष झाली होती तिची. लिला मावशीनां खुप आनंद झाला.सु셂ची बरोबर स्वꥍन,संदिप,देसाई काकाकाकू ,रानडे काकाकाकू देखिल मावशीनां भेटायला आले होते. सगळ्यना अमोलने केलेली प्रगती आणि आपल्या आईबद्दल वाटणारे प्रेम पाहन धन्यता वाटली. Bhargav Kale

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നഗര配鄿ലെ പ㔰ശസ്തമായ ഹോട്ടലിൽ നിന㔨Ԃ ഉച്ചഭക്ഷണം!

ദാഹശമന配鄿നായ് ബിസ്ലേരി ബോട്ടിൽ!

ചെꅍന മെയിലിൽ സ്ലീപ്പർ ടിക്ക앍റ!

സഹയാത്രകരോട് സംസാരിക്കുവാൻ താൽപ്പര്യ ഇല്ലാതതിനാൽ ചെവിയിൽ ഹെഡ്സെ앍റ! മലയാളം കാതുകൾക്ക് ഇമ്പമേകാൻ ന്뵂 ജനറേഷൻ പ㔰ണയഗാനങ്ങൾ! ഒരു വായനക്കാരൻ ആണെന് തോന്നിപ്പിക്വാനായ് കൈകളിൽ എം.ടി യുടെ പ㔰ശസ്ത നോവൽ ‘മ祍ഞ’!

കലകളിൽ വച്ച് ഏറവും ഋജുവായ, കലയായ കല സംഗീതമാണെന് മ祍ഞന്റെ ആമുഖ配鄿ൽ പറയുനതിനാലാവാം ന�ോവൽ വിരസമായി ക뵍യൽ പിടിച്ച് ഗാനങ്ങൾക്ക് മുൻഗണന നൽകിയത്.

ഒരു ആർത നാദം പോലെ ഒരു പ앍റ കോളേജ് കുട്ടികൾ

കംപാർട്ട്മെന്റിലേക്ക് പ㔰വേശിച്ചു.

പലതരം നിറങ്ങളിലുള്ള ശീതളപാനീയങ്ങൾ നുണ祍ഞ,

മക് ഡൊണാൾഡ്സിന്റെ കവറുകളിൽ നിറച്ച പിസ്സ കഴിച്ചുക�ൊ赍ട അവർ സംസാരം തുടർന്....

അവർക്കിടയിൽ ഒരു അധികപ്പ앍റയി ഞാനും!

ഞാനെന പ�ൊയ്മുഖ配鄿ന്റെ ജീവിതം ഇത�ൊക്കെയാണെ敍കിലു,

റേയിൽവേ പ്ളാറ്റ്ഫമിലെ,

യൂസ് മീ ബിന്കളിലേക്ക്,

കയ്Ԃ തലയുമിട്ട്,

ഒരു വ앍റ അന配鄿നായ്

ആർ配鄿യ�ോടെ തിരയുന,

ക赍ണകളിൽ ദൈന്ത തളം കെട്ടിയ,

അ煍ഞതനായ ‘ആ മനുഷ്നാണ്’ ഈ കവിതയിലെ നായകൻ!

ഞാന�ോ, പ㔰തിനായകനും.

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From the Department of academic institutions offering this course means that a few have to cater to the requirements of the industry, providing ample opportunities for indus- he Department of Mining Engineering was department has a good number of research projects try exposure.” established in the year 1984 and more than and leads the NITs. The department is attempting to 600 undergraduates have obtained their de- get add more projects to its portfolio by expanding “In society, mining is associated with danger, and the Tgrees from the department. The faculty members the scope of its activities. safety challenges are high. When I am able to solve possess a blend of industry, teaching, research, con- some of the problems it gives me tremendous satis- sultancy and administrative experience resulting The HoD adds that the department provides sub- faction”, says Prof. Shastry. The HoD concurs, and in multi-dimensional activities. Dr. M. Govinda stantial support to the industry as well as research feels that in places where the risk is very high and Raj is the Head of the Department. He completed organizations as is evidenced by the ratio of faculty reward very less automation should be attempted. his post-graduation from IIT-BHU and has been to projects completed. For example, Prof. V. R. Shas- He informs us that there are mines where the entire a member of the department since 1987. Taking a try is famous for his work on rock mechanics, con- longwall mine is controlled from the surface. Except break for 6 years in the interim, he worked with the trolled blasting, tunneling, dredging in ports and en- for a few people inside, the entire project is operated Planning Commission at Delhi. He was a member vironmental management. He has handled over 162 and monitored from the surface. In such methods of the energy division, supervising the 5 year plan industry sponsored consultancy projects. His proj- the productivity as well as the safety levels are very for the coal, petroleum and natural gas sector. He ects have been presented at the Rashtrapati Bhavan high. “played an integral part in devising the energy poli- and also appreciated by the Hon'ble Union Minister cy of the country. He returned to NITK in 2007 and of State for Shipping. These lofty heights have rath- The department's major areas of consultancy are was asked to take over the additional responsibility er relatable beginnings - when asked about why he rock blasting, slope stability and mine surveying. of the registrar’s office. During his time as registrar, chose mining, Prof. Shastry says candidly that it was Taking up a particularly interesting assignment, many development activities were undertaken, in- not his choice, per se. He got into it due to his rank the department provided technical assistance to the cluding the expansion of hostels, infrastructure and in the entrance examination, which in 1975 was the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) constituted other facilities. first of its kind in Andhra Pradesh. by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India for the sur- vey and demarcation of mines in the state of Kar- When compared to other national institutes like the Prof. Shastry finds that mining professors enjoy nataka. The department contributed in terms of IITs, ISM Dhanbad and other NITs, the HoD points special status in the industry because of the limit- mine lease boundary surveys; it showed the actual out that NITK is among the top when it comes ed operational domain compared to the mechanical, lease boundary and helped to pinpoint those who to consultancy, along with IIT Kharagpur. The electrical or software industries. “The small number had exceeded it. Prof. Shastry’s chosen field is rock

mechanics and controlled blasting, as he feels that it of revenue through consultancy in the institute.” report. As the committee was about to submit the is the most important for a mining project. “Without “The number of engineering projects we are handing report, the deputy chairman of the Planning Com- the knowledge of rock mechanics you cannot sustain is the highest for any mining department in India, mission suggested that they upload all their work the opening of any excavation for a duration of a few including the IITs, and we are contributing signifi- onto the internet and get comments. Though initial- decades. Also during my master’s degree program in cantly to the success of rock dredging projects. We ly apprehensive, receiving comments from the flag BHU, I realized its importance and therefore decid- are the only ones in the country in the port sector. bearers of academic excellence like Harvard and TU ed to pursue research in that domain.” I take pride in having devised a project wherein we Delft is something he now cherishes. blast at a distance of three to four meters from ma- According to Prof. Shastry, in last three decades the rine structures without damaging them.” In Prof. Shastry’s opinion, there cannot be any prog- major change in the field has been the adoption of ress without collaboration with other departments. technology. The problem of two decades ago - of One of the most prestigious projects is for the Ban- Every faculty member should switch from individ- technology not being present in India - does not ex- galore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd, also known as ual to collaborative research. For example, he has ist any longer and that speaks volumes of the adapt- ‘Namma Metro’ (‘Our Metro’). Over the course of started a project with the ECE department to calcu- ability of the mining industry. As an Independent more than 4 years, thousands of blasts have been late the energy carried by ground vibrations gener- Director of KIOCL Limited and CMPDI Ranchi, he conducted within the thickly populated and highly ated in blasting operations using signal processing. as overseen many of these changes. congested city without a single untoward incident Similarly, he has also started research with the IT like structures getting damaged due to ground vi- department to develop an indigenous digital image “A great example is the Adriyala Longwall Project of bration, or a person being hit by a small piece flying processing based software for fragmentation assess- Singareni, which was planned with 3 million tons of from the blast chamber. The department designed ment in mines so that we can stop importing soft- production per panel, which was a nightmare just a all the blasts and collaborated in the implementation ware from abroad and provide the same at an afford- decade back. New technologies are being pumped too. able price to even the smallest mine in the country. into every sector in mining right now, from explora- Change is coming to the Mining Department, and tion to clean coal to a reduction of emissions in the “I also feel proud of the Dahej-Vijaypur CNG project the new HoD aims to facilitate it through multiple power house.” for GAIL”, Prof. Shastry says. “It is a 600 km pipeline avenues. First, his students’ placements - upping the laid parallel to Hazira-New Delhi Pipeline at a dis- numbers to 90-95 percent. Second, he wants higher Another example of the adoption of technology is tance of just 5 m. We blasted at such a close distance student participation in various competitive exam- “...the tapping of Coal Bed Methane (CBM) which for 400 km without damaging the existing one. Any inations. “Every mining engineer need not work as is coming up in a big way. Already, successful pilot damage would have led the matter to the Parliament one”, he feels. “Under some circumstances one gets projects are being implemented by companies like as the whole of Delhi would have been brought to a degree but one’s talents, skills and interests may CMPDI and Reliance.” a standstill. It is included in the Guinness Book of lie somewhere else; such students should try to get World Records, and every engineer of the country involved in related services to develop an all-round Prof. Shastry speaks fondly of the journey taken by should be proud of it.” personality.” And finally, the HoD aims to broaden the department in research and consultancy. “The the profile of the department by undertaking more first consultancy project in this department was tak- An experience that the HoD remembers proudly is projects, getting more publications in reputed jour- en up by me in October 1993. It was a project about having been a part of the Energy Policy Committee. nals and increasing the research activities of the de- blast design for Gujarat Ambuja Cement Ltd. Our The committee gathered data from all over the coun- partment. He believes that these will add more value department has now become the highest gross earner try over a span of 2 and a half years and drafted a to the profile of the students and of the department.

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B. TECH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

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stablished in the year 2000, the Department that Team IT has made. He has introduced project Mining, Distributed Systems, Human Computer of Information Technology is the youngest based learning in all courses, preparing students for Interaction, Internet of Things, Information Secu- among the 14 departments at NITK Surathkal. real world projects. Project teams are formed such rity, Cloud Computing, Machine Learning, Data EThe department strives to be a centre for excellence, that academically weak and brilliant students work Semantics, Sensor Systems, Web Technologies etc. innovation, and research with highly motivated stu- together. In addition, in 2010 during his first term The HoD’s favourite kind of research is in multidis- dents, dedicated faculty, state of the art facilities and as HoD, the M.Tech in Information Technology ciplinary areas such as Life Sciences, Social Scienc- an innovative teaching-learning environment. Stu- program was introduced. Since then the curriculum es and Medical Sciences. To cite an example, one of dents have consistently achieved near 100% place- has been revised both at the UG and the PG levels, his research students collaborated with a hospital on ments and have demonstrated a high level of success in keeping with the international ACM and IEEE at pursuing post graduate and doctoral studies at top standards. Papers Published in Journals and universities like Massachusetts Institute of Technol- Conferences: ogy, Carnegie Mellon, Yale, Columbia, Purdue & The department offers cutting-edge research oppor- • Peer-Reviewed Journals: 80 Georgia Tech, as well as in the IITs and IIMs. Over tunities in several areas like Intelligent Algorithms, the last 15 years, the department has produced more Computer Networks, Database Systems, Data • International Conferences: 290 “than 1100 graduates who have made substantial contributions in varied areas of IT - as professionals, Research Projects researchers and entrepreneurs. Name of Project Sponsoring Agency Funding Duration Principal Investigators

Content Based Video Copy G. Ram Mohana Professor G. Ram Mohana Reddy is the Head of the DST, Women Scientist Detection & Prevention of Rs. 30 lakhs 3 years Reddy and R. IT Department. He has more than 28 years of pro- Research Fellowship In-Theatre Piracy Roopalakshmi fessional experience after having received his Ph. D Prakash S. from The University of Edinburgh. In this time, he Multicore Optimization IBM Faculty Award Rs. 7 lakhs 3 years has been a part of great change in the institute. The Raghavendra high point of his tenure he says was being award- Knowledge Discovery in Ananthanarayana V. MHRD (R & D) Rs. 8 lakhs 3 years ed the 5 year NBA accreditation with the maximum Multi Databases S. points. It was made possible by the consistent im- MHRD, Rajeev Gandhi G. Ram Mohana Quality of Service Aware provement in the standards of the department over National Research Rs. 8 lakhs 3 years Reddy and Kiran Routing in MANETs the years in research and infrastructure facilities. The Fellowship Manjappa HoD points to the virtualization labs, cloud comput- Distributed Computing ing facilities and a state of the art Human Computer Startup Grant, NITK Rs. 5 lakhs 3 years Ananthanarayana V. S. and Web Services Interaction lab as examples of the constant progress

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early stage detection of liver and brain cancer. His re- Consultancy Projects search aided tumor detection and 3D reconstruction of tumors on MRI, classification and information Name of Project Sponsoring Agency Funding Principal Investigators retrieval. Another student used retweets to com- Automated DASA Admission DASA Admissions Portal Rs. 20 lakhs Biju R Mohan pute the influence factor for the elections and find Process – 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 voter sentiment during electoral events like the US Bug Data Classification using G. Ram Mohana Reddy Presidential elections, and state assembly elections Cisco Systems, Bangalore Rs. 3.6 lakhs Machine Learning and Sowmya Kamath S in Karnataka and Delhi. Additionally, two research scholars are working on Cloud as well as Green Development of Web Based Cloud Computing. Progress in these fields has led Course Material on Distributed MHRD NPTEL Rs. 3.5 lakhs Ananthanarayana V. S. to a reduction in computing costs and smooth and Computing Systems easy allocation of rsources, giving users maximum Technical support for AIEEE MHRD Rs 1 lakh Prakash S Raghavendra flexibility. Further green computing focuses on re- Admission Process duction of CO2 emissions and setting up of energy Information Technology Expert Hubli Electricity Supply - Ananthanarayana V. S. efficient and energy aware data centers. Committee (ITEC) Company Limited.

The HoD would like to push for research in e‐learn- • A vertical for Green and Cloud computing, con- ing and the emotional aspects of the classroom sisting of the Green Cloud Computing Research teaching-learning process. He believes that most Group (GCCG) problems start when students are not attentive, and • A vertical for Information Security has to be cre- that this can be solved by engaging students based ated and is being worked on currently. on inputs received from effective human centered computing which studies the emotional and behav- An area that the HoD would like to focus on is to ioral aspects of students. have more permanent faculty so as to improve the faculty to student ratio and enable better projects. The HoD’s current goals are to create state of the art Since the minimum qualification is a PhD from NIT verticals in IT research. Three verticals have already or IIT level institute, the process is a highly selective been introduced: one and it is difficult to find enough faculty members • A Data Science vertical which includes Data matching this requirement. He believes a special re- Analytics, consisting of the Data Science an cruitment drive only for the IT department could go Engineering Research Group (DSEG). a long way in solving this problem. • A vertical for Human Centered Computing which includes fields like Social Network Anal- ysis, Mobile Computing, Human computer in- teraction, Multimedia systems and Internet of Things. It consists of the Human Centered Com- puting Group (HCCG)

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stablished in 1960, The Department of Ap- technical education quality implement program is conservation measures. plied Mechanics and Hydraulics has earned a a useful resource as it supports faculty members in • Remote sensing and changes - using new tech- good reputation as a centre for academic, re- visiting foreign universities, enabling them to inter- nology to utilise remote sensing data sets and Esearch and industrial consulting activities. Academ- act with foreign professors and improve the quality integrate this data with the help of hydraulics. ic programmes culminating in an M.Tech. Degree of research work, both offshore and land related. in (i) Marine Structures (MS) (ii) Water Resources He considers the beach a natural laboratory for The HOD insists that all the faculty members, Ph.D. Engineering and Management (WREM) and (iii) the department, helping in subjects like integrated scholars and M. Tech. students publish their work Remote Sensing and Geographical Information coastal zone mgmt, offshore engineering, port en- as soon as they complete it. Due to this, the num- System (RS & GIS) and Ph.D. Degree in the broad gineering, etc. Students are taken on 6-7 km long ber of papers published by the department has dou- areas of Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineer- walks on the shore to aid their studies. Most of the bled, from 28 on an average in 2010 to 57 now. The ing, Coastal Engineering and Remote Sensing and research of the department is concentrated on the HoD hopes to reach 100 every year from this year GIS Applications are offered. In addition to regular Mangalore and Udupi coasts and also in the New onwards. students, candidates sponsored under the Qual- Mangalore Port Trust. In his goals for the future, the HoD prioritizes every ity Improvement Program (QIP) are admitted to The department is well known for its R&D activities member being able to teach to the best of their abili- “these programs. The Department also contribute as is evident from the large number of completed ty. After that, R&D and consultancy will be his focus significantly to the academic content of the B.Tech. and ongoing projects funded by external agencies areas for the department. programme in Civil Engineering and offers basic (MHRD, AICTE, MoST, ISRO, INCGW, INCOH, In conclusion, the HoD stresses that it is only by dint Engineering Science & Elective courses to all under- MOEF, MOES, NMPT, INCH etc.), technical papers of hard work that any goal can be achieved, and that graduate programs. Laboratories with state-of-art published in peer-reviewed journals, conferences at- there is no substitution for it. equipment, highly qualified faculty and dedicated tended, and doctoral degrees awarded. staff provide an ideal environment for academic and Whereas the HoD’s own research work is related to research pursuits. coastal engineering and remote sensor concepts the department focuses on 3 major marine streams: Professor Dwarakish G S is the Head of the Depart- • Marine structures - the department conducts re- ment. He holds a Ph. D., (Coastal Engineering, and search in the area of coastal segment dynamics, Remote Sensing & GIS) from the Institute of Re- wave hydrodynamics and offshore structures. mote Sensing, Anna University and has more than • Water resource engineering and management 15 years of professional experience. He expressed – research is conducted in the areas of surface his happiness at the fact that, in recent years, the water as well as ground water analysis and also support from the administration as well as the in- for the identification of suitable sites for the con- frastructure has definitely got better. In addition the struction of water conservation as well as soil

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he Electronics and Communication (E&C) distributes to his students, allowing them to focus Peer-Mentoring program headed by Professor Aru- Engineering Department was established in their entire attention during a lecture to listening in- lalan. For ten weeks, under the guidance of a faculty the year 1979. The department offers an un- stead of writing. member, a group of final and third year students hold Tdergraduate program in Electronics and Communi- classes for interested students in certain domains cation Engineering, and postgraduate programs in As someone who has witnessed generations of stu- (analog electronics, digital design etc). The program VLSI design and Communication Engineering. In dents pass through the department, which in turn is very successful - it created a network of knowledge addition to these, it also offers M. Tech. (Research) transformed with each batch, Professor Bhat says “In transfer and forged bonds between the years. and PhD programs in the streams of VLSI design, 1989, the department was almost entirely teaching Digital Signal Processing and Communication En- based. As the years have passed and mandates have The department is proud of its students for their gineering which provide a platform for bright grad- changed, today we see research and administrative work, dedication, and the accolades they bring it. uates and postgraduates to conduct research in these duties being added to the mix.” The department, “Our department gets excellent students, and it pays areas. capitalising on these changes, has great research off because we have a group of minds who are pas- initiatives. Professors U. Sripati Acharya and T. Lax- sionate about the things we seek to teach. We have For the last 26 years, Professor M. S. Bhat has nes- minidhi are both advisors in collaborations with great projects every year and it brings us a lot of “tled himself in the Electronics and Communication public sector banks (Corporation, Syndicate, etc) pride,” Professor Bhat says. “At the same time, the Engineering department. As an M. Tech. student which deals with the detection of counterfeit money faculty at our department are very sincere. They take in 1987, he pursued Industrial Electronics (now and currency processing. their work seriously, from teaching to grading. I’d VLSI Design) before becoming a part of the faculty. like to think the interaction between the students He recalls nostalgically, “The ECE department had They are also working on a project with the Indian and the faculty is fruitful to both. We try our best only two primitive computers back then. We used Railways regarding unmanned level crossings. A to keep everything transparent and be easy to ap- to work on microprocessor boards, even in the labs. number of accidents causing the loss of human and proach, but you should ask the students about that,” We would manually convert the assembly language, animal life are reported annually from such cross- he says with a warm smile. enter the codes into the microprocessor and read the ings. They are helping to devise a simple system that As the head of the department, Professor Bhat has an registers. Any result could only be displayed on a can detect the presence of the train when it is at a fair interesting take on the current curriculum. He be- seven segment. It was tedious.” distance (approximately 5 kilometres) from the loca- lieves that it is too confined to the three domains in tion of the level crossing and provide an audio-visu- EC – VLSI Design, Signal Processing and Commu- But the department has come a long way since then, al warning so that vehicles, people and livestock can nications. He strives to create a more open curricu- with professors finding ways to incorporate technol- move away from the location. lum, starting by allowing more flexibility within the ogy into the process of learning itself. Professor T. college. “We should coordinate with other depart- Laxminidhi has adopted a device that allows him to At the same time, the department has impart- ments so our students can take more courses from save copies of everything he writes, which he then ed a love for teaching to its students through the them. I think we need to have more open electives

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and make some changes to the program core and make some changes in the agreement and create a Donning a pair of jeans and a smile, as a parting bit electives as well.” His ideas go further than just with- dialogue where it would be possible for the industry of advice, he offers, “Learning at NITK should be in the college - “We don’t have any courses on the to let the institute have some visibility regarding stu- enjoyable. It shouldn’t be about grades or assign- life sciences, which I believe are really important. I dents’ work. He believes that students can make the ments. You should be sincere but understand that a would like to introduce a course taught by a doctor most out of the department just by working on their bad grade isn’t the end of the world. For example, I along with an ECE professor. I think it is beneficial passion. “We have one or two students every year taught computer architecture last semester, and I’m for students to understand a disease and then the who go the extra mile and take up responsibilities. pretty sure that less than one percent of the students relevance of the biomedical equipment required to We’ve had post graduate students who have handled I taught will go into that domain. Most will go other diagnose or treat it.” labs after hours, installing new software and going ways, maybe not even in ECE. So if someone doesn’t further by teaching other students how to use it.” get a good grade, they shouldn’t worry about it. We He is a big supporter of adding more socially rele- should look at the bigger picture. But one very im- vant subjects to the curriculum. He would like to see Being an alumnus of NITK, he also believes it’s im- portant thing is that you should always explore. It’s the implementation of a major (in ECE) and a minor portant to give back, even after you’ve graduated. important to have a goal when you first come to col- which could be in music, economics or anything. “To There are two main ways to go about it. “One way is lege. Your goal shouldn’t end at getting to NITK - it get started with such a system, we should introduce a to come back to talk about your experiences, wheth- should be finding what you want to do after NITK, few one or two credit courses on these subjects and er technically, managerially or entrepreneurially. and for the rest of your life.” move forth.” The process of changing the curriculum The other would be to give funding to the Transfor- isn’t very difficukt. However, it has to obtain the ap- mational Lab. The Transformational Lab is a central proval of the Board of Study and the Senate before facility that the college would like to set up to take it can be implemented. He remains positive - “It can projects with new and relevant ideas that would be happen within a semester, given enough push.” beneficial to the industry and commercialize them into products. It can be 5 lakhs or 5,000 rupees, but Professor MS Bhat has always been trying to bring it’ll go towards making a student project more than about change in the department, as he did a few just a project.” The ECE major projects could bene- years ago with M. Tech. internships. “When I was a fit in a big way from this initiative. Some from this coordinator around five years ago, the department year include an instrument for bone volume mea- wasn’t too keen on having M. Tech. students work surement, a pulse oximeter (measures hemoglobin as interns, but I worked to try to get industries to levels without a needle), an automatic accident de- pick them up. Now, we have industries mailing in tector (an end-to-end system which attaches sensors asking for more students than we have,” he laughs. to vehicles to detect accidents), a remote air quality However, he states that there’s a flipside as the in- monitoring system (detects and relays air quality dustries require the interns to sign non-disclosure data over the internet), and an intelligent essay eval- agreements, making it difficult for them to publish uator (using machine learning to automate laborious papers about the work they do. He would like to work).

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stablished in the year 1960, the Department is doing a lot of things right.” Hexagon which works on next gen 3D modelling of Mechanical Engineering has carved a niche will be areas of growth for NITK.” for itself in the key areas of teaching, research, Of course, the shift to an NIT brought about a re- “We’re also looking to create stronger research Econsultancy, administration and community ser- newed focus on research. While Prof. K. V. G., as he groups. Examples are Materials (Prof. Doddama- vices. The department prioritises the necessary re- is fondly called, considers teaching to be the bread ni, Prof. Ramesh), IC Engines (Prof. Kumar G. N., vamping of Mechanical Engineering education, and butter of a faculty member, some research proj- Prof. Mohanan), Thermal (Prof. Arun, Prof. Anish, which is driven primarily by dynamics of technolog- ects have stood out. Just recently NITK was asked to Prof. Perumal) and Design (Prof. Kattimani, Prof. SS ical advances and sustainable development and with assist the forest department in Kodachadri in setting Rao). “ active involvement of industry, alumni, research or- up communication lines. He speaks with the excite- ganizations and other stakeholders. It offers B.Tech, ment of a school boy. “Remember, this is in a remote Prof. Gangadharan is looking to set NITK apart M.Tech and Ph.D. programmes and caters to more location 1500 m above sea level! The faith they have from other institutes. There is a strong foundation than 600 B.Tech. students, 150 M.Tech. students and placed in us, and that we are serving the interests of to work with. When asked about the the strengths 65 Ph.D. Scholars. the nation is a huge source of pride.” of NITK, he opines with pride, “The focus on qual- ity teaching and the degree of freedom we have as “The HoD, Professor K. V. Gangadharan has spent Already in his short tenure, Prof. Gangadharan has an autonomous institute. Industry consultations and 20+ years in the department. According to him, established a firm direction for the department to research projects are a means to enhance to learn- the largest agent of change was the transition from head in. His goals are four fold: ing experience of students and help them become KREC to NITK. He says, “It resulted in a huge in- • A larger focus on academics (“...and I don’t mean better engineers.” There is yet a while to go, and the crease of freedom in terms of what we as faculty only classroom learning”) professor is raring to scale new heights. “One only could do and easing our way through obstacles and • The expansion of laboratory facilities, in line grows by competing with the best. We are working red tape. We’ve been able to offload the less pro- with the previous aim to bridge the gap between us and the best IITs and ductive work and focus on meaningful pursuits. I • Supporting co –curricular activities, like BAJA, emerge as a global centre of excellence.” think it has also helped to make things more student FSAE, ASHRAE etc. Bringing them under the friendly because it is easier for us to directly engage purview of our department and offering the nec- and respond to them.” True to the spirit at NITK, he essary support and resources. considers the high point of his tenure the interac- • Greater opportunities for interdisciplinary tions with students. He cites an example - “Just re- learning and collaboration. cently we had an alumnus who graduated years ago come back to our college and work at the SOLVE lab “We also need to build on the recent strides we’ve because he felt personally invested in its develop- made in research”, he adds. “New ventures, like the ment. Such strong connections mean the institution Design Innovation Centre under Prof Kulkarni, and

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• Arshitha Basavaraj who interned at the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) Bangalore under Prof. Dayasagar. She worked on a facial expression From the Department recognition and classification algorithm and successfully presented the results at an interna- tional conference. ince its inception along with the institute in help students to acquire the necessary engineer- • While toying around with a junk hard drive, 1960 the Department of Electrical and Elec- ing skills. Ranjan Tiwari extracted a brushless DC motor tronics has been producing world class gradu- • M. Tech by research programme is yet another and got the idea of implementing the hardware Sates, postgraduates and research scholars. The state mode of pursuing a master’s degree apart from required for its speed control. A self assembled of the art infrastructure and lab facilities have been course work based M.Tech. regular programme. project, the bldc motor used in this project was established with grants from different agencies en- There is one seat with scholarship under this cat- a low voltage high frequency (5800 rpm) motor. suring good exposure and hands-on experience for egory. This scheme is to nurture research apti- The Arduino Uno and a few transistors were students during the learning process. Students have tude at the Masters level. used to drive the motor which attained a speed been employed in top core and IT companies. Ev- • A doctoral programme to carry out research of about 1200 rpm. ery year a good number of students pursue higher activities in various specialisations of electrical • Ajaz Alam and Ayush Shrivastava who designed education in the IITs, IISc and reputed universities engineering. It has produced over 20 Ph.Ds, and a wireless sensor network based street light, abroad. The faculty have participated in several re- around 35 research scholars are currently carry- making it to the finals of the Texas Instruments search projects involving cutting edge technologies ing out research work. Innovation Challenge, India Design Contest and have publications in many international jour- 2015. “nals and conferences. The department also under- The department encourages its faculty and students • Rishyashring Raman Iyer who worked on an takes many consultancy projects from the industry to pursue research in a wide variety of fields right early detection algorithm for Parkinson’s Dis- and other organisations. from the undergraduate level. Institute regulations ease using analyses of the handwriting and voice allow industry collaborated projects in the final year, samples of healthy people and PD patients for It offers the following programmes: allowing students exposure to the industry for a se- micrographia and hypophonia from KMC Hos- • A B. Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineer- mester, and department encourages and supports pital, Mangalore. ing with an intake of 111 students. The curricu- this move. In fact, some B. Tech. students have made • G D P Mahidhar and his team have been study- lum covers both the breadth and depth of the telling contributions in a diverse array of projects. ing a 3-phase induction motor (Irrigational electrical and electronics domains. The students Some of them are: pump motor) operation with 1-phase supply, re- undergo a set of core courses to strengthen their • Snehal Jauhri who interned at Ather Energy, a sulting in unbalanced conditions, and analysed fundamentals. The wide variety of electives en- young Bengaluru start-up whose goal is to make the behaviour of the motor and its effects on the ables students to specialise in their desired areas. intelligent vehicles that will revolutionize our power grid. Under a load shedding situation, • An M. Tech in Power and Energy Systems with commute experience. He worked on the 2.5 kW such an uncalled-for operation in the villages an intake of 27 students. The curriculum is de- charger for the S340 smart electric scooter. He have an adverse impact on the power system. signed to cater to the needs of industries and implemented a phase shift controlled full bridge Much of this research also takes place in top univer- utilities in power and energy systems. The equip- DC-DC rectifier, and its control circuit using a sities abroad where students seek internships and ments and software housed in the department Texas Instruments microcontroller. projects in their fields of interest. Notable examples

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include: Number of publications and PhDs Guided • Manasa M. Bhat and Akshay K. A. pursued No. of No. of research in Canada through the MITACS pro- No. of No. of Faculty PhDs Faculty PhDs gram. Akshay worked on the simulation of Publications Publications guided guided electrocardiograms in a computer model of the heart at the University of Montreal, while Mana- Prof. Udaykumar Yaragatti 12 176 Dr. Venkatesa Perumal - 6 sa worked on an artificial sensing system related Prof. K. P. Vittal 6 82 Mr. Jora M. Gonda - 6 to diabetic neuropathy. She completed this proj- ect at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg. Dr. Vinatha U. - 5 Dr. K. N. Shubhanga 1 30 • As a research intern at the National University Mr. K. Rajagopala - 5 Dr. Manjunatha Sharma - 10 of Singapore (NUS), Sri Krishna simulated and Dr. G. S. Punekar 1 56 Mr. H. Girisha Navada - 2 fabricated power converters used for interfacing the AC and DC buses. Also at NUS, Jai Prasad Mr. I. R. Rao - 2 Dr. P. Parthiban - 19 Reddy worked with PhD students on the “De- Dr. D. N. Gaonkar 4 75 Dr. A. Karthikeyan - 29 sign of Energy Efficient Wireless Protocol Net- Dr. D. Jena 1 35 Dr. Sheron Figarado - 5 work for Smart Buildings”. Chandana G. was a summer intern at the Centre for Quantum Dr. R. Kalpana - 3 Dr. Yellasiri Suresh - 29 Technologies at NUS, where she worked on Dr. Krishnan C. M. C. - 6 Mr. Tukaram Moger - 11 the design of a Michelson Interferometer for applications in metrology, and the determina- Dr. H. Nagendrappa - 6 tion of polarization of light using electro-optic modulation. • Anand Gopalkrishnan interned at the Universi- ty of Waterloo on the segmentation of optic disc natural resources, demanding the invention of organizations, industries and utility companies and cup for glaucoma detection. new technologies which are energy conscious. to collaborate with us in building a valuable • Shon Shaji interned at the Research Reactor of The confidence in managing new knowledge knowledge society foreseeing a bright future.” the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) requires continuous learning through novel of the United Nations in Vienna, Austria. approaches supported with research and devel- • Due to efforts by the students and the institute, opment work in the areas of power and energy. around 75 % of the UG students have been re- Thus the department vision and mission reflect cruited by top core and IT companies. Addition- this, and the HoD Prof. Vinatha U strives to ally, a number of students have secured seats in meet this mission by producing knowledgeable prestigious universities to pursue higher studies. and committed technologists to serve our coun- • Looking forward, the department focuses on the try and humanity as a whole. She says, “Our issues of global climate change and depleting doors are always open to universities, research

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The ICACE 2015 (International Conference on Ad- vances in Chemical Engineering) was the concerted effort of the students and faculty who worked tire- From the Department lessly towards organizing a laudable event. Despite all their other commitments, Prof. Srinikethan G Last December, the Chemical Engineering Depart- the machinery, materials and manpower available at who acted as the conference chair, Dr. Raj Mohan ment celebrated its Golden Jubilee – 50 years of in- hand. This led to the assembly of around 10 to 12 and Dr. Vidya Shetty who acted as the organizing novation and hard work. The event was a spectacular experimental set ups for various laboratories – many secretaries put in hours of work to ensure that ev- one with professors, staff and students all participat- of which are still in use today. eryone who was a part of the conference got to ex- ing in the festivities that resulted in a 3 day extrav- perience it to its fullest with packed schedules and a aganza. It featured days packed with the fascinating A commemorative souvenir was brought out with stimulating set of events. work being done by people showcased through talks, articles from current and past faculty as well as posters and presentations that phased into nights of alumni with accounts of their memories and ex- The conference was inaugurated by Professor M. S. enjoyment, song and dance. The highlight of the periences. It contains many witty anecdotes high- Ananth who was the Guest of Honour and Profes- event was the nostalgia brought about through the lighting how, in this manner, innovation drove the sor M. M. Sharma, the Chief Guest. Prof. Ananth close interactions of people present during its na- department. Dr. K. Anantha Ram recounts, “While was a student of Prof. Subba Rao and an alumnus scent days, who can now look back upon that time conducting laboratory classes there used to be an ut- of Alagappa College of Technology, Chennai and the of grueling work and effort proudly. ter shortage of distilled water and at best we could University of Florida, Gainesville. He acknowledged Professor M. G. Subba Rao spearheaded the devel- get 5-7 liters per day of continuous operation of the the vision of Prof. Subba Rao in carrying the depart- “opment as Professor and Head of the Department in still due to cooling water shortage. A plan was devel- ment through to 50 years and also highlighted the 1965, a daunting task considering that he would have oped to use natural convective air cooling and have need to constantly redevelop and redefine this vi- to manage and oversee everything from the physical a good reservoir capacity of the tank so that it would sion. Prof. M. M. Sharma studied at Jodhpur, Mum- aspects – such as constructing a building and setting continue producing overnight. Following this, a unit bai and Cambridge becoming the first Indian engi- up the laboratories – to the mental tasks of planning was realized which could produce about 60-70 liters neer to be elected as a Fellow of Royal Society, UK. both the theoretical and practical curricula, all while of distilled water, that not only solved the distilled He was awarded the Padma Bhushan and the Padma making sure to remain within a predefined budget. water problem but also helped with supply to the Vibhushan amongst numerous other accolades from The solution to this challenge was innovation, seen Chemistry Department.” The souvenir is a wildly various institutions. in a myriad of instances. One such example was the insightful read for present, past and future students reduction in funds due to the Indo-Pakistan war in showing them how many institutions such as 7.55 The inauguration began with a felicitation of both 1965 due to which the total cost of laboratory equip- am class, the logo of the department and even the the teaching and non-teaching staff, a gesture that ment was nearly three times the sanctioned amount names of their subjects weren’t arbitrary decisions was widely appreciated. Prof. Ananth said, “I noticed and for designs that did not meet exact needs. In- but the product of an interesting series of events. We that the staff are felicitated just as well as the faculty stead of being stonewalled by these restrictions, are able to better appreciate the efforts of an impres- and I think that’s the remarkable thing. It speaks vol- Prof. Subba Rao took it upon himself to push for sive lineage towards creating the department that umes about your relationships with one another and the fabrication of almost all the experimental rigs paves our careers and education. the way in which the department built itself up.” This independent of a third party manufacturer, using was followed by a dance program that gave guests

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an insight into the culture of Karnataka – its music, technology, research and learning. The department showed a few students around the farm that he has dance and other traditions. is a close knit set of people currently headed by now turned his attention towards, complete with a The next two days consisted of keynote lectures, Dr. Raj Mohan - the driven and multifaceted HoD, tutorial on the kinds of flora being cultivated and industrial exhibitions and paper and poster pre- one of the youngest individuals to occupy this post. how best to nurture them. More recently, he gave sentations that had a huge turnout with students When asked about the changes he would like to a talk on, ‘The Importance of Sustainability and its participating from all over India. All of the keynote bring about, he said, “I think we need to have more Effect on Society’ at college, stressing on the need speakers were engaging and interspersed their talks industry interactions by bringing in people from dif- for us to rethink the methodologies upon which our with stories and sometimes even sentimental rec- ferent companies and letting them interact with the current systems of production and consumption are ollections of NITK. The topics of the presentations students as well as have our students attempt to solve based on. With a ready ear and quick wit, Prof. Mur- covered a wide array of topics such as biotechnol- industry problems. While our graduates are industry thy has offered batches upon batches of students ad- ogy, nanomaterials, modeling, controls and simu- ready, the entire work culture needs to be improved. vice, help and most importantly, warmth. Addition- lation. These were judged by Chairs and Co-Chairs I think it’s important to find a balance between a ally, he has done his best to create opportunity for from NITK as well as from other institutions like the herd mentality and wholly independent work in or- his students - be it in taking part in the construction IITs and Mangalore University. The industrial ex- der to capitalise on this.” of a new library or even just listening to their prob- hibitions saw alumni as well as professionals from lems and acting as liaison if possible. several industries like BASF, MRPL and MCF show- According to him, research at Surathkal holds im- casing their products, equipment and the working mense potential in that it possesses excellent people Often plagued by uncertainty and disorientation, mechanism of their set ups. The Nuclear Power Cor- and resources. Around 5-6 patents have been and the students minds are assauged through the anec- poration of India Ltd. had a stall where they exhib- are currently being filed from the department, great- dotes and quips the professors are more than will- ited models of the Kaiga Generating Station along ly advancing our stead internationally. The depart- ing to share, comforting them in perplexing times. with videos and infographics that gave participants a ment is also looking to increase foreign collabora- It’s important to realise the tremendous benefits of keen insight into nuclear energy, its generation, stor- tion in research while also encouraging cooperative a healthy relationship between the teacher and stu- age and eventual disposal. work between students of our college and others.The dent - it helps both parties immensely. The depart- new department building coming up will naturally ment has a long history of repute that is only being While the days were reserved for people to active- result in an increase in manpower and facilities that cemented by the accolades brought upon it today by ly participate in knowledge sharing, the nights were will focus primarily on the bio and nano fields, with the people who constitute it - in terms of research, filled with revelry along the beach. The stage bridged significant work happening in both. Dr. Raj Mohan academics, internship and the industrial work being the gap between student and teacher as they took aims to set up an Air Quality Monitoring station done after graduation - as it contributes to the needs to it and together, enthralled the audience with an here at NITK, in order to do more work in his area of the industry, scientific community and society. assortment of numbers from old ballads to peppy of interest as well as use it as a data collection and dance songs. Eating and making merry in unison analysis tool that many can benefit from. created an extraordinary vibe that students and fac- ulty rarely get to experience together. Apart from possessing an indomitable culture at work, the professors of the department have a knack The valedictory programme concluded what was for connecting with their students beyond the work- an enormously successful celebration of the de- place through a varied set of interests. Dr. Shreeku- partment and cemented its place as a forerunner in mar who left the department a few years back, kindly

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he Department of Civil Engineering was es- received the Golden Paper Award for their article authority of the Ministry of Higher Education tablished in 1960 and is one of the three old- • A paper by Dr. Raviraj H. M. was adjudged for and Research and the Ministry of Agriculture, est in the institute. It offers degrees at the un- an award by ASRTU Agrifood and Forests, France Tdergraduate and postgraduate levels and is actively • Prof. R. Shivashankar has been appointed the • A technical proposal was submitted to CEFIP- involved in a number of research and development Guest Editor for a special issue of Geosynthetic RA in July 2015 under Indo-French water. Dr. activities sponsored by the government and private (Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society - Asso- Arun Kumar Thalla from the department of research funding agencies. ciation of Geotechnical Societies of Southeast Civil Engineering is one of the coordinators Asia) SEAGS-AGSSEA Journal: 2018 -2019 • The department is also actively involved in vari- Academic programmes offered by the depart- • Mr. Suman Saha received the Best M. Tech. The- ous outreach activities: ment include one undergraduate programme - B. sis Award 2015 by the Association of Consulting • Dr. S. N. Suresha organized a seminar-cum-work- Tech in Civil Engineering - and five postgraduate Civil Engineers (India) [ACCE] shop on rheo-tribology programmes - M. Tech degrees in Construction • Prof. S. Shrihari was appointed the National Co- • Dr. Sunil B. M. organized a workshop on recent “Technology and Management, Environmental En- ordinator of Unnath Bharath Abhiyan - Theme trends in piling and ground improvement. gineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Structural En- Sanitation - which is an initiative by MHRD, • Dr. Sunil B. M. and Prof. R. Shivashankar or- gineering, and Transportation Engineering. In addi- GoI and IIT Delhi ganized a Continuing Education programme tion, about 60 research scholars are enrolled in M. on structural construction in BC soil, hard soil, Tech. (Research) and PhD Programmes. At present The department provides technical advisory sup- rock and quality management for engineers the total faculty strength is 26. port in terms of consultancy and testing services to from Karnataka Public Works and Irrigation various construction organizations and industries, Departments. Prof. K. N. Lokesh is the head of the department. He thus contributing significantly to the institute’s rev- • Prof. R. Shivashankar helped to organise the obtained his PhD from Gulbarga University and has enue. Its strengths lie in the testing of materials and DFI-NITK workshop on recent trends in piling 32 years of professional experience. He believes that soil. Construction companies also seek their guid- and ground improvement there has been strong improvement in research and ance for structural design consultancy and safety of • Prof. R. Shivashankar was the National Steering consultancy work for the years. The department has buildings. Committee member for an international Geo- witnessed several high points - technical Engineering Conference on sustain- The department seeks to build strong international ability in geotechnical engineering practices and • Prof. A. U. Ravi Shankar and Mr. Manjunath working relationships and the following are some related urban issues organized by IGS Mumbai B. M. were awarded the Bihar PWD Medal for examples: Chapter their research article • An MoU with INRA (France) was signed. INRA • Prof S. Srihari organised a workshop on action • Dr. C. Rajasekaran and Mr. Vishnu S. Pillai is a public research institution under the joint plans for sanitation for UBA subject experts

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In order to enrich the teaching-learning experience, The HoD has spent 27 years at NITK and has seen the department hosts many dignitaries and experts. gradual but significant changes taking place. Refer- Over the past year, Prof. D. N. Singh from IIT Bom- ring to the new infrastructure, the HoD is pleased to bay and Dr. Ramachandra, the Vice President of Ul- note that brisk construction has been taking place. tratech Cements, visited the department as academ- Since projects are now handled by the CPWD, which ic audit experts. Prof. S. R. Gandhi from IIT Madras is transparent and displays its deadlines, delays are was here to manage resources for a workshop on re- avoided. He points to the Western Teaching Block cent trends in piling and ground improvement. Dr. and informs us that it will be inaugurated during the Kartik S., who is a product specialist in tribology, coming semester. Likewise, he says, the new ladies’ and Anton Paar GmbH from Austria visited the de- hostel has been given a priority, as the institute ex- partment to conduct a workshop on rheo-tribology. pects a larger intake of women from the coming ac- A delegation from the Department of Ocean Civil ademic year. Engineering, Kagoshima University, Japan com- prising of Dr. Akio Nagayama, Assistant Professor He aims to keep pushing the envelope and build (Coastal Engineering), Dr. Dhruva Narayan Kata- upon the department’s established reputation. He padi, Post-Doctoral Fellow (Concrete Engineering), is confident that, as the department will continue to Mr. Kei Kosaihira, Master’s Student (Concrete Engi- attract promising students and faculty, all areas will neering) and Mr. Masamoto Horita, Master’s Student continue to grow and improve. (Physical Oceanography) visited the department for research interactions. They presented their ongoing research to members of the department.

In the recent past, the department has seen an ex- pansion of its infrastructure and facilities. The de- partment established new laboratories such as the AutoCAD laboratory and the Rheology Laboratory. The department procured and installed a modular compact rheometer worth around INR 65 lakhs. The Structures Laboratory was renovated and an addi- tional floor was added. The three floors being added to the Applied Mechanics department building will be connected to the Civil Engineering department shortly.

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B. TECH COMPUTER ENGINEERING

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ince its inception in 1986, the Department of Funded Projects Computer Science & Engineering has consis- Financial Funding Amount (Rs tently producing competitive and committed Sl. No. Title of the project PI & coPIs (Full names) Year Agency in Lakhs) Scomputer engineers who embody technical excel- lence, and show keen research spirit and entrepre- Development of tool for detection of XML based Research & Dr. P. Santhi Thilagam (PI), neurial acumen. The department has a well-qual- 1 2014-15 38.16 ified, dedicated and experienced team of faculty injection vulnerabilities in web Development Dr. Alwyn Roshan Pais (coPI) applications members.. 2 2014-15 FIST Program DST 56.00 HoD, CSE dept, NITK The department offers B. Tech, M. Tech, M. Tech Information security education Dr. Alwyn Roshan Pais (PI), (Research) and PhD programmes in the Computer 3 2014-15 DIT, MCIT Approx. 270 Science and Engineering discipline. The department and awareness Phase-II Dr. P. Santhi Thilagam (coPI) has been actively involved in research and develop- “ Design of a modular, FPGA ment activities with externally sponsored projects 4 2014-15 accelerated, chip multiprocessor DST 26.9 Dr. Basavaraj Talawar from various federal funding agencies and top in- architecture simulator dustries.It has good industry interaction and com- panies such as IBM and Intel have collaborated to An automatic system for identification of phonological Dr. Shashidhar G. Koolagudi establish laboratories. 5 2014-15 DST 30.00 processes in children of age two (PI), Prof. Venkat Raja (coPI) and half to six and half years

K. Chandrasekaran Papers Published in Journals and 6 2013-2015 Cloud Security DST 103 Conferences this Academic Year: (Multi - Institutional project) • Journals: 20 K. V. Gangadharan (PIC), Dept of Mechanical Engg., 7 2014-2016 Virtual Lab - Phase II NMEICT 250 • Conferences: 65 Mohit P. Tahiliani (IIC), Dept. of CSE

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Student Achievements

Student S. No. Programme Year Name

Organized By: The Institute of Engineers (India) B.Tech Final Year Name: National Design and Research Forum 01 Gaurav Verma (2012-16) Award: Gold Medal in Computer Science and Engineering Recognitions / Awards Received by Date:​ 11 October, 2015 Faculty Founded CybrHome: (in 2015) • Dr. Mohit P. Tahiliani Description: CybrHome is a platform to discover websites EMC Young Achiever Award 2015, and share them with friends. EMC Corporation Shubham B.Tech Final Year 02 Achievements: Top 25 student entrepreneur (Tata First Dot Badal (2012-16) 2015), Microsoft BizSpark start-up, Facebook FB-start. Featured in leading National dailies, including Times of India, The New Indian Express and Bangalore Mirror. ​www.cybrhome.com

Details of MOUs

MOU Amount Sl. No. MOU Signed With Title of MOU MOU Purpose MOU Signing Date Validity Received

General MoU for academic and Research/ Manpower 1 Father Mullers Hospital, Mangalore research co-operation between Father Feb-15 05 years - Development Mullers Medical College and NITK

Ministry of Communication & Information Rs. 56.17 2 Technology, Dept. of Electronics & Research/ Manpower Development ISEA Phase-II Project 1/5/2015 05 years lakhs Information Technology

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B. TECH METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING

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he Department of Metallurgical and Ma- substantially in his time here and says, “Both program, and other sophisticated equipment terials Engineering is amongst the old- in terms of people as well as infrastructure, the such as the SEM with EDS, FTIR, X­RD, DSC, est of the institute. Established in the numbers have multiplied. When I studied here, Optical Microscopes with digital imaging, Melt Tyear 1965, the department recently celebrated the total number of students was about 1400 and flow Indexer and the Instron. When questioned its Golden Jubilee. The department owes a lot now it is more than 5000. In fact, almost all de- about where he’d like to see the department’s re- to the vision of its founder, Prof. T. Ramchan- partments have been granted their own build- search expand to, Professor Nayak says, “I think dran. With an objective to impart education and ings. Even hostel blocks have increased from the we should make an entry into the areas of iron training in Metallurgical & Materials Engineer- five that existed in those times.” and steel & extractive metallurgy. This kind of ing, an undergraduate course was started with venture will add to the “Make in India” mission a sanctioned intake of 30. The first batch grad- The department is very active in terms of re- and drive it towards success.” uated in the year 1969. The intake of the UG search activities and keeps abreast with the lat- program was increased over the years and the est developments in engineering and technolo- The Metallurgical Engineering Association current sanctioned intake is 52. gy. Currently, the department has undertaken (MEA) supervises various students' activities “ of the department and brings out an in house 42 funded projects and averages around 60 pub- Foreseeing the needs of research and the indus- lications every year. The department has con- magazine 'NITKAST'. The Surathkal chapter of try, the department began to a offer postgrad- tributed significantly in the areas of corrosion, the Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) regularly uate program - M. Tech in Process Metallurgy physical metallurgy, solidification, quenching, conducts technical meetings, workshops, indus- - in the year 1972. It also began offering an M. powder metallurgy, metal joining, and metal trial tours and visits for the benefit of student Tech degree in Materials Engineering in the year forming. In fact, Professor Nayak’s favourite re- members. 1990 and an M. Tech degree in Nanotechnolo- search project deals with the effect of long term gy in the year 2011. The department also runs low temperature on the aging of nuclear grade The department has an excellent academic at- a PhD program for full­time and part-time re- stainless steel welds. mosphere, with four professors, three associate search scholars. The department is a recognized professors, seven assistant professors and one Quality Improvement Program (QIP) centre. The department has also made forays into the adjunct professor along with highly motivated exciting and upcoming field of nanotechnology. and hardworking supporting staff. The depart- Professor Jagannath Nayak obtained his PhD Some advanced facilities added include the TEM ment has been performing exceedingly well in from NITK in 2005 and is the current head of (Transmission Electron Microscope) with ion both academics as well as research. However, the department. He has seen the campus grow milling facility, procured under the DSTFIST­ this isn’t all that sets NITK apart and according to Professor Nayak, “It’s the great infrastructure,

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the excellent learning atmosphere and the ded- During the last fifty years, about 1220 gradu- icated faculty and staff that make all the differ- ates, 730 post graduates and 32 PhD scholars ence. Also, the freedom offered to students cat- have graduated from the department and have alyzes an environment for their overall growth. occupied positions of eminence in industries, On top of this, they have access to career guid- R&D organizations and academic institutions. ance and an incredible exposure to the vari- Currently, the department consists of 122 UG ous cultures of India. This elevates them which students (second year to fourth year), 87 PG is why so many of our students end up very students and 33 PhD students. Although the successful.” department forms a smaller portion of the student body, Professor Nayak puts all debate Looking back at his tenure at NITK, Professor about its relevance to an end with a single state- Nayak nostalgically recalls his most memorable ment - “You cannot find an area which is outside times. “My students’ feedback has always meant the spectrum of Metallurgical and Materials a lot to me. The first time I received it, they rated Engineering.” me very highly and that really boosted my con- fidence. In fact, there was a time when a student of mine attended an IBM interview and faced a few questions on heat treatment. He ended up getting placed because of that and came straight to thank me. Another time, a student who pur- sued an MS in the U.S.A. wrote to me saying that he had absolutely no problem in the subject I had taught him. It’s those moments that real- ly stand out in my teaching career.” At the same time, he feels a great amount of pride for the de- partment having celebrated its Golden Jubilee when he was its head. He fondly recalls orga- nizing conferences in honour of his teachers like Prof. H. V. Sudhaker Nayak, Prof. K. R. Hebbar, Prof. P. Prasad Rao and Prof. K. L. Bhat. One of his greatest joys is when Prof. Ramchandran visits every year for the TR Lecture Series.

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• Design & synthesis of colorimetric chemosen- sors for environment pollutant cations. • Efficiency enhancement in organic photovoltaic From the Department devices using donor-acceptor conjugated poly- mers and plasmonic structures • Synthesis of novel nano-polymer membranes ith the vision of being recognized as one for desalination of the top teaching-learning and research The research activities taken up by the faculty in • Nanoporous polymer membranes for controlled centres in the country, the department of the department include areas such as Biophysical release of fertilizer WChemistry, established in 1960, has grown by leaps Chemistry, Biosensors, Carbon Nanomaterials, Ca- • Fabrication and characterization of blue Organ- and bounds. It offers academic programs leading to talysis, Computational Chemistry, Coordination ic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs) M.Sc and Ph.D degrees in various areas of chemis- Chemistry, Corrosion Science, Crystal Engineering, • Carbon nanotubes by catalytic pyrolysis and its try. The department teaches basic science courses Drug Discovery, Electrochemistry, Environmental hydrogen storage properties in chemistry for undergraduate programs and also Chemistry, Functional Materials, Green Chemistry, contributes to the academic content of the B. Tech Liquid Crystals, Medicinal Chemistry, Membrane Most faculty members in the department actively programs in Chemical Engineering and Metallur- Technology, Nanomaterials, Natural Products, Or- collaborate with top universities abroad for research. gical & Materials Engineering. Well-established ganic Electronics, Photochemistry, Polymers, Re- The department extends its expertise and facilities to laboratories with sophisticated and state of the art action Kinetics, Supercapacitors, Supramolecular the local community, industries and academic insti- facilities, highly qualified faculty and dedicated staff Chemistry etc. tutions through services like testing and consultan- provide an ideal academic environment. cy, training programs, guest lectures etc. “ The department also has established testing facilities According to the HoD, energy is an area that the de- The head of the department, Dr. Badekai Ramach- for engineering materials like cement, paper, fertil- partment needs to focus upon, especially renewable andra Bhat joined NITK in 1998 when it was KREC izers, paints, varnishes, oils, petroleum products, sources. He wants to pursue research in hydrogen and has been a faculty member here for the past 16 water, metals, alloys and plastics as described in I. S. as a clean and alternate fuel source. Another field years. In 2003, he received the Brain Pool Postdoc- codes. It also undertakes the testing of industrial raw of interest is biosensors for heavy metal detection toral Fellowship from Republic of South Korea. He materials like molasses, lime, latex and ores. Other and bio-remedial applications. However, the HoD returned to the institute in 2005 and is satisfied that testing facilities include characterization of materi- believes that there is still scope for improvement in the department has been doing equally well in both als, percent purity of material, calibration of weights, the research facilities to cater to the present needs teaching and research. identification of polymers and instrumental analy- of the department. He is currently trying to obtain sis. It extends consultancy work to industries in the highly sophisticated instruments like NMR, XPS, The HoD points out that the research being carried areas of chemical analysis, interpretation of spectral HR10, Raman, AFM etc., thus furthering his aim of out in the department is at par with the other reput- results, synthetic organic chemistry, purification of bringing the department to the forefront of research. ed institutes of the country. Nearly 40% of the total organic dye intermediates & dyestuff and other re- research papers published in the college are from the lated fields. Chemistry department alone. Every year 70-100 re- search journal papers are published. The HoD hopes Some ongoing and completed sponsored research to see a substantial increase in this number. projects of the department include:

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PHYSICS DEPARTMENT

From the Department Papers Published in Journals and Established in 1960 with the mission of imparting change from KREC to NITK and the most import- Conferences this Academic Year: quality education in the field of Physics at the UG ant change according to her was the shift from a • Journals: 1 and PG level, the Physics Department is also a re- teaching-oriented institute to a research-oriented search centre to pursue a PhD. The department of- one. The easy and sufficient inflow of funds has al- • Conferences: 12 fers credit based courses in basic Physics to first year lowed the department to recruit more faculty and B.Tech. students and electives at higher semesters. research scholars. At present, the department has used in nuclear irradiation effect, and others. A two year postgraduate programme, Master of Sci- 12 other faculty members, and 49 research schol- Publications have been booming in various fields at- ence (M.Sc.) in Physics was started in the year 2008. ars pursuing their Ph.D. degree. The R&D activities tracting funds for the department, and regular sem- have gained momentum with funding from various inars and lecture series are conducted for the benefit The department is equipped with different labora agencies like DST, ISRO, DIT, ADA, MHRD etc. The of students. tories such as the Thin Film lab, Optoelectronics HoD stressed that the physics department is equally Student Achievements: Lab, Nanomaterials and Crystal Growth Lab, Mate- focused on both theoretical and experimental phys- Siby Thomas, a Ph.D. scholar was awarded the best rial Processing Lab, Material Research lab, Compu- ics with a wide range of research being carried out poster presentation award along with Dr. Ajith K tational Laboratory, etc. The department is headed from the nano to the cosmic field. The department is M (Department of Physics, NITK) and Prof. M. C. “by Prof. H. D. Shashikala who holds a Ph.D. from expanding its work in field of Biophysics. The HoD’s Valsakumar (Department of Physics, IIT Palakkad) Osmania University. She has 25 years professional pet projects involve working on different types of during the International Conference on Condensed experience following this, of which close to 20 years glasses. Her research group, the Glass Research Matter and Applied Physics (ICC-2015) at Bikaner, have been spent at NITK. She has seen our institute Group, focuses on bioactive glasses, glasses that are Rajasthan during 30-31, October 2015. Smruthika Subramani, M.Sc student, got selected Sr. No. Financial Title of the project Funding Agency Amount PI & coPIs (Full names) for PhD in biophysics at Max Planck Institute of dy- Year (in lacs) namics and self-organisation in Gottingen,Germa- Augmentation of ny, working in Prof Eberhard Bodenschatz's group. FIST Programme H.O.D Physics & 1 2014-19 Research Facilities in the 64.0 - DST Raison D’souza, M.Sc. student, got selected for a Department. H.S. Nagaraja PhD position at the International Max Planck Re- DST-SERB-Si Electrodes for Dr. H. S .Nagaraja & Dr. search School for Ultrafast Imaging & Structural 2 2014-17 DST-SERB 43.57 Li ion battery Ajith K.M. Dynamics (IMPRS UFAST), Max Planck Institute Mechanical & Thermal for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter at Ham- 3 2014-17 UGC-DAE CRS 10 Dr. Ajith K.M properties of B_4C burg, Germany.

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As the School of Management is located within NITK, an engineering institution, there is a lot of interaction between the students and faculty of the engineering and management schools. Prof. Sequei- From the Department ra finds these to be extremely beneficial; when the cream of Indian engineering students meet highly he interdisciplinary School of Management to NITK’s MBA program because it maintains very motivated and diverse management students there is (SoM), began its journey in the year 1989 high standards upon a modest fee structure. a lot of synergy, and much that each can learn from with expertise in three disciplines: manage- the other. This is evidenced by projects undertaken Tment, economics, and professional communication. Prof. Sequeira points out that this is possible due by students such as ‘Drinking Water Habits on Cam- Until 2007, the department had been a supporting to subsidies provided by the government to central pus’ and analyses of the start-up culture and scenar- institute with some core and other elective courses institutions and he thinks it is important to be con- io in India. offered solely to B. Tech students. However, its thor- scious of one’s responsibility towards society. He be- ough grounding in the social sciences ensured that lieves that this philosophy percolates into the lessons Finally, Prof Sequeira quotes Karl Marx - “Practice the school was well poised to begin a new venture taught at the School of Management. The change in without theory is blind, theory without practice is - the postgraduate programme, Master of Business mindset, wherein one takes responsibility for one’s sterile”. It means a lot to a student who is aspiring Administration (MBA) which began in 2007. This actions, he believes, is something that takes place to become a management professional. Practice program was designed to meet the increasing de- over time. without theory blinds B-school students when they mand for quality manpower in the global business attempt case studies or perform lengthy computa- scenario. Along with ensuring that programmes and courses tion without knowing the background or relevance “ are running smoothly, Prof. Sequeira also puts em- of what is being done. Even trying to solve a logis- Prof. A. H. Sequeira, who heads the School of Man- phasis on quality research. He talks about the many tic problem or production issue on the shop floor agement, obtained his Ph.D. from Mysore University students who have taken up challenging and topical without understanding the theory could lead to and has spent 33 years at NITK. Heading the depart- projects which have potential for empirical research serious implications in the long run, even though ment is a stimulating experience and the most chal- in fields like banking, healthcare, technology adop- short-term remedies may look very effective and ef- lenging part of this role is dealing with the diversity tion, brand equity marketing, e-commerce. On the ficient. The SoM pushes its students to convert this in backgrounds and the various expectations of the social side, students have explored self-help groups erudition into practical projects. Thus, it strives to program students have. This is illustrated by the fact and comparative literature. Of the whole research find the right balance between practice and theory that while more than half of the students are former process, he says, “The most exciting I’ve found is to construct a truly valuable MBA program, giving engineers, the rest come from varied backgrounds when your paper gets accepted by a peer-reviewed to the institute as much as it takes from it. such as law, medicine, pharmacy and ayurveda. They journal, a highly rated one. There is no such thrill as also come in for a multitude of reasons - some value when your work is recognised.” In order to maintain the brand name that NITK offers, while some ad- high standards for his research, he believes it is im- mire the diversity in faculty members (from fields portant to cite papers from very good journals for such as computer science, literature, economics, and his own work. commerce, to name just a few). Yet others are drawn

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he Department of Mathematical and Com- streams, and there are 6 temporary assistant lectur- DST, and a study on Moore-Penrose in Krein Spaces putational Sciences was established along ers to supplement the teaching requirements. funded by NBHM. Faculty members and research with the institute in 1960 as the Department scholars often get opportunities to visit universities Tof Mathematics to teach Engineering Mathemat- The members of the department have seen the insti- abroad, and these exchanges enhance the quality of ics to UG and PG students. The following two PG tute change over the years and remark that most sig- their research. programmes were introduced by the department in nificant is the addition of a lot of spacious buildings. 1988-89: They opine that attempts should be made to preserve The department enjoys the active and enthusiastic • Master of Computer Applications (MCA) the greenery on campus, much of which has already • Master of Technology (M.Tech) in Systems been lost. Publications: The total numbers of Analysis and Computer Applications (SACA) publications by the department faculty in Active research is carried out in the areas of graph the year 2015 is The department was renamed to the Department of theory, graph algorithms, number theory and cryp- • Books: 1 Mathematical and Computational Sciences in 1996. tography, computational fluid dynamics, reliability The IGNOU programme study centre for the cours- engineering, systems optimization, computer ap- • Journals: 52 “es in CIC, BCA and MCA was started in the depart- plications, functional analysis, nonlinear analysis, • Conference proceedings: 2 ment in 1999. The Department was recognized as a numerical analysis, optimization, partial differential QIP centre for M.Tech in 2001. The regular Doctoral equations and real analysis. Members of the depart- participation from students of various departments Research Programme (Ph.D.) was started in 2003. ment feel that emphasis should be given to interdis- in the many workshops and conferences which they The M.Tech in Computational Mathematics (CMA) ciplinary research and students should have the op- organise and hope to see interactions increase in the was introduced in the year 2014 -2015 in place of portunity to credit the course of their interest across coming years. M.Tech SACA, to motivate research and to give a various departments. new orientation towards computational Engineer- ing. The laboratory of the department is equipped Some important R&D projects that have been com- with 3 servers, 1 workstation, 140 Desktops and 3 pleted are the non-linear mathematical modeling of printers. the cardiovascular system funded by MHRD, grace- ful directed graphs funded by DST, and uncertainty Dr. Santhosh George, with a Ph.D from Goa Univer- and sensitivity analysis of the Pushover method for sity and a total of 19 years of professional experience RC framed structures with brick infill walls funded (6 years at NITK), is the Head of the Department. by BRNS-BARC/DAE. The department has 20 qualified faculty to teach Some ongoing projects are topological structures for subjects in Mathematics and Computer Science semi closed operators in Hilbert spaces funded by

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From the Department pockets. What came next would have been impos- sible without proper guidance, a place to work, and access to college resources, provided by their faculty The Centre for System Design (CSD) is an umbrella Vehicle, Wireless Communication and Aerial/Ther- advisor, Prof. Pruthviraj U. organisation, whose flagship endeavour, the 'SOLVE mal Imaging for the Forest Department. Lab - the Virtual Lab @ NITK', was the brainchild Two members of the team who interned at DICV of the head of CSD and the Mechanical Engineer- Prof. Gangadharan believes that in the current age managed to obtain a project offer in return for their ing Department, Prof. K. V. Gangadharan. It began no engineering is complete without such collabora- commendable work. Through the excitement, they as means to facilitate projects that involved the use tion. Therefore, the student projects associated with realized they had to expand their workforce. Prof. of sensors and data acquisition. Yet, what it set it CSD must adhere to certain rules - there must be Gangadharan then joined Prof. Pruthviraj in sup- apart from similar is the sheer level of student in- at least 2 persons from each department, and 25% porting the growing team. At the end of an intense volvement - the lab was completely set up and and is of the working time must be spent in giving back to recruitment a 19 member team was established for maintained through the efforts of students. A beam- the CSD. the Daimler project, along with a fresh 10 member ing Prof. Gangadharan notes, “Other colleges such team for ROBOCON. A special mention is due to as the IITs hired professionals, while we on the other Among the flagship B.Tech. projects in this regard Prof. Udayakumar R.Y. for his strong support in the hand, over a period of 4 years from 2008-2012, ex- are an industry collaboration with Daimler India nascent stages of its development. clusively used the passion and dedication of students Commercial Vehicles Ltd. (DICV), and IRIS: “to set things up. A source of great pride for me is With that began intense research and a carefully that even students who have graduated come back to The team leader of the Daimler project, recollects thought out ‘Tactical Implementation Plan’ (TIP). assist in the development of the lab.” the beginnings of the team’s work in attempting to Every single step was charted out and deadlines were A strong tenet of the of CSD is inter-departmental compete at ROBOCON, an annual international fixed. Weeks were spent researching technologies collaboration. To this end, the projects cover a wide robotics competition - “The first few meetings re- and the resulting concepts were weaved together to range of departments and fields. Notable examples sembled scattered islands of Mechanical Engineers develop possible designs. They decided to split the include the Boeing project (Prof. M. S. Bhat, E&C), and Electronics Engineers stuck in their own islands challenge into two parts - a smaller proof of con- Management & Technology Consultancy with because of a hesitancy to venture into unfamiliar cept called ‘chotey mia’ and a full scale final product MSME (Dr. Bijuna, SoM), Smart Irrigation (Dr. grounds. However with time ideas came together called ‘badey mia’. Amba Shetty, AMH), Camera Trap (Dr. Pruthviraj and they began to work on the problem statement U., AMH), Technology Intervention for Craftsman for ROBOCON 2015. Registrations were closed, but Weekends and holidays were no exception to work- (Dr. Sheena, SoM), Brain Computing (Dr. Deepu they chose to work without rewards or returns.” ing day and night. After the design phase suppliers V., E&C), Radio Astronomy , Autonomous Marine One of their biggest adversaries was their empty were contacted and components were procured.

PCBs were designed and printed, the chassis was of technology and design which makes a product conceptualized and manufactured, a user friend- great. With this belief in mind, they work extremely ly touch screen interface was configured. An AGV hard to make the user-friendly front-end and highly (Automated Guided Vehicle) slowly began to take optimized back-end mechanism tightly integrated to form. Currently, the little sibling has been completed give an enhanced experience to the user and at the and ‘badey mia’ is in the works. same time, give data security the top priority. The other USP of the team is the constant feedback loop. Team Enigma have taken up the initiative of devel- They continuously take feedback from their users oping an online student lifecycle management sys- - students as well as faculty members - to continu- tem called IRIS – Integrated & Remotely-Accessible ously improve the system. As a result of this feed- Information System. Having felt the pain of the cha- back mechanism, they are currently developing an otic paper-based course registration system in our Android application for the portal due to it’s ease institute, the first step they took was to computer- of use compared to an web portal. According to ize the course registration system. After having suc- the team, the main vision to develop this portal is cessfully implemented the system in the Mechanical to reduce the workload on all the participants of the department for the even semester of the academic education system so that their time and resources year 2015-16, they now aim at extending to oth- can be used effectively in other areas of research and er departments of the institute too. Online course development. registration is just a small part of the system among other modules. Firstly, at the heart of the system is Having grown leaps and bounds in such a short pe- a comprehensive examination module which in- riod of time, Prof. Gangadharan is confident that cludes course customization by the faculty, upload- CSD will continue to prosper, and hopes that it will ing of course material and marks and optimization emerge as an international centre of excellence, of grades by plotting histograms. Secondly, there is where students and researchers from around the an internal messaging system so that a faculty can globe come to avail of its facilities, and soak in the contact any student directly without any interven- passion of its members. tion of the class representatives. Lastly, it includes an event scheduling calendar for the department to prevent overlapping of event time and venue for different courses and years. The team has received tremendous technical support from Prof. Mohit Ta- hiliani, and the staff members of CCC to make this a successful endeavour.

The team strongly believes that it is the integration

shoreline 124 PCs & ICs TRAINING AND PLACEMENT Photo From the HOD have thoroughly enjoyed serving the stu- as top companies, both core and IT-based, will dent community of NITK during my flock to hire our talented students. I foresee an two year tenure as professor-in-charge of increase in internships getting converted into ITraining & Placement. During this period, job offers since it is a win-win situation for both on-campus recruitments across all branches the student and the company. I sincerely hope Gallery have reached an all-time high and trends for that our students will focus on becoming more the batch graduating in 2016 look extremely tech-savvy, enhance their communication skills promising. A record number of companies and present themselves confidently to the out- visited our campus reinforcing the fact that side world. Good luck! NITK Surathkal continues to excel and re- tains its reputation as one of the top technical institutes of the country. Compensation pack- STUDENT ACTIVITIES ages have never been better and pre-place- ment offers are on the rise. Internship hiring is now another major activity facilitated by the department. The staff of the department and the student placement coordinators have been solely responsible for this huge success and we should all be grateful to them for their untiring efforts. In my opinion, placements at NITK in the future years will only get better

Prof. Lakshman Nandagiri

125 shoreline shoreline 126 Message from the Students' Council President

With a lot of aspirations and dreams, I took the post of Students’ Council President in April 2015. Being a member of the Students’ Council for three years, I was quite aware about the pressure involved in living up to the expec- tations of more than 5000 students, each having a different outlook on every issue. As I look back, I think the biggest strength any leader can have is to not get dejected and give up, despite the arduous task of convincing the ad- ministration as well as the students. From preparing rules for the hostel elec- tions, reading and suggesting improvements in tender documents, running from pillar to post to get permissions, a change in Directorship, proposing crucial academic improvements to make the curriculum more interesting Seated: Ajay Simon, Akshay Ramani, Richie Alex John, Sudeep Banad (PG Rep.), Madhusudhan, Vinit Mandowara, Prof. Udaykumar Y., K. Ravindranath, Prof. Sai Dutta, T.P.Ashok Babu, to the student body - this council has had its fair share of work and I do not Katta Prof. K. Venkataramana, Anirudh Ganesh (President), Ansu George (UG GR), Mayank Kedia (Sec.), Syra Habeeb (PG GR), Dheeraj A., George Vinod Standing First Row: Tanuj Kumar Kadiyala (Joint Sec.), Shuvam, Ankhith Khare, Puneet, Manmohan Malani, Amit Patel, Sharath Kamath, Amit Shah, Vishal Kumar Saha, Rishab Doshi, think anything we were able to accomplish would have been possible without Fathima Shakir, Shannon Gonslaves, Sourabh Shetty, Hari Krishnan, Vikas Meena, Ashfaq, Arshad Khan, Dilip, Vivek Bhadouria, Shubham Bhutada, Sunny Yadav, Satish Viswanath. members of the student body. Engineer saw its highest external participa- Standing Second Row: Prashanth, Arjun Sadanand, Chinmaye Koparkar, Abhijith P.A., Amal Johny, Manish Patkar, Aswanth, Samir Singh, Adarsh Pai, Abhilash Krishnan, Mintu Jotish, Sai Reddy Yama, Kushal Kumar tion, while Incident hosted its first ever Education Fair. In addition, NITK Reddy, Satwik Pandit, Manjunath, Mathew George K., Ananda Rao, Vikram Singh Tomar, Rahul Agarwal, Films’ Club hosted the first ever Films’ Festival by an engineering college in Abhishek Shanthkumar, Siddharth. STUDENTS' COUNCIL Anirudh Ganesh the country. The power to achieve quick results lies in the strength of our student popula- tion. In this light, I urge each and every one of you to actively participate in he NITK Students’ Council (SC) • NITK Alumni Career Mentorship first year. expressing issues but more importantly providing solutions, for alone we can for the academic year 2015-2016 Program: Over 180 alumni regis- • Offering open electives like in DSA conducted regular meetings to tered as mentors and 209 students and business to improve placement only do so little but together we can do so much. The change in the election Tanalyse the existing scenario of the in- enrolled for this inaugural men- opportunities for students. system is a prime example of this. Keep pushing towards the change you stitute and to follow up the leads pro- torship program. The mentorship • Fast Track courses where students want to see. It was an honour to serve you all for a year. vided by the previous years’ council. team successfully paired students can finish electives in one month We present some of our most notable with mentors based on fields of in- with classes held daily over the endeavours: terest and experience. winter holidays to allow for eas- • ACM built the new hostel web- • NITK Global Alumni Conven- ier accommodation of 6 month Message from the Girls' Representative site which will contain necessary tion: A Student Alumni-Facul- internships. details and serve as a portal for ty meet was held with Dean SW, • The council also stressed to the complaints. Dean Alumni Affairs, President, Chairperson, Director and Deans A week into taking up duty as the Girls Representative at NITK, I was draft- • IE built the students’ website, UG Girls’ Representative, Alumni for the need of a Management ing a pitch for amends to be made. It felt as though my analysis of the life of which contains information re- President and Chapter heads to Information System (MIS) which garding representatives, council plan funding for student activities would enable students to register girls on campus was cresting, and that’s when it dawned upon me - it became suggestions and important re- as well as crowd-sourcing oppor- for courses and book hostel rooms clear to me that my representation of the girls in campus would be incom- sources for first years. The new tunities for student projects. online. plete if they themselves were not involved in what is affecting their lives here. SMRITI portal for final year stu- • NITK Beach Clean Up Drive: Held • MoU with NITT: The NITK stu- This manifested itself by being able to establish a hostel council of which 16 dents was also set up. in association with NSS and Rota- dents’ council signed an agree- girls were a part, and being part of a council with not one but two girl class • A stronger and more representa- ract Club as a part of International ment with the students’ council of representatives, like never before in NITK, and finally having been instru- tive structure was implemented Coastal Clean-up Day. NIT Trichy, with clauses and ad- mental in bringing about change in the election system - which won for me, in the Hostel Council Elections by • NITK Beach Run: It was spon- dendums aiming at collaboration when the core student council post of Joint Secretary was won by a girl for introducing Mess Representatives, sored by the NITK Alumni Asso- among the two teams in terms of the coming year. One of the central milestones of my tenure would be the Network Councillors and General ciation and organized by the SC in promotional events, college festi- block timing extensions for girls, bearing in mind the history of stagnancy to Maintenance Councillors. association with Rotaract Club. vals namely Festember and Inci- • CCTV cameras were installed near • CleanMyCampus: It was launched dent, and Pragyan and Engineer, this cause. It was filled with intense exchanges between the admin and girls, the entry gates which allowed ex- by first year SC members, having club events, students’ and hostel and I’m glad that people were able to accept the need for freedom and op- tension of girls’ block timings to 11 three stages - Cleanliness, Aware- council practices. portunity for girls on campus. Something I have learnt about myself over the PM. ness and Maintainence. The SC aims to maintain transparency past year is that being optimistic with cause is highly fruitful. The Students’ Ansu George • The council successfully pushed • Provision for a minor degree sys- and welcomes all the students of NITK Council at NITK is a bridge between the students and the faculty. The stu- for a contract for campus WiFi and tem and inter disciplinary major to follow their activities on the NITK dents get to maintain this bridge, modify it, or tear it down and build a new replacement of core switch, which and mini projects. Students’ Council Facebook page and one. It serves as a platform for us to make the council what we want it to be. will enable speeds of 1 Gbps, with • A suggestion to add CAD to the provide invaluable feedback. BSNL. existing Engineering Drawing in

127 shoreline shoreline 128 Seated Row: Paresh Chandra Deka, Vasudev M , Kudwa, Shashidhar G Koolagudi, Subash Chandra Kattimani, Prof Udayakumar Yaragatti, K Ravindranath, Prof. M B Sai Dutta, Prof. Seated: Samanth, Bhargav, Vamsi, Sai Reddy, Dr. Hem Prasad Nath, Dr. Vasudev M., Prof. Udaykumar Y., Prof. Narendranath S., Mr. Manoj Shetty, Mudavath Narendranath S, Prof. TP Ashok Babu, Prof. Katta Venkataka Ramana, Rajashekaran, Ram Prasad Choudhary, Bijuna C Mohan, Devatha, Dr. M N SatyaNarayana Makatlal, Kranthi, Vivek, Akhil Reddy First Row Standing: Sree harsha, Punit Kumar, madhusudhan Agrawal, Pooja Krishna, Raagini, Prachi Deshpande, Gayatri, Almas Parveen, Syra Habeeb, Fathima Shakir, Sushma M, First Row Standing: Arun, Jagadeesh, Pradeep, Ananth, Pranaya, Mounika, Vaishnavi, Geetha Sree, Lasya, Chandana, Vasuda, Pooja, R. Sai Mohan, Sai Avanika, Samyukta, Trisha Ghosh, Sirisha Reddy, Gnana Sivaprakash, rakesh jajala, kranthi kumar Mohan, Shiva Prakash, Nikhil, Pruthvi Second Row Standing : Sathwik Yazwa, Sai Kumar, Sai Venkatesh, BSVS Samanth , Harsh, Mayank Kedia, Sai Reddy Yama, Second Row: Mohan, Laxmi Naidu, Kiran, Ramesh, Satya Sandeep, Santhosha, Neeraj, Rakesh, Naresh, Nithin, Bhaskar, Nikhil HOSTEL COUNCIL Ansu George, Anirudh Ganesh, Rakesh S Bali, Gagan Majumdar, Ashith Nambiar, R Sai Mohan, Atte Charan, Prathyush Giri Third Row Standing: Pradeep, Rajesh, Abhishek, Arra Kumar, Shanmuk, Gopi, Abhiram, Rahul, Sai Kumar, Durga Prasad

he student politics of NITK and quality. Problems were ad- inter-branch and inter-year tour- went through a transfor- dressed swiftly and effective solu- naments. CRRescendo, conducted mation this year with the tions were implemented. In tough by the RR committee, was a huge Tcreation of a student body to look times like this, with the unexpect- success in terms of student partic- after hostel related grievances and ipation. It initiated the “final year improvements. The Hostel Coun- syndrome” with GB Dance and the cil is an elected group of students last DJ night of the year. from each of the hostel blocks. The Hostel Council also organized Three representatives for General “Holi” this year. The two day fes- Maintenance, WiFi-LAN and mess from each block combine to form the council. The usual Reading Room (RR) and Recreation (RC) ed and severe water and power scarcity due to low rainfall, it has been quite a challenging year. On a lighter note, the Hostel Coun-

tival was celebrated with much vigour and excitement. This academic year brought fruitful

developments in the NITK lifestyle First Row Seated: Maniteja, Manideep, Ashok, Rachana, Prashanthi, Ruhithaj, Vasudha, Nikitha , Kiran Mai, Nithish, Prathyush, Sai Rohin. committees are also a part of it.. with extended block timings for Second Row Seated: Rakesh, Rajeev, Sandeep Kakula, Samanth Badarla, Dr. Hem Prasad Nath, Dr. Vasudev.M, Prof. Udaykumar R.Y., Prof. Narendranath.S, Dr. Manoj Shetty, Sai Reddy, Akhil Reddy, Bhargav, Charan Atte There were many improvements to girls and a new mess. The council First Row Standing: Chakradhar, Manish, Bharath, Venkatesh, Ajay, Ronith, Rohan, Pradeep, Tanuj, SaiCharan, Sri Ram, Jakir, Satya Sandeep, Mani Teja, the mess and hostel conditions re- was a successful initiative and we ManMohan, Vijay, Hruday, Vamsi Krishna, Kushal, Raghu. Second Row Standing: Vishnu, Uday Akula, Rahul Bhargav, Venkat Sureddi, Jaysurya, Akash, Sri Harsha, Yuva Simha, Revanth, Lokesh, Rakshak, Niraj Aditya, sulting from the work of this coun- hope that many more students will Anudeep, Avinash, Arshad Khan. cil. The mess, both girls and boys, cil had its share of events. The RC be a part of it and contribute to the saw advancements in terms variety Committee organized numerous NITK Hostels we call home.

129 shoreline shoreline 130 in Bangalore. Thus began the ef- forts of the organizing committees to find a replacement performer on short notice—efforts that were not only successful, but downright heroic. Day Four of Incident started off with the traditional morning bas- ketball games ramping up to the final match between Jain and St. Joseph’s from Bangalore, where we played witness to the competitive- ness that can exist only after many years of bitter rivalry. After that teams were so skilled, and all the ladies so lovely, the exciting final, Incident 2016 stuck gentlemen so refined, that it was a win even for those the landing with a special Encore Night, featuring AR without the slightest inclination to be a fashionista. All Reihana and Ishrath Quadri—sisters of the famous INCIDENT ‘16 of this was topped off by awesome performances by Sil- AR Rahman—and Mohammed Aslam playing famous ver Strings and the Loud Street Girls during Karaoke songs like ‘Khalbali’ from Rang de Basanti. For a cou- Night. ple of “replacement performers”, they certainly drew an impactful reaction from that sweaty crowd! And so Day Three started with a slight change of pace—the ended the Mythological Edition of Incident—an Inci- first event of the day was the Rangoli Competition, a dent plagued by issues in organization and rocked by a throne usually occupied by Slam Dunk. The revel we very last-minute change of finale performer—an Inci- call Incident continued well through the day, with ou can’t say too much about life at NITK with- of our own alumni made us laugh with his raw, heavi- dent that fought through the barrage of issues and still hundreds of visitors and students alike attending such out mentioning Incident. Incident is a romp, a ly-personalized-for-NITK jokes. managed to be the best and most memorable Incident events as Kalakriti, Pool Splash, the Business Quiz, the riot—in its five-day lifetime, the festival manag- Day One of Incident was when the mantle of linearity in memory. It’s Incidents like these that really make me Yes to make a whimsical carnival out of our verdant, re- ongoing gaming tournament, Tandav, Leading Note, that it had worn the night before was shed. The festiv- excited to come back to NITK in five, ten, or even twen- and the Hypnotism Workshop. An event that was a real- mote campus. The mere existence of Incident warps the ities branched out and enveloped you, always making ty years just to see if theirs are as good as ours were. ly cool touch was the Midsummer Knight Dance (gotta fabric of student life around it; most of our even semes- you feel like there were ten things going on at once. Nostalgia notwithstanding, they probably won’t be. love that wordplay) at the Guest House. Everyone was ters are completely abuzz with Inci preparation and Inci Morning basketball games kicked off the day, followed dolled up and laughing, dancing enjoying themselves hype, and no matter who you are, how involved you are by hours and hours of carnival events like Informalz, at the prom they never expected to attend. Day Three and how much or how little you care for it, it’s only after Expose and Paintball. A fun-filled first day culminated came to a head with a trippy laser show at the SAC gar- Incident concludes that it feels like the semester, and in lovely beach events and more rollicking Slam Dunk nished by a rousing performance at DJ Night by Akhil with it the academic year, is starting to wind down— basketball, followed by the prelims for Haute Couture, Talreja & Thermal Projekt. Day Three was especially though, in all fairness, Crescendo deservers a shoutout the festival’s fashion show. Finally we had our first mu- notable in that, on Day Three of Incident, Benny Day- here for delaying that sensation by a fortnight. sic events—an awesome punk rock performance by al—the scheduled performer for the festival finale on For final year B. Tech students at NITK, Incident is that Junkyard Groove at Western Night and an enchanting Day Four—fell and was injured during a performance one big project that keeps them active and occupied, swadesi performance by Parvaaz which sealed day one enthralled in anticipation, in a crepuscular final semes- as well as anyone could hope. ter otherwise devoid of meaningful pursuits. Incident, Day Two continued the festivities. The remaining bas- alongside its nerdy cousin, Engineer, and the Student ketball teams pressed on with their matches in the wee Council itself, is one of the three pillars around which hours of the morning. Festival attendees were kept en- even our student politics warps itself. tertained throughout the day by more fun events like The Mythological Edition of Incident began with a glit- the gaming tournament that brought a pretty massive tering suit and boot sari-ensnared inaugural ceremony crowd of competitive local gamers, the Kannada debate at the Silver Jubilee Auditorium. We were all offered for the argumentatively inclined, and the fencing work- glimpses of the wonders to come, and were treated shop. But their heads really started to spin in the late to some lovely traditional dances in keeping with the afternoon with the War of DJs on the beach, as well as— theme—before convening at the basketball courts to not to be outdone—more exciting Slam Dunk basket- inaugurate Slam Dunk, the intercollegiate basketball ball at the courts, followed by what was a very memo- tournament that always draws roaring, elated crowds. rable juggling show at the SAC. The juggler might have Day Zero concluded with a comedy performance by the played with fire, but what really set that night apart, and famed comedian Kenny Sebastian—but not before one the stage ablaze, was the finals of Haute Couture—all

131 shoreline shoreline 132 he biggest technical fest of Karnataka came Politically Incorrect, Just Laugh Baaki Maanf, Voice of back this year for its 10th iteration, and as al- India and Hasya Samrat. He is known nationwide for ways, ENGINEER 2015 displayed innovation his witty jokes and outstanding mimicry skills which Tbeyond expectations. Started in 2005 as an amalgama- NITK witnessed one joyful night. tion of many technical fests held in NITK Surathkal by Keeping up with the traditions started during Engi- its various student clubs, Engineer has grown in leaps neer ’14, this edition of ENGINEER too had a non and bounds over the years. In its previous editions, technological spin on it. This was represented through Engineer brought organizations such as CERN, MIT the ENGI SHOWS which aired every night of the fest. Media and Bell labs while catering to a participation These exhibits included the Comedy Show, the wild pool of over 6000 students from 150 colleges across 65 DJ night and the performance by the band “ Lagori” countries. This year, bright young minds from all over which was truly a success. The lead singer Tejas Shan- the country clashed and grappled in RoboWars, test- kar managed to pull the NITK crowd to the dance ed their wits in FoxHunt, and took part in a plethora floor time after time, and that was surely a great end- of other competitions and workshops like “Big Data”, ing to the fest. “Ethical Hacking” and “Internet of Things” during 8th-11th October, 2015. The Convener, Vineet Mandowara, known for his easy going and calm nature was adored by all those work- ENGINEER ‘15 The fest began with ENGICONNECT, which wit- ing for Engi ’15 team. The feeling is reciprocated as he nessed innovations from more than 500 high school pitches in, “I wish to commend all the NITKians and students from Mangalore and Udupi regions. The participants from other colleges for enthusiastically event was a clear display of advancement of science to collaborating in order to stage a great show this year. look forward to in the coming generations with all the In this year’s edition of Engineer, the amount of par- innovations participating in a tough fight to take the ticipation was almost doubled. So from the bottom of winning title home. my heart, I would like to thank all the members of EngiTalks successfully brought forward brilliant Engineer ‘15 team, the teaching and non-teaching speakers like Ram Sastry and Varsha Varghese who staff at NITK, all of the sponsors, for putting in their galvanized creativity and generated social awareness hearts and souls to make this fest a grand success. A in the audience, through their inspiring words. special mention for Prof. Udaykumar Yaragatti, with- The crowd’s favourite part of Engi, TechNites, began out whose support Engineer would not be the fest it shortly after dusk. Attendees enjoyed playing Quid- i s t o d ay.” ditch and laser tag. The Kinect games, Blitzkrieg and Equipped with an enthusiastic team, Engi ’15 set on DanceDanceRevolution seemed to be the most pop- the long and tiresome journey of strategizing, mar- ular events. Other after-dark events were a shimmer- keting, publicizing and implementing which has ul- ing show of lasers and pyrotechnics like “Symphony “, timately ended up in extreme satisfaction of both, the “Starry Nights” and “MetaMagic” which mesmerized audience and the organizers. Let’s hope the trend con- the audiences present. tinues and the coming editions of ENGINEER are an The creative committee successfully brought color even bigger success. and air to the main building by implementing the theme of Engineer ’15 : The Space Edition. The display included a model of the Mars Rover and other space scenes which were appreciated by all. The NITK School of Management added a few new events and these generated massive participation, especially from enthusiastic first years. Socially Con- scious Engineering, focuses on green innovations and engineering for tackling problems of the world, was also a great success this year. The online events INSCRIPTION (the coding con- test) and VIRTUAL BOUNTY (the quizzing treasure hunt) also pulled great participation this year. Engineer 2015 welcomed standup comedian Rajneesh Trivedi, one of the champions of the Great Indian Laughter Challenge, who also featured in shows like

133 shoreline shoreline 134 First Row Seated: Samhita Varambally, Megha Mantur, Rama Shanbhag, Neha Rao B., Navya R. Shetty, Vindhya Katam, Harshitha G. N., Navita Singhal, Kavya Seated: Ashish Kedia, Vinith Kishore, Rohit Chandramohan, Pramod Kumar B., Ketan Gomsale, Dr. Hem Prasad Nath, Dr. Udaykumar Yaragatti, Dr. Deepak Atmakuri, Nischita Kaza, Sangeetha G. S., S. Subhashree, Chandana Velaga, G. Balabhavya, Kumari Aishwarya Vaid, Dr. Manoj Shetty, Anumeha Ayushi, Chandana G., Vandhana Comandur, Sudeep S. Second Row Seated: Vedesh Prabhu, Sneha T. Oommen, Hardik Patel, Vinay Sundar Rajan, Anirudh Ganesh, Dr. Hem Prasad Nath, Dr. Udaykumar Y., Mr. First row standing: Mohita Chowdhury, Nischita Kaza, Kavya Sreekumar, Haritha Naidu M., Asavari Limaye, Ankita Singh, Sheetal Jadhav, Prachi Shahi, Manoj Shetty, Nathan H. Pereira, Darshan Balakrishna, Manasa Shreekesh, Haripriya Nair, Maonica B. Sneha Patil, Namratha G. Naik, Shrigouri S. Hegde, Megha Savalgi, Sanjana V. Kulkarni, Hari Chandana B. S. S., N. Subbalakshmi, Sharada Apoorva, Shwetha, First Row Standing: Trisha Ghosh, Malvika D. Shetty, Rajeswari Dhir, Apurva P., Yamini Shakya, Kokila Rajaram, Krathika Bhat, Amita Kamath, R. L. Prasanna, Yashaswi Choukikar, Aparna Menon Iffat Jahan, Anupama G. I., Deeksha Pai S., Ashika Nayak, Samanvita Sastry, Sonali M. Naik, Gunjan Kothari, Smriti Murali, Nikhita Vinay Hegde Second row standing: Tirthraj Bhatt, Vangala Rajiv, Sanjith Krishna, Nithin Holla, Sudheendra Rao K., Kaushik S. Kalmady, Akshay R., Vignesh R., Vedant Second Row Standing: Anuj Baranwal, Pankaj Kumar N., Aniroodh K., Manmohan Malani, Abhinav Rao, Manoj S. Gowda, Vignesh R., Mohd. Muzammil, Dhruv, Rishit Kuber, Meet Upadhyay, Siddharth Menon Suman Pokharel, Manish Kumar, Prateek Jha, Prerith Arakere, Abhishek Kumar, Amal Johny, Abhishek Kathuria, Aswin K. V., Navneet K. Naman Third row standing: Vikas V. K., Aaryaman A. Patel, Keerthan S, B. Suresh, Kunal C. Kulkarni, Amit Patel, Nikhil M. G., Harshith Kumar, Dhruv Warrior, Sourab Third Row Standing: Yuvraj Singh Bawa, Sarthak R. Acharya, Shashank Rao M., Siddhartha S. K., Satyesh Awasthi, Gautam Vinod, Vishakha S. R., Sahil Hegde, M., Adarsh Rajesh, Ajey Hegde, Vasista Ayyagari Aditya Anurag, Dayanand Kori, Ranjan Tiwari, Abey Biju, Bharath C. Yaram, Shivananda D., Giriraj S. Heda, Vignesh M., Umakant Patel

Artists' Forum is the creative hub of our technical college, where students gather to bleed some artistic energy and have loved the stars too fondly to These knowledge sharing sessions the Fibonacci sequence and a dis- express themselves through painting, craft, carvings, etc. Being an artistic club in a technical college is not easy. be fearful of the night”- ‘The Old include talks and workshops as well. play about the history of SGC/AAC. Sometimes, you can just feel your creative and technical halves warring against each other (when you need to Astronomer’, Sarah Williams. Amar Sharma, first Indian non-sci- Furthermore we publish a monthly study for that surprise test you know is coming tomorrow, but you really want to carve your name into that piece IThe Amateur Astronomy Club entist amateur astronomer who has newsletter, ‘Stellaspecta’ to deliver of chalk over there). (AAC), previously known as the an asteroid named after him, visited engaging articles about advances in Star Gazing Club (SGC), is the club us. He addressed us on the aspects the fields of Particle Physics, astro- where astronomy and astrophysics of amateur astronomy such as doc- nomical discoveries, space missions cross campus, AF is wide- the theme of the festival. enthusiasts come together to marvel umentation of astronomical events and many more fascinating topics. ly known as the tight-knit We're also the minds and hands be- at the beauty of the heavens. and astro-sketching. At AAC, we’ve spent many a night at group that goes into over- hind other projects across campus: Quite often we conduct Starry We have recently ventured into the MB Terrace, gazing at the stars Adrive before NITK's fests: Engineer the underpass leading to the beach, Nights, an event where we give a a ground station project named or recounting the tales of the an- and Incident. We're responsible for the 3D art for Engineer and Incident tour of the night sky to the attend- BHOOMIYAN in collaboration cients about the stars. We continue decorating the entire campus as ex- in front of the Civil Department and ees. Participants are taken back in with IIT Bombay’s team PRATHAM to strive to bring the knowledge of traordinarily as possible in sync with Food Court; and the three-headed time to the days of the Greek heroes – the student satellite project. The astronomy and astrophysics to the horse (yes, that is a horse) we like to as we trace the origins of the names ground station receives signals from masses and enlighten them about of constellations commonly found the satellite and will process them the worlds beyond, year after year. call "junk art" (just to be clear, only the art marathon held in odd semes- because it's made from scrap metal). in the night sky. Barely a year old, to tackle issues like correcting exist- ter for first years. the Sky-Watcher made, Newtonian ing GPS errors, study unexplained {To check out the jaw-dropping view Apart from the work you see around But apart from our artistic exploits, college, Artists' Forum is the driv- reflector telescope draws us to the phenomena, monitor solar activities of the craters of the moon, gasp at we go for outings and trips, and talk MB terrace whenever we are graced and help in predicting earthquakes. the intricacies of the rings of Saturn, ing force behind a lot of events, in- about everything from painting to cluding Udaan, the kite-flying beach with a cloudless dark night. The major attraction in ENGINEER through our telescope and for more, profs. You're welcome to swing by We regularly meet to discuss and de- 2015 was the rover ‘Infinity’, in- visit our blog http://aacnitk.blogspot. festival held every Sankranti with anytime to watch us at work! games and stalls (killer tattoos and bate on a wide range of topics from spired by Curiosity, the Mars Rover. in/.} fancy nail art scenes), and ArtBeat, an Introduction to Astrophysics, Apart from this, there were many Astronomy of the Ancient and exis- exhibits like a Celestial Weighing tence of extraterrestrial intelligence. Scale, models of New Horizons,

135 shoreline shoreline 136 Seated: Jeevraj, Vedesh, Vinay, Rebecca, Gagan Raj, Mr. Hemnath Prasad, Prof. Udaykumar Y., Dr. Nagaraj, Mr. Manoj Shetty, Mithun, Veekshith, Udayaveni, Seated: Karthik Senthil, Ajith P. S., Nagarjuna Yelisetty, Ashish Kedia, Suraj Rajan, Dr. Hem Prasad, Prof. Udaykumar Y., Dr. Shashidhar G Koolagudi, Dr. Manoj Rohit Shetty, Adarsh Mohata, Shreyas Udupa, Sumukha R.M., Mayank Bhura First row standing: Ananya, Samanvita, Likhita, Prajwala, Kokila, Rama, Namratha, Nitya, Prathvi, Manola, Abhilasha, Dhanashri, Dhanvini, Aishwarya, First Row Standing: Shravya K. S., Yashasvi Choukikar, Aishwarya Rajan, Kavya Atmakuri, Prajwala Manjunath, Pooja M.S., Neha Rao, Mukta Kulkarni, Isha Bhavya, Neeharika, Vaishnavi, Manogna, Sonali Tarte, Sheetal Shalini, Aparna P.L., Divya Narayanan, Manasa T., Sheetal Dubey Second standing: Surya, Sourabh, Neeraj, Chintan, Narendra, Gagan M., Bobitto, Pranav, Sundar, Anikethan, Sriram , Prajwal, Sriram, Rohan, Pramod, Second Standing: Chinmay Deshpande, Ankit Deepak, Ohileshwar Itagi, Yogesh Ghaturle, Yuvraj Singh, Prabhu Dayal Sahoo, Krishna Jaju, Ananda Rao, Mohit Shashank, Vishwas, Prasanna, Swastik Reddy, Sandeep Menon, Shiva Prakash, Giritheja Sunny, Abhishek Tripathi, Vaishakh Nambiar, Akash Pingua Third Row Standing: Akshay Sharma, Vignesh K., T. Subramaniam, Keerthan S., Guru Pradeep, Harsh Mathur, Kartik Saraswat, Abraham Sebastian, Kishor Bhat

PIC MACAY (Society for the SPIC MACAY holds screenings of Vidushi Manjula Murthy also per- he Web Enthusiasts’ Club CLIQUE 1.0 was held at the begin- The Association of Computing Promotion of Indian Classical cinema classics by great directors formed in various institutions in NITK is well known for tech- ning of the year. It witnessed mas- Machinery conducts a yearly Pro- Music And Culture Amongst like Satyajit Ray, Charlie Chaplin DK and Udupi districts. The perfor- nical talks as well as Pro- sive registration, with over 900 par- gramming Contest, the ACM-Inter- SYouth) is a non-political, nation- and Akira Kurosawa. Films by oth- mance was greatly appreciated by Tgramming Contests, all related to ticipants from count of 900+ from national Collegiate Programming wide, voluntary movement founded er award winning directors such as the audiences. Computer Science. various countries such as China, Competition (ICPC). Members in 1977 by Dr Kiran Seth, Profes- Adoor Gopala Krishnan and Girish The various regional chapters of This year, once again, Web Club Russia, Mexico and of course India. from the Web Enthusiasts’ Club reg- sor-Emeritus at IIT-Delhi (awarded Kasaravalli are also screened. SPIC MACAY hold conventions NITK hosted a variety of technical Another contest, currently being ularly take part in this event. This the ‘Padma Shri’ for his contribution Virasat is one of the main cultural throughout the year. The purpose of talks related to Android App Devel- conducted, is the Year-Long Contest. year, NITK bagged top rewards at to the arts in 2009). festivals of SPIC MACAY, compris- these gatherings is to bring the vol- opment, Functional Programming, It is a one-of-a-kind programming the three sites, Amrita University, SPIC MACAY’s intention is to en- ing an eclectic mix of all aspects of unteers together in order to rejuve- Network Simulator 3 and Machine contest in which a new problem set NITTTR-Kolkata and Hindustan rich the quality of formal education Indian Cultural Heritage. Virasat, nate them and formulate plans at a Learning. is released every week for the course University-Chennai. Team ‘SITE’ by increasing awareness about dif- literally meaning 'heritage' in Hin- larger scale. There are state conven- The Web Club also conducted its an- of an entire year and the winner is from NITK was ranked 8th among ferent aspects of Indian heritage and di, was launched for the first time tions held twice a year and an annual nual event, Software Freedom Week, decided based on consistent perfor- 115 teams in the Chennai regional inspiring young minds to imbibe the in Dehradun in 1995 and is held National Convention which is held where members of the club talk mance. This contest is open only for contest and was the highest ranked values embedded in it. For this, the annually during the first half of the in the month of June. These con- about FOSS (Free and Open Source NITK students. NIT. most accomplished artistes of the academic year. This academic year, ventions are organised to provide a Software). Talks and Hands-on- In order to encourage learning, es- country present programmes of In- SPIC MACAY NITK organised common platform for youth from Learning sessions were conducted in pecially regarding computer sci- dian classical music and dance, folk, three circuits as part of VIRASAT different walks of life. Many volun- the fields of Python, Django, Git and ence concepts, a program called poetry, theatre, and art in schools 2016. We started off with Pt Satish teers from NITK have been to con- Latex. In addition to this, members the Winter Mentorship Program and colleges. Vyas, renowned Santoor artist, ac- ventions in the past few years which of the club helped in the populariza- was conducted. Lectures related to Our core events are the hundreds of companied by Ustad Fazal Qureshi took place in institutions like IIM-C, tion of the Linux Operating System Cryptography, Cloud Computing, concerts or lecture demonstrations who performed in and around Man- IIT-M, IIT Bombay etc. by demonstrating, as well as aiding Ruby on Rails, Algorithms, Reverse

by masters of different art forms that galore and Udupi districts. Soon af- in the installation of Ubuntu. Engineering, Git, Number Theory, Scan me we organise throughout the year. ter, Pt Rupak Kulkarni, a renowned Web Club is also known for con- Game Theory, Networks and Pro- Apart from these sessions, which oc- flautist, mesmerised audiences in ducting Online Algorithmic Pro- gramming in Python were conduct- cur every week, there are also regular various parts of the two neighbour- gramming Competitions. This year ed. The event witnessed a terrific meetings for the students of NITK. ing districts of Dakshina Kannada. they were conducted on the plat- participation from freshmen as well form Hackerrank. as from other years.

137 shoreline shoreline 138 Seated: Joshua Mithiranesan, Sunil Nayak, Shramona Dey, Anirudh Ganesh, Dr. Manoj Shetty, Dr. Hem Prasad Nath, Prof. Udaykumar Y., Dr. Paresh Chan- Seated: Prajwala, Namratha, Charitha, Sravya P. K., Samanvita, Deepthi, Rachana, Nikitha Reddy, Namala Deepthi, Monika Chandel, Priya Kumari dra Deka (Faculty Advisor), Mathew Thomas, Ashwath Manimudi, Vaibhav Mahadev, Kristapher Chakma, Akshay Deshmukh Second Row Seated: Prity Bhusan, Raju Meena, Vaibhav, Almas Parveen, Dr. Hem Prasad Nath, Dr. Udaykumar Y., Dr. Mohan, Ranjeet Kumar, Syra Habeeb, First Row Standing : Shivani Gupta, Smrithi Jacob, Mohita Chowdhury, Shri Ramya, Aditi Singh, Mrunal Narkar, Shreevarsha, Meenakshy B. , Vaishnavi Nimish Gera, Kaushal Puthran Raman, Neha B. , Navnika Sudhir, Tarunya Rao, Shrigouri Hegde, Dhanashri Deshpande, Likitha C. , Spoorthi Bammidi, Aishwarya Upot, Aeshwrya Panda, First Row Standing: Rohitha Lakshmi, Roopa, Priyanka, Haritha, Pranavi G., K. Madhubala, Nagalakshmi Reddy, Samhita Varambally, Lavanya Babu, Syra Habeeb Priyadarshini, Shankhalika, Aishwarya, Nikhila, Sideekha, Sheetal, Rakshit K., Nikita Chauhan Second Row Standing: Aditya Kolari, Varun Siva, Jim Harris, Chetan Harithas, Surya Ravi, Shankar Suresh, Avinash Devdhar, Shashank Kashyap, Pramod Second Row Standing: Vishal, Harish, Roshan, Pramod Bankapura, Shridhar Agiwal, Arvind, Madhusudan, Vedant Patel, Vignesh, Prateek, Mani Theja, Yuva Bankapura, Shashank Hegde, Ajay Rao, Nikhil Jayanth, Benu Changmai, Anant M. , David Joseph, Matthew Kallarackal, Anirudh Sriram, Akhilesh S. Simha, Kotta Sandeep, Devathi Manmohan, Surya Teja Third Row Standing: Ian Fernandes, Prakrith Abhishekk, Amogha Udupa, Sriram A. , Mathew Joel Mathew, Akarsh Kidiyur Satish, Debajyoti Debnath, Third Row Standing: Santosh Kodali, Jayanth Putta, Soham Vaze, Siddaroodha, Omendra Bhardwaj, Aaditya Mishra, Shridhar, Arjun Sadananda, Syed Yusuf, Pranav Konanur, Leonard Francis, Aniket Rege, Mriganabh Boruah, Ashik Rajan, Vivek Kumar, Abel Paul Joseph, Pranav A. K. , T. R. Rahul, Sharang Kulkarni Vuppala Vijay, Venkatesh Yadav,Maipalli Pardhu, Navneethan Loganathan, Rishith

At the end of another terrific year, the NITK Music Club has proved that anything can be accomplished with hard work, perseverance, and just a touch of craziness hen one feels a sense of English to budding youngsters. Our semester with gifts to remind them responsibility towards regular activities include Beach that they are loved and cared for. he Music Club is a strange ambition. The theme for this year our world, we look for Schooling, visits to Lions Special We also conduct newspaper and Wevery way that we can make a differ- School and the KREC Kannada me- cloth collection drives. The money place. In this small area be- was "Challenge Accepted". We start- hind the SAC, students who ed choosing more difficult songs, ence. ‘Genesis’ was started in 2007 dium school. Occasionally, we orga- collected during this is spent on so- Tnormally would have never inter- songs that we would normally have with a vision to "teach today for a nize blood donation camp, newspa- lar lamps, bags and footwear for the acted come together to create and classified as - Ey macha, we can't better tomorrow". It started off with per/cloth collection drive, campus kids. During Incident, NSS organiz- perform beautiful music. Have you learn that in time. If you thought a couple of enthusiastic students try- clean-up drive, old age home visit es iCare, and presents the socially ever gotten that soaring feeling in you couldn't play it, you'd better ing to contribute and make a posi- and street plays on various social conscious face of the fest. We bring your chest when you're listening to a think again. Too high for you to tive change in their surroundings. issues. kids to NITK, organize a treasure They used to go to the temple near NSS volunteers go to the KREC Kan- hunt for them and have loads of fun song? You know, that weird swooshy sing? Practice until you hit the right sun, sand, and beach jams go a long the beach and teach kids. Slowly the nada Medium School and teach spo- through conducting a lot of art & sensation when the right song blares note. Experiment, test yourself, do way towards bringing the club clos- club grew into a large group includ- ken English. The kids of classes 3-5 craft activities. We organize street anything to make yourself a better er together, and they hold a special ing from students from all walks of are taught English with local rhymes plays and campaigns to raise aware- musician. With a tenacious set of place in our memories. life, ranging from BTech to PhD, so as to help them connect with their ness about prevailing social issues. club members who were more than In a dusty old jam room with a bust- MCA to MBA. In 2015, it became a Indian roots more effectively. Beach “When you are carrying out an acts willing to roll up their sleeves and ed back door, generations of phe- National Service Scheme (NSS) Unit schooling involves teaching under- of kindness you get a wonderful feel- put in the effort, we pulled off great nomenal musicians pass through at NITK, and adopted the pan-India privileged kids on a daily basis. We ing inside. It is as though sometimes shows after all those hours spent and best friends are made. We've motto of "you, before me". not only teach school subjects and your body responds and says, ‘Yes, damaging our hearing. written songs together, worked late With more than 200 volunteers and spoken English, but also life skills. this is how I ought to feel’.” Each of The fest scene has been good to us into the night to master those tough 70 executive members, we under- We wish to train them to compete us at NSS will continue giving back this year with our very own Mount compositions, and revelled in the take many activities ranging from globally in today's world. Every fort- to the society, for small stones put through your earphones during that N' Do winning multiple prizes success of perfection. As the year Blood Donation to Newspaper Col- night, we also visit a school for spe- together make up a taller mountain. long train journey? That feeling of at IIT-M's Saarang and Incident. comes to a close, the MC looks for- lection, organizing activities for spe- cially-abled kids to organize games. satisfaction is what we strive for Amongst our various commitments, ward to the next, just as creative and cially-abled kids to teaching spoken We visit an old age home once every during jams at the MC. we still make time for our traditional pure as it always has been, and the We started off this year with a lot of pilgrimage to Gokarna. Two days of beat will roll on.

139 shoreline shoreline 140 Seated: Gaurav Newalkar, Deepak Kumar, Jakkireddy Siddhardha Reddy, Adithya Hendre, Sourabh Patil, Mr. Hemprasad Nath, Prof. Udaykumar Y., Mr. Seated: Naresh Nayak, Anuj Baranwal, Siddaroodha , Bazil Izhak, Athish R. Das, Dr. Hem Prasad Nath, Prof. Udaykumar Y., Dr. Pavan Manoj Shetty, Dr. Veershetty Gumptapure, Ranjith M, Shreyas Shenoy, Marshal B, Harsh Kumar Singh Kumar, Dr. Manoj Shetty, Arun S. Kumar, Gaurav Choudhary, Raju Meena, Sanchit Garg First Row Standing: Pawan Kumar, Sanketh Jugade, George Kurien, Athish R Das, Nikhil Jayanth, Gagandeep S., Akshay Kumar, Srinidhi, Sumukha M Middle Row: Ram Sonkar, Azhar N., Vedant Patel , Chinmaya C.M., Devjyoti Debnath, Saumya Gupta , Anusha L., Sanjana Bhaskar, Harish, Kishan R, Alraz, Amey Joshi, Jigar Patel, Sai Kamal, Abhimanyu S.G., Prashanth C.S. Vindhya K., Rajgouri, Apurva , Mohita Choudhary, Aparna Menon, Ahmed Nabeel, Rahul Kumar, Jasir Mahmood, Athul Prakash, Sachin Second Row Standing: Roopak, Suhas S., Varun N., U. Sree Rama Raju, Raju Lokesh, Likith D Naik, Hrishikesh Potdar, Tejas Dabhi, Babloo Kumar, Pritesh Menon Kumar, Eric D.N. Emmanuel, Anirudh Anand Top Row: Swasthik Prabhu, Dharmendra Acharyah, George C.M., Akshay Kumar, Sagar Srestha , Nikhil Jayanth, Shantanu Vijay, Em- Third Row Standing: Top row: Ashok Kumar, A. Guru, Abhishekam, Aravind Sai Teja Yogesh, Sai Prudhvi, G. Vamsi Krishna, V.K. Vamsi Krishna manuel Biju, M Ameen, Abid Sulficar, Nihal Amin, Saptarshi, Rishit Kuber, Sreedhar Bhat

AE-NITK is affiliated to SAE organise events which aim at improv- teams are taught how to dismantle he Media Arts and Creative needs about 17 hours of effort! The GC-10, the club began receiving International at the global level ing student’s technical and practical and re-assemble the engine of a car. Design (MACD) is a group Design Team helps in making post- emails and calls from various firms and SAE India locally. It is ded- knowledge. There are a few semi-an- Aside from these activities, SAE of creative minds on campus. ers, brochures, flyers, banners, pam- and start-ups. MACD is proud to Sicated to the advancement of mobil- nual events conducted for first year members conduct programs called TMACD is responsible for producing phlets, logos and mascots for Inci- announce that it is now the official ity community in India. students. Otto Quiz tests the AQ Knowledge Exchange Programs the exciting teaser trailers and catchy dent and other events. The Content design partner of ‘Beeryani Fitness’ SAE-NITK organizes events, meet- (Automobile Quotient) of the stu- (KEPs) where the members are given posters for Engineer and Incident. Development team is the backbone at Hyderabad. ings, and exhibitions year round dent. How Stuff Works (HSW), is an a chance to speak about their inter- MACD was in 2012, when a group of MACD, as it does most of the In spite of MACD’s busy schedule, that cover the aspects of technology initiative during which SAE mem- ests and thereby enhance the other’s of nine creative design enthusiasts brainstorming and provides guide- a certain camaraderie is evident related to the design and manufac- bers teach a specific topic related to understanding. Furthermore, the felt the need to extend their work lines for the media and design teams among everyone in the club, the turing of the automotive, aerospace, mechanical engineering. Under the club technically and financially sup- beyond the two fests of NITK, and to follow. spirit of working together is what and other related mobility indus- Hood is an interaction where senior ports projects undertaken by groups hence joined hands to form the club. Although the academic year begins drives MACD forward. All the work tries. These events bring students SAE members talk about principle of students with similar interests. MACD has grown since, and now in July for students, it started off MACD does is appreciated through together, creating a network to share and working of various sub-systems consists of a total of 60 students. Dr. in May for MACD. Members work the thunderous applause and roar- information. in a car which is followed by a Q Pawan Kumar is the faculty advisor tirelessly to create ‘Engineer’ and ing cheers our videos receive during It caters to the needs of people in- & A section. Do it yourself (DIY) and supervises over the activities of ‘Incident’ brochures for marketing, Engineer and Incident. MACD is terested in the visualization of me- Mechania provides a problem state- MACD. which is a 50-day effot taken up by growing through the improving chanical and automotive products. ment which requires participants to There are three sub-groups within students working from their homes the quality of our videos with every SAE-NITK has actively participated build and race a machine/bot with- MACD, namely the Media team, in different parts of the country. passing year. in various SAE INDIA events like in a prescribed time limit with the Design team and Content Develop- MACD also worked for the GC-10 MACD holds Photoshop, After-Ef- BAJA, Ecokart, and Efficycle. given materials. This is followed by ment team. The Media team takes (Global Convention) – from its logo, fects and Sony Vegas workshops ev- To promote learning, SAE members Can you Fix it?, where the winning care of producing videos and ani- to its brochure and publicity posters. ery year in the even semester, which mated sequences. This team consists Working with some of the most re- attracts large participation. MACD of sound engineers and 3-D experts. vered alumni from all over India was also hosts a party at the end of ev- To get some perspective on the work indeed a memorable experience for ery year, wherein the core members that goes on in the team, you should MACD. The professionalism exuded of the club transfer their authority to know that animating a six-second by them was inspirational. their subordinates, and a new office animated video of the NITK insignia Post MACD’s association with takes charge.

141 shoreline shoreline 142 First Row Seated: Satyam Chandra, Johnson Jose, Aswin K.V., Akshay Ramani, Ayush Ranjan, Karthik N Kamath, Vishnu Swaroop, Aditya Hendre, Shyial Sitting first row: Jubin Krishna, Nagarjun S., Avareddy, Mithilesh Bhat, Sridhar Bhat, Aquib Rifath Nadaf, Dayanand Kori, Rohan R. Poojary, Prajwal K. Poojary, Ajay Hegde, Deepak, Kaushik R., Akshay Essa, Savio D'Souza, Gaurav Nayak Laila, Karthik Gowda, Shree Harsha, Tilak Raj, Roopesh Naik Second Row Seated: Anumeha Ayushi, Priyanka Das, Parvathi Nair, Naveen John, Eva Pradhan, Dr. Hem Prasad Nath, Prof. Udaykumar Y., Dr. Sharnappa Sitting second row: Varun Gowda, Sharath Achar, Surya Kumar, Rakshith Nayak, Abishek Kumar, Prasanna Kumar, Dr. Hem Prasad Nath, Prof. Udaykumar Y., Mr. Manoj Shetty, Swasthik Prabhu, Vivek Joladarashi, Dr. Manoj Shetty, George Vinod, Sandeep Kakula, N. Subhash Bhat, Shon Joseph Shettar, Akhil Kishan, Chandrashekar Bhat M., Sharath Kamath Shevgur Standing first row: Ajinkya Desshpande, Sahadev S. Pai, Prajwal Nayaka, Vipul Salian, Rishabh Mendon, Kumaraswamy Hande, Rakshith Naik, Nikhil B. M., Aditya S. Bhat, Sushanth Patil, Dhanashri First Row Standing: Ankita Singh, Pranjali Jagdish Rao, Supriya Gadekar, Jnapika Mortha, Saheli Roy Choudhury, Shankhalika Sarkar, Aishwarya Upot, Deshpande, Manola V. Kulal, Megha R. Naik, Anusha Kotian, Kokila Rajaram, Vaishnavi Sulaya, Manasa Bhat, Sumith Nazare, Shridhar Shirol, Preetham, Rohit Shanbhag, Henzil Fernandes, Vaishakh Nikhila Elangovan, Kamya B. Krishnan, Siddhika Chunchuwar, Samyuktha Poojary, Shruti Hegde, Sahara Sedhain, Seethal Menon, Priya Kumari, Manasa K. Nambiar, Akshay Chowdlu, Akhil, Neeraj Nayak Bhat, Anjana Elizabeth Jose, Mudra Patel, Nimisha Shaji Standing second row: Adithya Bhat, Shabarisha Shetty, Pradeepkrishna Pai T., Adarsh Gowda, Vedesh Prabhu, Sanjay Ishvar Naik, Veekshith K.H., Suhas Gowda, Kiran Anginthaya, Sourabh Joshi, Ajith P., Bobitto Pavithran, Mithun M., Mahesh Shetty, Abhijith K.C., Yellalinga Lagali, Bala Sagar, Nathan Pereira, Abhishek D., Vishwas Anil S. Second Row Standing: Kiran Kumar, Humaid Patel, Apoorv Oulkar, Adarsh Pai, Adil Mohamed, Rohit Davis, Gokul Balakrishnan, Siddarth Menon, Govind Standing third row: Gautham D.P., Shreeharsha Kumar, Amal Johny, Karthik N. Kamath, Shrinidhi S. Rao, Kaushik Kulal, Praveen Kumar, Manish Patkar, Gokul Premraj, Jeevraj Raj, Adithya Baliga, Eric Shajan, Achyut Menon, Mohammed Ashfaq Anwar, Anas Abdul, Sebin Binoy, Dibyamshu Shrestha Clive, Sumanth N., Shyial Saleem Essa, Raja Akshay, Vishal, Varun Rao, Harivarsh, Sourabh Shetty, Sheetal Raj, Samanvith Third Row Standing: Abhijith P.A., Kevin Mathew, Amit Shenoy, Athul Toms Augustine, Rohit Vaddi, Thejus Humayun, Aniketh Kulkarni, Harsh Kumar, Vignesh Mahesh, Vikrant Singh, Akash Gupta, Leonard Akkarakaran Francis, Mukund Ayala, Rahul Rajeev, Abhinand Pusuluri, Aditya Sathish

hen you’re sitting in a dark the initiation of the Film Fest this year. was followed by screening of the movie otaract Club of NITK exists un- underprivileged. event of the organization is held. Last room watching a story pan The three day fest saw directors of award Court, a 2015 Marathi feature film di- der the umbrella of Rotary In- An international Rotaract Club News- year, the Rotaract Club at NITK had the out, a canvas is being creat- winning films and showcased a range rected by Chaitanya Tamhane, a court ternational, a worldwide social letter with the motto, ‘thoughts tran- unique opportunity to play host of the Wed on screen. You become one with the of “parallel movies”, nominated for the room drama film which is on its way Rwork organization, which is character- scending borders’, Whispering Winds event. Spanning over a weekend in the cinema; it is not only entertainment, but Oscars from India. “Parallel Cinema” is to be India's official submission for the ized by its members who have created strives to take the Rotaract objective to month of January, comprised of guest a source of life. known for its solemn content, realism 88th Academy Awards in the Best For- a niche for themselves in their chosen promote better relations among peo- lectures from distinguished dignitaries Since its inception, the Films’ Club has and naturalism. It focuses on the socio- eign Language Film category. fields. Rotaract strives to give back to ple worldwide. Through articles from in the fields of Psychology, Film and tried to bring that magic of cinema to political climate of the times and rejects The last day of the fest, 13th March fea- society and starts initiatives with this members of participating clubs, which Theatre, Social Etiquette, and Corporate the NITK audience. With films like Ban- the dance-and-song numbers that are tured Margarita with a Straw, known as aim in mind. include Rotaract Clubs of Kathmandu, Management, it was a great success. galore Days and Premam from Kerala, typical of mainstream commercial Indi- “Choone Chali Aasman” locally, a 2014 In today’s globalized world, the impor- Karachi, Bhutan and NITK, it seeks Rotaract Club, NITK Chapter aims at the Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and Queen an cinema. Indian drama film directed by Shonali tance of English can’t be denied. Mem- to erode the reluctance to share one's development of young adults as leaders from Bollywood, Kaththi from Tamil This year’s fest kicked off on the 11th of Bose and Nilesh Naniyar. This was fol- bers of Rotaract NITK, having appreci- thoughts on a public forum while at the in their communities and workplaces. Nadu, Baahubali from Andhra Pradesh March with an inaugural function pre- lowed by the screening of Naanu Ava- ated this, have come up with a unique same time, instilling a feeling of confi- For this purpose, the club has brought and Lucia from Karnataka, the Films sided over by the National Films Award nalla Avalu and a discussion with the programme called Rotutor. This pro- dence and togetherness. up SIG’s or Special Interest Groups like Club has included a variety of genres winner and Kannada movie director, P film’s director B S Lingadevaru. The fest gramme focuses on teaching English to This year, The Alumni Association, in Tronics SIG, Literary and Arts SIG and and languages. However, it didn’t stop Sheshadri which was followed by the came to a dazzling end with a screen- fifth, sixth and seventh graders of NITK conjunction with the Rotaract Club Finance, Films and Media, Arts and De- just at movies. screening of his award winning film, ing of the widely popular Hollywood Kannada medium government school NITK held the NITK Beach Run, a sign SIG. Similarly, Rotalks is a platform Over the year, the Club has also filmed Bettada Jeeva. animated film Inside Out, directed by to help them prepare for the real world. three­category marathon. This event, the for speakers, philosophers and debaters ODI cricket matches from the Asia Cup 12th March began with the screen- award winning directors Pete Docter AVANTI Fellows is a social enterprise first of its kind, was an undeniable suc- alike to let their minds speak. as well as the T20 World Cup and the In- ing of the The Silence of the Lambs, a and Ronnie del Carmen. The winners of and an award winning peer learning ini- cess, with more than a thousand regis- Rotaract Club has 111 creative and ef- dian tour match series. It’s most recent 1991 American thriller and psycholog- the 2016 Film Fest were also announced tiative amongst JEE aspirants all across tered participants. ficient members, who through their ef- endeavor was into the world of football. ical horror film, directed by Jonathan before the movie. the country, based out of Mumbai. The In line with the vision of the Rotaract, forts have been able to present a myriad By popular demand, the Club screened Demme. The afternoon session consist- The club has expressed hopes of estab- NITK Chapter of AVANTI Fellows has “Service above self”, one of the flagship of events and activities, all focusing on El Classico on 3rd March. The legendary ed of a panel discussion with director lishing the culture for years to come well moved on to achieving great re- activities the club organizes is the Se- the development of fellow students and football match between the rival teams Jayaprakash P, followed by the screening within the college, creating awareness sults since its inception in the institute mester Orphanage Trip. Members and the community. of Real Madrid and Barcelona pulled a of his film Lens, a hostage drama set in within the student body and exposing in 2013. non-members travel to nearby orphan- staggering crowd of 250+ from the stu- the digital world. The evening session them to delicate issues handled with fi- Rotaract Club organizes a Charity Play ages in Mangalore, and spend a day with dent body alone. of the fest featured the second round of nesse and grace by parallel films. during the Even Semester, which is the resident children. However, the most noteworthy accom- the Film Fest Quiz, hosted by renowned Cinema, je t’aime. ‘Play On’ this year. The proceeds from Every year, the Rotary Youth and Lead- plishment of the Films’ Club has been quiz master Vishal Bhandarkar. This this are used for the benefit of the ership Awards (RYLA), the flagship

143 shoreline shoreline 144 First Row Seated: Rajshekhar, Shubham, Sanjay S., Priyal, Manisha, Saumya G., Kavya A., Navya, Chavi, Aditya J., Rishit, Saurabh S., Hrushikesh, Sheyans, First Row Seated: Sriram Rao, Sanjay Narayanan, Karthik Senthil, Sandeep Moudgalya, Bhuvan M.S. , Mohit Reddy, Prateek Iyengar, Sandeep Menon, Narayan Chavan, Chinmay Vignesh Deshpande, Sandeep Nayak, Harshesh Gokani, Ashish Kedia, Kishor Bhat, Siddharth Dhananjay, Vivek N. , Shreyas Hegde, Akshay Kumar, Srinidhi S., Palash Shah, Swetha C. Second Row Seated: Samruddhi, Sanket, Deepak K., Siddharth J., Snehal Jauhri, Anirudh Ganesh, Dr. Hem Prasad, Dr. Udaykumar Y., Mr. Manoj Shetty, Second Row Seated: Sitting Row: Ayush Malewar, Abin Alex Pothen, Anand Gopalakrishnan, Sri Krishna, Anirudh Ganesh, Mr. Manoj Shetty, Prof. Sumam David, Prof. Udaykumar Y., Sr. Hem Prasad Nath, Shivani Parikh, Anshej Habin, Nimisha Sharath, Bhagyashree Suresh, Arya Aishwarya, Supriya Nagesh. Rishyashring R., Vandhana C., Anusha, Abygale First Row Standing: Sagnik Dam, Rohit C., Deepesh Agarawal, Yash Lara, Srinath C., Chirag Kalose, Vedesh, Navaneet, Maitreyee, Isha Tarte, Sheetal Shalini, Pooja M.S., Akanksha Kumari, First Row Standing: Nischita, Sukanya, Yashaswini, Binita, Rimitha, Akankshya, Vaishnavi C., Shrishti A.K., Deepti R., Rashmi P., Divya N., Likhita, Aeshwrya, Pravalika, Saba Hussain, Roshni S., Ananya Vasudevan, Pooja Baliga, Amita Kamath, Prachi Sahi, Natasha Jeppu, Samhita Varambally, Megha Mantur, Soundarya Ramesh, Shreevarsha, Ashritha. Sonali, Divya V. Sangeetha G.S. Second Row Standing: Nikhil J, Aswanth, Nithin H., Aalok A., Mahesh, Shrinidhi, Sudheendra, Bhargav, Anikethan, Pranav M, Aneesh, Jatin, Ritesh, Danish, Second Row Standing: Sushant Dinesh, Pavan, Vinay Bhat, Akshay Revankar, Karan K., Chirag Gaurav, Aditya Kulkarni, Anuchan H. V., Vijaykrishna, Akarsh P., Anand Rao, Anirudh Rajesh, Dishan, Avinash, Shiv Adarsh Rajesh, Tanmay Gadgil, Anand Thamban, Prabhanjan Mannari, Ankit Tripathi. Third Row Standing: (Left to Right) : Deepak D., Ravikant, Parikshit, Nihar, Aditya N., Vishakha, Vibhav, Anirudha, Abhijay, Akshay S., Samarth, Satwik, Kevin Third Row Standing: Param Hanji, Sudeep Chandra, Chaithya G R, Aditya Shashidhar, Prajwal G.S., Arun Keerthi, Satyesh Shanker Awasthi, Ravi Hasyagar, Rohit Kumar, Yuvraj Singh, Meet Upadhyay, Akash Suresh, Shreyas Jain, Hitesh, Shubham Swami, Ashish Joshy, Aditya Bhat, Krishna Kinna, Sanjeev. G., Prateek W., Krish, Aniket, Anagh, Vikram

s one charming third year says conducts their sessions in avant-garde out in the World T20 tournament! Also EEE NITK is a dynamic body of of the NITK School. provide on-demand information. “ISTE is a typical Indian family, methods including game shows, debates debuting this year was the game show highly motivated and enthusiastic A major focus of the club is to take up IEEE-NITK has been successful in act- with enough drama for constant and online sessions. “So many mem- Bibliophile in which ISTE kept the par- engineers with a passion to create a socially relevant projects, in order to ing and providing an effective platform Arefills of the popcorn bucket.” ISTE’s bers attend these meets that it is getting ticipants enthralled with a plethora ac- Ichange through innovation. Having re- catalyse and contribute to social welfare to share and build technical knowledge technical SIGs not only work together increasingly difficult for me to find a tivities sprawling across various themes. ceived the R10 Region Exemplary Stu- efforts. The SIGHT chapter has contrib- by through Knowledge Sharing Ses- in harmony but complement each oth- chair!” laments the chairperson. Realizing our commitment to society as dent Branch Award in July 2015, the club uted through projects like “JAGRITI”, sions. Members are involved in tak- er in their nature. Where the unbound Conducted during the second week of engineers, ISTE organized an initiative is all set to excel in more endeavours. which uses the power of crowdsourcing ing up innovative projects such as the potential of Charge- the electronics SIG, August with a turnout of around 550 that helped give high school students in- The club actively participates in initia- to create a solution to the problem of “Vertical Take Off and Landing Project shocks everyone; the calm and calcula- enthusiastic first years, ISTE’s campus sight into possible career paths for them tives of its affinity groups such as WIE identification and resolution, by provid- (VTOL)” which won the IEEE Student tive nature of Crypt- the computer SIG, wide treasure hunt Scotland Yard was through interactive seminars. Students (Women in Engineering) and SIGHT ing an anonymous straightforward plat- Enterprise award -2015 in the Asia Pa- gets the job done. Clutch – the mechan- held. Following this, the newly recruited were given guidance on how to pursue (Special Interest Group for Humani- form for reporting issues. The current cific (R-10) region. The club also has its ical SIG moves forward as a junkyard second years in ISTE’s Charge SIG con- these careers straight from the colleges tarian Technologies). Its participation platform can be used to report sighted own 3D Printer – the PRUSA I3 model. contraption designed to be a juggernaut ducted a Basic Electronics workshop for they should aim to attend to the talents in GINI (Global Integrated Network of child labour, abuse and other issues. The Technology used in the 3D print- while Concrete – the civil SIG aims to enthusiastic juniors. The annual ISTE they should harness. IEEE) has been of great importance to One such current venture under SIGHT er is commonly referred to as Fused retain stability. ISTE’s notable proj- fest Transcend was held shortly after, Most ISTE members wear spectacles the growth of the student branch. The is the Smart Slate project “Interactive Deposition Modelling (FDM) technol- ects include a self-balancing bot, smart providing the perfect opportunity for because they're all far-sighted. Jokes club recently expanded its technical learning for the blind”. Elementary ed- ogy. FDM is additive manufacturing watch, RC plane, BLE IoT tracking sys- enthusiasts to sharpen their knives for apart, the club truly believes in keep- conglomerate by introducing the Signal ucation for the blind is mainly centred approach which involves injecting mol- tem, ISTE app and Seismic retrification. Engineer. ing up with times. As a final year ar- Processing Society (SPS). on the conversion of text to Braille. The ten plastic using very tiny nozzle (called Similarly the SIGs Chronicle (literary), The collaborations with Fidelity Invest- ticulates “We realize and acknowledge Activities in WIE are aimed at inspir- Smart Slate is a window to the future of as extruder). Many projects such as the Credit (business) and Create (media) ments and SAMSUNG through the ap- the change in the dynamics of the club. ing and empowering the female mem- education for the visually challenged. VTOL Project, Smart Slate Project, and have taken up new tasks. A thriving pathon and Hackathon reinvented the While we insist upon some constants bers and inspire young bright students The project has succeeded in providing the Foot Pump project use the 3D print- blog with quirky articles on NITK life, coding culture in campus with the two and customs, we embrace new ideas and to pursue the field of science. The wing a low-cost tablet with important features er to make parts. the official newsletter Novus Scientifica, things: pizza and coke. It also provided are always ready to take a leap of faith. of NITK WIE is working effective- to complement elementary education. The club has provided a global level plat- a book club, a debating society, talks on internship opportunities for the best The beautiful country roads may be ly towards realising the STAR (Stu- Its aim will now be to introduce more form at NITK for students and profes- economics and finance and case studies participants. This semester, as cricket paved over by sleek black highways, but dent-Teacher and Research Engineer/ features on the Smart Slate. Particularly sionals to learn, interact and innovate. are all products of these SIGs. has the entire nation’s attention, ISTE the destination remains the same.” Scientist) programme in the NITK Kan- the introduction of a network of inter- It is actively involved in improving the ISTE organizes meets almost every brought it to college with ‘Powerplay’ nada Medium School. Interactive talks acting Smart Slates that can be used to presence of the global parent organisa- day to openly discuss new technology, - a biz event based on ‘Online Fantasy are held to bring awareness about the create a social network or a class group tion IEEE at the collegiate level and also where members share their expertise League’ where you can buy your own importance of science and engineering. for discussion. The Smart Slate may placing NITK in the limelight by pro- on a topic with the rest of the club. ISTE cricket team and watch them fight it These are aimed at high school students also be equipped with internet access to viding global recognition to the college.

145 shoreline shoreline 146 First Row Seated: Amit, Akhilesh, Giriraj, Harsh, Ajay, Shankar, Anirudh S., Jim, Vignesh, Deepak Second Row Seated: Karthik, Shramona, Manaswini, Aishwarya, Anirudh G., Mr. Manoj Shetty, Dr. Subrahmanya K., Dr. Udaykumar Y., Dr. Hem Prasad Nath, Seated: Aditya Hendre, Sanchit Garg, Chintan Doshi, Nimisha Sharath, Chandrashekhar Bhat, Rohan Anmol Singh, Swaroopa Sajjan, Pooja M. Kumar, Sharang, Rohit, Anurag S., Rishi, Samar, Ansu Roshni , Mohak Gandhi, Aayush Agarwal. First row standing: Nithin, Aditya, Jerry, Anjana, Nitya, Jeeveeka, Mrunal, Madhusmita, Rekha, Shivani, Thivani, Mukta, Yogitha, Sheetal, Meenakshy, First Row Standing: Aditya Jain, Dakshesh Thacker, Mukul, Kush Patel, Vikas Meena, Almas Parveen, Yoghita, Rakshita, Samhita, Samar Kenkre, Pratham Krishnapriya, Tejaswi, Almas, Vamsi, Kamesh, Santanu, Praneeth Pramod, Shubham Badal, Ashish Gupta, Ajeet Lakhani, Rahul Singh Thakur, Nagarjuna Y. Second Row standing: Anoop, Sooraj, Shashank, Alex, Akshay S., Jaidev, Vidit, Prateek, Najvan, Akhil, Abel, Vinay M., Abhilash, Sridhar, Rishab, Samyak Second Row Standing: Alok Umarjeet, Rishit Kuber, Sai Surya, J..J. Abijith Reddy, Jatin Nayak, Rahul Agarwal, Vinod Rathod, Madhusudhan Agarwal, Third Row Standing: Guru, Vinay S., Somesh, Vineeth, Yathish, Prathik, Sukesh, Pradeep, Vikram, Anurag V., Jishnu, Akshay D., Harikrishnan, Utkarsha, Arjun, Mahendra Paliwal, Rutwij Hoshing, Govind Shajan, Ashish Ongari, Anshul Agarwal, Vatsa, Yashwanth Bhanu, Tanishq. Akshay J.T., Rahul, Dilip.

he Institution of Engineers (IE) Gadget: A platform for exchange of IE events prove to be a creative outlet for ntrepreneurship Cell, NITK is a given to the industry. entrepreneurship fraternity, has ac- is known to be the world‛s larg- ideas, knowledge and expertise for the members as well as participants. Events non-profit organization run by ENTERPRISE is an exhilarating flag- credited the Entrepreneurship Cell est multi-disciplinary engineer- tronos and triclites of IE, its vision is like RTFM, Sync, Logician and Analyze the students of NITK that aims at ship event of the club that tests the of National Institute of Technology Ting professional society, with the NITK to inculcate freshmen into the world test presence of mind. IE’s flagship event Edeveloping the entrepreneurial spirit of business aptitude as well as the market- Karnataka (NITK), as a high per- chapter being no exception. With vi- of electronics. Logician, IE’s signature - King of the Hill - presents the campus young students. We provide a platform ing skills of the participants. This event formance e-cell. E-Cell, NITK has brant members possessing sundry skills, event, aims to channel knowledge into as an imaginary battlefield, with teams for students to integrate their techno- spans over a week and includes inter- now grown into an organization ranging from Music Club to DebSoc to practical realms. engaging in epic battles of wit in order logical skills and business acumen in views and group discussions, leading to having more than 50 members and various sports teams, it is of little sur- Studio: This SIG is for people bitten by to be crowned champions. order to convert their ideas to ventures. the final round, a B-plan competition partners including the Nadathur prise that IE has spawned a variety of the film keeda. Most Studio meets in- Student’s Council website: IE has taken Several members have started their own and the actual sale of goods to college S Raghavan Center for Entrepre- groups that are off beat for a technical volve film appreciation and passionate up the responsibility for building and ventures in college and continued after students. Each team gets to keep the neurial Learning (NSRCEL, IIM club. discussions about cinema. The most maintaining a website for the NITK Stu- graduation. profit made. The winning team is decid- Bangalore), National Social Entre- SIGs of IE awaited activities of this SIG are those dent Council. The website will allow the In sync with this E-Cell organizes the ed based on both the b-plan as well as preneurship Forum, department of Code: Code brings together an array of that involve making short films and Student Council to make information following events: the sales competition. Science and Technology, govern- computer enthusiasts, bringing coding sketches, some of which have thousands more accessible to the NITK Student E-PITCH, the flagship B-plan com- E-WEEK is the fest conducted by E-Cell ment of India and Science Tech- events, application development and of hits on YouTube. In fact, an advertise- community. petition at NITK Surathkal, is an in- NITK, which includes our flagship nology and Entrepreneurship Park other hackathons under one roof. Its ment made for the #CrashThePepsiIPL The IE special - ‘Spark’: Spark is a ter-collegiate event, sponsored by the event E-PITCH, other competitions like (STEP) and Intel. efforts have resulted in fascinating proj- contest made it to the finals and was fea- unique platform that showcases stu- Department of Science and Technology, Mock Stock and various guest lectures • E-Cell NITK has more than 15 ects relating to game development, ma- tured on their website. Studio embodies dents of NITK who have followed their Government of India. Students submit and workshops. student startups currently operat- chine learning and web development. the multifaceted spirit of IE, and rightly passion and engaged in activities out- business plans and compete to earn up KEP’s(Knowledge Exchange Pro- ing from STEP. These ventures are Garage: Despite the name, Garage is so. side of their curriculum. Inspired by to Rs. 10 lakhs in funding. The winners grams) are sessions during which mem- student run and in hope of build- not all mechanical. It’s a pit-stop for Vriddhi: It’s an auxiliary SIG of IE, and the format of TEDx, Spark highlights get direct entry to the finals of IIMB’s bers organize video conferences with ing a better future. They include those interested in everything relating the social face of the club. Vriddhi or- 3-4 students who give a 10-minute talk Next Big Idea and enjoy mentorship successful entrepreneurs and have dis- CybrHome, Winkl, OddJobz, and to mechanics, structures and materials. ganizes visits to nearby villages to teach about the pursuit of their passion. Over support from NSRCEL, IIMB as well cussions on finance, economics, busi- more. Garage’s primary focus is its knowledge kids. It also conducts sessions on skills the past 3 sessions we’ve had a musi- as incubation facilities from Science ness, and technology. These sessions are • Some of India’s most successful sharing sessions, with a major empha- required to set up small scale industries cian, poet, an ultimate Frisbee player, and Technology Entrepreneurs Park open to NITK students. startups like Practo, TaxiForSure sis on “Nano meets”, a novel concept to teach self-dependency. Women are photographer, traveller, cycling enthusi- (STEP-NITK). Since E-Cell’s inception the club and its and Delhivery have members of wherein members engage in discussions educated about health and hygiene es- ast, painter, entrepreneur, social policy TECHVENTURE is a design contest members have achieved great heights E-Cell NITK as their founders or in on ongoing research in their respective pecially regarding drinking water and worker, and even a DJ. where students formulate a solution to including: their founding teams. fields. sanitation. an industry specific problem. The win- • National Entrepreneurship Net- ners go on to build a prototype which is work (NEN), India's largest

147 shoreline shoreline 148 Seated: Rohit John Joseph, Mathew Thomas, Fuad Naser, Harshit Dhulipati, Rahul Varma, Sameera Lanka, Ajay Krishnan, Mintu Jothish, Pushkar Kulkarni, Seated: K. Sai Narasimha, Sushil Kumar, Jaganti Vamsi, V. Vijay Chandra, Dr. Pavan Kumar S., Anusha K., Satwika, Chandu sneha, Subhash Bhat Dakshesh Thacker, Karan Narayan, Aditi Chalisgaonkar, Apoorva Goel, Elisha George First Row Standing: Mahesh Bhat, Sai Charan, Sidhartha J., Praneeth, Anusha P., Mounica S., Kusuma Kumari, Anantha Mayuri, Rachana K., Mary Manisha, First Row Standing: Sridhar Sashank, Shreyas Udupa, Krishna Kinnal, Hem Maradia, Shashank Sridhar, Suraj Kapoor, Narendra Shivaraman, Aparna Velampudi, Mohan K., Prudvi, Abhijith, Sourabh Jade Pereira, Prachi Shahi, Asavari Limaye, Nischita Kaza, Yashaswini Karanth, Sahana Roy Second Row Standing: Reddimani, Sree Harsha C., Ajay Kumar S., Ramesh, Niraj, Manjit, Manoj Gowda, Rishit Kuber, Vinay Babu, Niraj, Ashwin, Nikhil M. Second Row Standing: Ashwin Kumar, Bharath R., Deepak Srikanth, Prabhanjan Mannari, Jaitirth Jacob, Codanda Monappa, Akarsh Sathish, Leonard Francis, Ashith Nambiar, Mohammed Ameen, Anirudh Sriram, Kevin Mathew, Abhinand Pusulur

his year has been a very live- announce the creation of the Lit Gig, Krishna Kinnal and Rahul Varma he NITK Photography Club wandering bunch of photo lovers. Mood of Inci: Behold the joy, sor- ly year at LSD. Fresh from a bunch of literary enthusiasts op- did us proud with a second place is much more than an ordi- Cross Dimension: One of the flag- row, elation, and the other Moods the summer vacation (and erating under the umbrella of LSD. finish at the General Quiz held at Fr. nary hobby club. It immor- ship events of the club, is the ulti- of Inci through candid snaps. At Tin many cases grueling internships), The Lit Gig is focused on creating Muller Medical College, and a first Ttalizes every event in the college and mate fiesta. It comprises events like the end of each day, we showcase all the first general quiz, popularly a platform for budding writers and place victory at the Sci-Tech quiz preserves glorious memories to help Serendipity, a twist on Scotland Yard these moments and select the best called FQOTY(First Quiz Of The enthusiasts to express their thoughts held at Tech Tatva, Manipal Univer- students feel connected to their past. (exploring the hidden beauty of for appraisal. Year) was held in August and saw and ideas in the form of word-play sity. Hem Maradia also came third The Photography Club aims at ex- NITK through a camera lens) and Workshops: Photography Club or- a stellar turnout. Simultaneously, as well as bringing together an en- in the India quiz held at “Under the pressing life from a new perspective. “Tic Snap Tok”, where attendees ex- ganizes a lot of workshops showcas- quizzers were put to the test with thusiastic audience. Keep your eyes Peepal Tree” or UTPT, the annual Apart from capturing stunning hibit their photography skills. ing various styles of photography Cadenza, NITK’s annual Lone Wolf and ears open for more updates quiz festival of the RV College of and candid moments in NITK, the “A photograph is a secret about a and photo-editing including HDR, quiz. from the Lit Gig! Engineering, Bangalore. In the field photography club conducts various secret, the more it tells the less you Portraiture, Photoshop, Lightroom, The literati in LSD then organized of diplomacy, Fuzail Khan won the events for members and enthusiasts. know” Light Photography, and Street a fabulous Poetry Slam competi- Model United Nations competition Photo-walks: “Learning is incom- INCIDENT: EXPOSE during the Photography. tion in January, where participants held at Fr. Muller Medical College. plete without practice”. Photo-walk annual cultural fest is a bonanza of Photo Booth: hoto booth is a plea- conjured up complex rhymes and Finally, leading from the front, is a place where one learns the tech- extravagant Photography events, sure for those who visit Expose. The chained words to produce some the Convener and Joint Convener nicalities of photography while ex- mentioned below. real fun of Incident comes when you top-notch poems! This was quick- Mintu Jothish and Pushkar Kulkar- periencing the pleasure of taking Frames: This event calls for enthu- start to feel like you’re a part of it and ly followed by the second General ni won the Manipal Regionals of a good photo. Professionals as well siasts from all over the country to Photo Booth is the right event for Quiz of the year and the annual JAM the Tata Crucible Business Quiz, as amateurs have hands-on sessions submit their best work. Selected en- this. Use props, take pictures, and competition. Finally, in March we bagging a handsome cash prize of with DSLR cameras and attempt tries are sorted into various catego- have fun. organized an annual debate to pro- Rs.75,000.00. Pushkar and Mintu creative feats like light painting, as- ries based on themes such as Street, vide a platform for college students The year turned out to be was a will be participating in the South tro photography, panoramic shots Landscape, Wildlife, Macro, and to voice their opinions on a slew of very rewarding one for the mem- Zone finals of the Tata Crucible and more. NITK’s very own beach, Portrait. This is a great platform for topics important to our country. bers of LSD. Our third year quizzing Quiz, to be held in Chennai. skyline, and verdure sights nearby budding photographers to display The LSD would also like to proudly team comprising of Hem Maradia, serve as enlivening vistas for this their talent.

149 shoreline shoreline 150 First Row Seated: Abhishek Maheshwari, Kishan R., Keerthi Selvan, Shashank Kashyap, Sanket Jugade, Harsh Lara, Gautamdev Chaudhary, Sutej Kulgod, Pradeep Venkatachalam, Arya R., Neeharika Shetty, Sheetal Pasam, Janani Swaminathan, Shreya Kuruvilla, Naresh Chaudhary, Suryansh D Kumar, Ranjith M., Alston D'Souza, Vaishakh K.N., Akhil Reddy Second Row Seated: Anirudh B.K., Pulkit Pattnaik, Mohak Gandhi, Yaamika Dedhia, Anirudh Ganesh, Mr. Manoj Shetty, Dr. Basavaraj Talawar, Prof. Udaykumar Y., Dr. Hem Prasad Nath, Seated: Sanjay R., Richie John, Ashaya, Mr. Manoj Shetty, Dr. Hem Prasad Nath, Prof. Udaykumar Y., Dr. M. Kulkarni, Dr. P. Srihari, Deeraj A., Dhinkar, Gaurav N. Ajay S. Sathya, Pooja M. Kumar, Meghana A., Madhavi Srinivasan, S. Harshitha, Sudeshna Mahata First row Standing: Kathirvel T., Govind R. Gopal, Santosh M., Deepthi, Anusha, Mounika, Anuhya Sai, Siri Meghana, Kiranmai, Rachana, Abhinav R., First Row Standing: Arvind Satish, Vishal Kumar, Ananya R., Deepti Bharadwaj, Dhanashri Deshpande, Anusha R., Asavari Limaye, Haritha Naidu, Sneha R. Jhaveri, Snigdh Manasvi, Viswanath, Rambabu Poorva Rane, Medhini G.N., Nidhi Sridhar, Shailee Jain, Gunjan Kothari, Deepthi Hegde, Chandana N.T., Kavyashree Bhagavatula, Chandana Velaga, Namrata Nadagouda, Mounica R. Second row Standing: Kumaraswamy, Kishan, Kiran, Rushikesh, Srikanth M., Akshay, Srikar Madhav, Zakir, Sandeep K., Prajwal, Sandeep N., Eric D. Sanapala, Aparna R. Joshi, Sahitya Penmesta, Aiswarya Garlapati, Madhukar K., Chetan Jaydeep, Balaji Balasubramaniam, Swapneel Naphade Emmanuel, Raghav, Varun Jai Simha Second Row Standing: Amogha Udupa, Bhavesh Jain Lalwani, Nehal Goudar, Sameer Kumar, Rohit John Joseph, Ajith S. Pandel, N.V.R. Ananth, Nabinder Nath, Pardhu Madipalli, Narendra S., Vishakh P., A. Sylendran, Anamik Sarvaiya, Suhas S., Dhiraj Bhakta, Sumant Morab, Matthew George, Roshan H. Third Row Standing : Bharath, Suhas Srinath, Chandrachud Murali, Bharath Kumar N., Mahalakshmi Naidu, Lakshman, Sai Abhishek, Mahesh, Sandeep B., Third Row Standing: Sharat M.G., Nikhil Karve, Aditya Bhat, Likhit Naik, S. Suhas, Saamarth Singh, Anand P.A., Digvijay Singh Rathore, Venkatesh Choubey, Vishwas Shashidhar, Abishekam, Mohan Krishna, Venkata Srinivas, Mani Teja Harshavardhana Reddy, Rohan Chetan Thanki, Pranav Prasad, Shashank Dhar, Anant Maheshwari, S. Giritheja, Sripad Vantmuri, Pankaj Gavit, U. Chintan Maiyya, Mohammed Ameen, Sabari Ram

The purpose of the life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience. n our daily activities, engineer- on cyber security awareness and throughout the year, including stair ing plays a vital role. The impor- robotics. climbing robots and automated wa- ssociation for Computing recommending products and even past a cylinder. This result culminat- tance and relevance of research IET’s flagship event, Present around ter irrigation using hydroponics. Iis monumental. For these reasons, the World (PATW), is an annual Professional societies offer a plat- Machinery (ACM) NITK is baby-sitting robots! At ACM, we ed in a paper that was accepted in one of the four major tech- try to remain abreast of the latest a conference in Thailand. Students IET at NITK thrives to inspire and presentation contest conducted by form for students to gain knowledge Anical clubs in college. developments. A knowledge ex- from Electrical Engineering Depart- influence technological innovations IET for students and young profes- and contribute towards society in In the summer of 2015, the Sum- change programme was conducted ment are developing a shoe with that to meet the needs of the society. IET, sionals between the age group of 18 the field of technology. IET is one of mer Mentorship Programme was on machine learning for the mem- can generate power from every step The Institute of Engineering and and 26 years. The main focus of the them. The student chapter has a lot launched. It was aimed at first years, bers. Now, we have taken it to the to charge a battery. Technology is the largest multidisci- competition is for young engineers of potential with its budding engi- to give them a head start in their en- next level by studying a cutting edge At ACM, we are very passionate plinary professional engineering in- to test their presentation skills by neers, each with a plethora of ideas. gineering streams. The mentorship Machine Learning technique called about robotics. We are working on stitution in the world. Here at NITK, displaying their engineering projects With the talent in our college, we programme was organized in the Deep Learning from a yet-to-be an autonomous robot using the the student chapter was established and ideas. NITK played host this hope that more students use profes- form of courses that struck the right published book. We are applying technology of Simultaneous Local- in 2014 and has grown steadily from year, for the first time, in a Dakshi- sional societies as a gateway to make balance between theory and prac- these methods in competitions on a ization and Mapping (SLAM). This a few to more than a hundred mem- na Kannada wide competition. The their mark in the field of technology. tice. There were courses on Machine website called Kaggle. The develop- robot would be able to generate a bers since its inception. event involves giving a ten minute Learning, Image Processing, Aero- ment of a chat-bot is another inter- map of any new environment and The year started off with recruit- presentation (in English) on any en- dynamics, Matlab Programming, esting project that we are working traverse it by planning its own path ments which went on smoothly with gineering or technology related sub- Ansys, Android Dev, Web Dev and on. from source to destination. the dedication of final and third year ject, which is then followed by five Signals and Systems to name a few. The energy crisis is creating a wide- students who toiled hard to find the minutes of Q&A by the judges. The The programme was a success based spread need for non-conventional Through the work we do, ACM at- right talent. Then IET, in association international finals, held in London on the general feedback we received. sources of energy. To address this, a temps to provide a platform for one with Robogenesis (affiliated nation- every year, brings together winners Computers are continuously be- group of students from Mechanical to find their calling. After all, isn't ally with AIESEC IIT-Delhi & Inter- from 36 countries to compete for a coming more intelligent; there Department developed a project on that what college is all about? nationally associated with Science cash prize of £1,000. are self-driving cars, phones energy harvesting using the vibra- Park, Korea), organized workshops Talks and projects were undertaken that talk back, sites intelligently tions from the vorticity in the flow

151 shoreline shoreline 152 First Row Seated: Thejus, Kiran, , Sukhjinder, Soni, Yashasvi, Prathvi, Abhilasha, Janani, Shruti, Yushmita, Nikhila, Akanksha, Twisa, Nimisha, Sindhoora, Tara, Sanjana, Thomas, Adrian Second Row Seated: Shivam, Harman, Navdeep, Deepak, Tarun, Ashish, Dr. Hem Prasad Nath, Dr. Udayakumar R.Y., Dr.Sheena, Dr. Manoj, Anirudh, Prashant, Seated: Sandeep, Shashin, Suhas V., Anirudh, Dr. Manoj Shetty, Dr. Hem Nath Prasath, Prof. Udaykumar Yaragatti, Dr. Pruthviraj U, Eric, Harshesh, Omey, Bhanu, Vishal, John Sandeep M, Mukund First Row Standing: Kriti, Madhusmita, Mukta, Neha, Aishwarya, Teena, Shramona, Pooja, Bhagyashree, Akankshya, Swaroopa, Gopika, Meenakshi, Gayathri, First Row Standing: Sourabh, Shreyas, Koushik, Dayanand, Vikas, Akshay, Sheetal, Ajay, Aquib, Vishwas, Sharan, Sanket, Harsha, Sourabh Akanksha, Shreya, Ananya, Tejaswini, Urwi, Priya, , , Ashish, Second Row Standing: Sumukha, Koushik, Samanvith, Aditya, Akarsh, Nitish,Rithesh,Tanmay, Rohan, Mithilesh, Anand Second Row Standing: Noel, Basil, Ramakrishna, Shreyas, Ashutosh, Bhargav, Akhil, Rishab, Vinay, Ajaz, Saurabh, Sumeet, Rajdeep, Abhishek, Vikrant, Ashfaq, , Audil Third Row Standing: Govind, Ayush, Sachin, Prateek, Bhaskar, Chris, Adarsh, Dikshant, Ankit, Sahil , Arjun, George, Kevin, Johnson, Akshay, Kaushik, Rohan, Rohit

onsisting of flying enthu- by St. Joseph's Engineering he Dance Drama and Fash- DDFC is home to the NITK Dance siasts, we are involved in College, Mangalore as a part ion Club (DDFC) is a cultur- Crew that comprises of over 50 constructing RC (Remote of their technical fest – TIARA al club in NITK which brings members with expertise in various CControlled) planes and quad-cop- 16. Reigning champion for the Tyou Spandan and Bharat Darshan. dance forms - classical dance forms ters. From designing, fabricating last two years. Spandan is the annual competition like Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi, and programming, the club en- • Runners up - RC plane compe- for dance, drama and fashion con- street styles like hip-hop, popping, compasses it all. tition organized by Shree Devi sisting of artistic performances and lyrical and breaking, contemporary Scan me Some of the projects the clubs com- Institute of Technology, Man- a tightly contested fashion pageant, and Bollywood. Similarly, the Fash- pleted over the last year are: galore as a part of their fest Mr. & Miss Glamouranza. Spandan ion Team forms a subset of the club • Mini Floater – A slow flying, • KAMIKAZE 52 – The Nitro Sambhram '16 provides first years an opportunity and works to put together a specta- tiny, 200 gram, three chan- Powered RC Plane to display their talents on stage and cle during one of Incident’s biggest Most importantly, dance to us is how nel plane with winglets which • Assembly of an OMI – an in- become a star. nights - Haute Couture. we find ourselves and lose ourselves serve to reduce the drag troductory, rudimentary mod- Bharat Darshan is the annual cultur- From the Dane Team: Dance to us at the same time. It is our shortcut to • Night flying – An OMI model el of an RC plane with stick al potpourri that celebrates India's is not only about grooving to the happiness. consisting of the leading edge fuselage. unity and diversity. Its colourful dis- music. It is about expanding the From the Fashion Team: While of the wing lined with green • Avispad – A more advanced play of dance and drama from the horizons of our imagination with we cannot say that clothes maketh LEDs plane which uses depron for various states of India is a mesmer- choreography. It is about team work the man (or woman!), it cannot • Low Winger – A version with fuselage ising treat for the eyes and fills ev- – overcoming differences, teaching be denied that they make quite a the wing placed further on the eryone with a sense of pride and pa- each other, bringing everyone to- statement. We admire beauty in fuselage, giving it the ability to triotism. The states participate and gether to put up a performance on all forms, and there can be noth- fly faster compete with much enthusiasm and stage. It is about taking risks – learn- ing more beautiful than the human grandeur, with a wonderful support ing new styles and pushing our- form. It takes weeks of hard work, Aside from these projects, the clubs crew in the form of an encouraging selves to bring up the level of a per- crumpled sketches and fingers cov- has competed successfully in RC audience. This year, first place went formance. It is about perseverance ered in paint, glue and needle pricks, plane competitions, such as: to Karnataka, second place to Kera- – sweating it out during rehearsals but at the end of it all, we are able to • Winners - Aeolous, an RC la, and the third place was shared be- until they can be proud of what we display our finest creation - a mov- plane competition organized tween Maharashtra and Telangana. see in the mirror in the SAC room. ing work of art.

153 shoreline shoreline 154 Seated: Praneeth Mutnuru, Rahul Raj, Malay Patra, Arvind Choudhary, Anmol Agrawal, Mr. Hem Prasad Nath, Dr. Udaykumar R Yaragatti, Dr. Gururaj Punekar (Faculty Advisor), Dr. Manoj Shetty, Achyutanand Kumar, Rajshekar Nath, John Mallick, Pujan H. Shah First Row Standing: Supai Tudu, Sanjay, Arjun ShamSundar, Chaitanya Shastri, Parthasarathi Panda, Dhirendra Parihar, Gyan Prakash Ranjan, Hiralal Mahato, Seated: Vamshi Kamatham, Raju Meena, Vamsi Jaganti, Akash, Samar Kenkre, Prof. Shiva Shankar, Dr. S N Suresha, Vamshi Kadumuri, Manasa, Yashnath Pal Abhijeet Kumar, Kiran K N , Anirudh , Rajesh Yadav, Alok Kumar, Raviteja, Guddu Kumar First Row Standing: Bipin Jose, Anas, Sanath, Surya, Rohita, Mrunal, Vaishnavi Sulaya, Nidhi Rao, Almas Parveen, Neha, Sanjay, Pramod, Aniketh, Subhuj Second Row Standing: Kowshik Tallam, Pramod Kumar, Prateek, Vishnu Pillai, Jyotiprakash Sahoo, Sunny , Bishwanath Soren, Babloo Kumar, Rishit Kuber, Second Row Standing: Vineeth Reddy, Modem Vikas, Ashwin Prabhu, Chityala Naresh, Kiran K V, Vikrant Singh, Gaurav Nayak, Shreeharsha, Abhijith P A, Ravindra Jonwal, Seenu Sachin, Rajesh , Rahul Madhusudhan Agarwal, Akarsh Kn, Lakshmisha, Karthik, Suhail Prasad Third Row Standing: Anshul Tak, Balraj, Dileep Kumar, Ravi Patel, Ankith Patil, Rohan Tote, Pavan , Santosh, Prakash, Pawan Verma, Sameer Behera, Kanak Yadav, Kamlesh Kumar

OICE (Vedic Oasis for Inspi- Surajeet Chakraborty (Princi- excitement and a feeling of satisfac- he American Society of Civ- Student Chapter to encourage and American Society of Civil Engi- ration, Culture and Educa- pal of Ballal College of Physio- tion. We at the Voice Club always il Engineers (ASCE) was support budding Civil Engineers. neers, NITK Chapter. This program tion) club believes in doing therapy and President of Indian look forward to the celebrations founded in 1852. It rep- The newly formed ASCE NITK aims to provide a broad picture Vthe right thing with the right intent, Academy of Fitness Training) with pomp and fervor. Tresents more than 140,000 members chapter got its recognition as an in- about various fields of engineering for that is success. To this end, we • “Anger Management” by Dr. The celebration started off with in the civil engineering profession ternational student chapter on Sep- to 12th grade science students. have launched several initiatives. Surajeet Chakraborty the club musical choir performing worldwide. It is America’s oldest na- tember 11, 2014. This recognition The ASCE NITK Student Chap- • “Power of Habits” by Mr. Ha- some kirtanas in Sanskrit, Kanna- tional engineering society. ASCE en- was awarded as a result of numerous ter also conducts workshops every GITAMRITAM Series: Renowned reesh P.K. (NITK alumnus and da and Hindi. This was followed by courages lifelong learning, promotes activities conducted by the chapter year on software like AutoCAD, speakers around the country ad- a senior design engineer in Abhishekam and Maha Aarti. We professionalism, develops Civil like site visits, expert lectures, and SAP2000, Staad Pro, MATLAB etc. dress students about our responsi- Cadence) had the good fortune of hearing a engineering leaders and advocates workshops during the academic The annual fest of the ASCE NITK bility toward the people of the world humorous yet enlightening speech infrastructural and environmental year 2013-2014. Student Chapter - “CONSTRUZI- and help us shape our way forward DYS Sessions: A fresher comes to on unifying science with spirituali- stewardship. The ASCE NITK Student chapter ONE” is a successful departmental by quoting pertinent excerpts from college with a burden of expecta- ty by Dr. Yaragatti (Dean Students’ A professional body which caters to conducts several educational site vis- fest with several events like research the timeless knowledge of Bhaga- tions from peers, parents and el- Welfare). Next was “Breaking Free the interests of students of civil en- its to places like the Kudremukh Iron presentations, bridge building com- vad Gita. These sessions help the ders. To this regard, we conduct a of Bonds”, a drama based on real life gineering was missing in our college Ore Company Limited (K.I.O.C.L) petitions, quizzes, debates, sandcas- students to bring about inner trans- “DYS: Discover YourSelf” series ev- story of Chris Mathews, a former for quite some time. We have clubs Mangalore, New Mangalore Port tle building events, etc. formation in their life. We have been ery year encompassing meditation drug addict who broke free with like FSAE for mechanical engineers Trust (NMPT), Nirmithi Kendra, Currently, the ASCE NITK Student successful in conducting the follow- and lifestyle management sessions. his sincere efforts. Finally the entire and Web Club for IT and Computer Ambuja Cements Limited, Indian Chapter is one of the technical clubs ing seminars: We aim to help them channel their gathering of around 300 NITKians Science engineers. Events and proj- Meteorological Department Manga- of NITK with an active participation • “Living a Blissfully Successful energy toward positive pursuits swung the cradle of baby Krishna ects carried out in technical clubs lore (I.M.D) etc. Expert lectures are of over 200 Student members and 75 Life” by Mr. Bimal Sud (a re- like academics, sports and cultural and offered lamps to him. The pro- and during Engineer favor the in- delivered by well known professors Executive members. tired General Manager of Deep- activities. gram concluded with the Prasadam terests of circuit branches more than from IITs, IISc, international uni- ak Fertilizers & Petro Chemi- and Charnamrita distribution. non-circuit branches. Hence, the versities and resourced people from cals Ltd and a respected career Krishna Janmasthami: Indian cul- students of the Civil Engineering consultancy firms, business firms. guide) ture brims with such joyous fes- Department started the ASCE NITK SchoolEngg is an initiative of the • “Poitive Mental Attitude” by Dr. tivities, flooding everyone with

155 shoreline shoreline 156 Standing Row: Manish Kumar, Navneet Naman, Ajaz Alam, Ranjan Kumar,Shivangi Raghuvanshi , Pallavi Kumari, Manisha Baby, Anumeha Ayushi, Aditya Anurag, Ranjan Front Row: Aishwarya Bansode, Swaroopa S. Kumar, Pankaj Kumar, Kevin Mathias. Seated: Hanamesh, Yashas J S, Vishwas R, Harshith P, Dr. Hem Prasad, Dr. Uday Kumar, Dr. M R Ramesh, Dr. Manoj Shetty, Manoj Gowda, Bhaskar C, Vikas C, On the Chairs: Anirudh Ganesh, Divyashanu Pandey, Dr. Hem Prasad Nath, Prof. Udaykumar R. Yaragatti, Prof. Ashvini Chaturvedi, Dr. Manoj Shetty, Rajendra Prabhu, First Row Standing: Yogesh, Mohan Kumar, Pavan Kumar, Rakesh S B, Lavanya, Harshitha, Rajani, Sonali, Vivek Sharma. Sahana, Sandeep, Ranjith, Sunil, Girish Topmost Row: Shreyas, Harshith, Rohith Kamble, Madivalappa Nayak, Sachin S K, Anikethan, Tirumala HINDI & SANSKRIT SABHA Prasad, Pavan, Kishore, Kiran, Nihal, Abhishek Nayak, Ullas, Manjunath KANNADA VEDIKE

indi and Sanskrit Sabha (Vimanashastra), Mathematics in Mangalore. Apart from this, we annada Vedike is club that by DDFC, Kannada Vedike helped was formed last year un- (Aryabhatiya by Aryabhatta), Pol- have conducted a couple of Hindi promotes and propagates We organized the Rajyosthava put up a rich display of Karnataka’s der the guidance of Pro- itics & Economics (Arthashastra events, specifically poetry recitals the culture, literature and ceremony, where the chief guest storied history and culture, and are Hfessor Ashwini Chaturvedi, with by Chanakya). The world's longest and an elocution during the last Khistory of Karnataka and the lan- was Dr. Suchendra Prasad, a dis- proud to say that our representa- the aim of encouraging individuals epic, the Mahabharat, is written in semester.Our members have also guage of Kannada, and encourage tinguished actor and director of tion of the state’s culture was ad- to embrace and learn the language Sanskrit. composed and edited content for the same of other cultures and Kannada film industry. He spread judged the best performance! of Sanskrit. the Hindi section of Shoreline. languages. A major push in this his wisdom attained through years The underlying motivation for all We started this endeavour by con- direction was the organisation of of experience in the fields of art of our activities however will remain Sanskrit was an important medi- ducting instructional exercise the first ever ‘Ethnic Day’ in NITK culture, and this proved to be an our belief that by showcasing the um of communication through the sessions. The feedback and appre- on the occasion of Kannada Ra- especially enriching experience for multitude of cultures and tradi- history of the Indian civilization. ciation we got from the partici- jyosthava, encouraging students non-Kannada speakers who other- tions in our great country, we can It is perhaps the oldest language pants was startling. We saw great to attend class in their traditional wise may not have heard of his sig- help foster feelings of pride and joy in the world, and it has scriptures numbers of students and others attires and display the richness of nificant contributions to Kannada in the great diversity that is unified written in a great variety of field, participating in these sessions. their culture. This effort to promote cinema. as India. Jai Hind! such as in Medicine (Charakha Classes were taught by Mr. Madhu- the vast and varied culture of India For Bharath Darshan, the annual Samhita by Charakha), Avionics sudhana, a Sanskrit scholar based was a well appreciated success. cultural extravaganza organised

157 shoreline shoreline 158 Seated: Shreyas J., Sylvester, Sooraj, Dr. Hem Prasad, Dr. Udayakumar R.Y., Dr. Manoj Shetty, Prashant, Shreyas S., Arun First row standing: Deeraj, Sarvjeet, Aayush, Nikhil, Shanil, Nehal, Rahul, Gagan, Akshay, Arun S., Rohit, Sandeep Seated: Stuti, Jitender, Dr. Udayakumar R.Y., Mr. Shivaram, Ajin Second standing: Krishnamoorthy, Shashank, David, Jashan, Siddharth Standing: Deepthi, Gaurav, Maitrayee, Shreya, Sanjana, Sathya, Prathmesh Topmost row: Prakrith, Akilesh, Srivatsa, Hitesh, Mriganabh, Prashant FOOTBALL BADMINTON

eing a part of a college team is extremely motivated players were to honour the badge on the jersey adminton, it’s a game each one of us has played and represent the greater community of badminton. A hard. You work all year with getting fitter and sharper, and that every time we step onto the field. at some or the other point in our lives. Be it win or a loss, done as a team, remains a special expe- a set of players, and then as could be seen as team members with friends or family, or at an academy, be it on rience that we are glad to have gotten a chance to be Bthe final year bunch leaves, you start won Rs. 21,000 in the marathon or- What really remains is the camara- Broads or on wooden courts; we all play with varying part of. almost completely afresh the next ganised in the even semester, with derie and team ethic that has been degrees of expertise but almost always the same level We hope that this family will keep growing bigger with year. The football team is no differ- team players among the top finish- fostered over the course of this year. of enjoyment! This can be clearly observed by the large every passing year and more players exhibit the enthu- ent, we were majorly depleted, as a ers in all three categories. A gruel- Some lifelong friends have been number of students and even professors who play on siasm and drive we have always felt towards the sport, fantastic bunch of final years left at ling league campaign has been our made, and a tightly knit unit has the courts of our sports complex. bringing laurels to our college in the future! the end of last year, leaving a large main tournament so far this year, developed, which is always the hall- We, the badminton team of NITK, are one of the hole not only in the starting elev- where the team punched above its mark of a good team. The team for smaller teams in college with a grand total of twelve en, but in the overall depth of the weight to finish a respectable fifth. all of us is a source of memories we members. Regardless of our small number, we make squad itself. Through rigorous se- The highlight was a 3-0 demoli- will cherish for years, and I’m sure up for it with rigorous form and dedication that was lections, we got a promising bunch tion of MASC Ullal, where all the that next year will be another great exhibited in our major tournament, the one we all of freshers, but it was mainly up training and hard work paid off in year for the NITK Football Team. eagerly look forward to - Inter-NIT. In 2015, we per- to the players in the team last year a fantastic display by the team. The formed quite well with the women’s team securing the to step up and prove their worth Odd Semester does not have too runners-up trophy after an intense match against the which is exactly what happened. many tournaments in football, as home team of SVNIT, Surat. The boys’ team played a the monsoon in these parts makes gruelling final with almost every game going to three Last year’s tournament results the fields relatively unplayable on, sets, also against SVNIT. Despite the pressures, they were underwhelming, and the but a quarterfinal appearance in emerged triumphant and won the tournament! We team needed to change its style of the 60-odd team Independence were not as successful in our attempt this year, but we play and mentality. More training Cup showed that the college team still cherished the opportunity to play for our college was implemented, with a partic- is one the best teams in the area. ular emphasis on fitness. Results Regardless of the outcome what began to show immediately. Our remains of utmost importance is

159 shoreline shoreline 160 Sitting: Akshay J. Thomas, Siddharth Gupta, Bhargav Arya, Rohan Prabhu, Dr. M. R. Ramesh, Ranjith Muniyappa, Chirag Sitting: Sourabh Joshi, Yogitha A.N., M.A. Mohsi , Ajay Krishnan, Prashanth Ramesh, M.R Ramesh (Faculty Advisor), Bhavesh Lalwani Kalose, Twisa Pal (Captain), Nehal Goudar, Alston D’Souza, Murugan Manoj Kumar, Joe Syriac Standing: Abel Joseph, Dilip Menon, Vikas Shetty, Aditya Mishra, Amey Joshi, Susheel Patel, Supreet Deshpande, Standing: Karan Chajjer, Hussain Sunelwala, Shankar Suresh, Vedant Patel, Ashwin Ramanujam, Arvind Satish, Giriraj Heda, Jatin Nayak, Ramakrishna P., Abhilash Krishnan, Isaac Cyriac, Arpit Bijole, Abhinand Pusuluri Aditya Bhat, Ajay Rao, Nikhil Jayanth, Avinash Rao, Harikrishnan R., Prateek J. Prakash, Syed Yousuff, Harsh Choudary, Swapnee BAJA

t is truly an extraordinary feeling to realise that racing manufacturing of the car. The chassis for the vehicle was e at NITK Racing began the year with one goal to clearing the Technical Inspection and Tilt Test. The op- is far more substantial than just a car zooming around a manufactured and sponsored to the team by Autoforms, a firmly in mind – tasting victory at Formula Stu- portunity to interact with renowned judges like Steve Fox track, hitting top speeds and mastering those curves. Af- company owned by Mr Ashok Shetty, a distinguished alum- dent India 2016. A carbon fibre intake manifold, and Pat Clarke was a memorable experience for every team Iter getting your hands greasy and spending endless sweaty nus of NITK. Wergonomic hand clutch and an ECU calibrated in-house were member. The time that they spent at the NITKRacing pits, hours in the perpetual odour of the IC Engine lab working the new weapons that we had designed for FSI 2016. Simu- dispensing tips and advising us on how to conceive the pro- on the car, racing isn’t just a game anymore. It becomes your The last tournament we participated in was Baja Student lations for incorporating a turbocharger and cam phasing cess of building a car will shape the manner in which we passion, the team members become your family and ulti- India held in January, 2015 at Jamshedpur where we fin- had also been done and were tested and finally implemented design and fabricate our car for the 2016-17 season. mately: you are the car, the car is you! ished runner-up at Cost Event, second runner-up at Sales on the car. A new body shell built from fibreglass-reinforced Presentation, 3rd Position in Static Events and finished 15th plastic was manufactured in-house and installed. An all new The team has finalized the major upgrades to be introduced We are one of the oldest and most reputed members of the amongst more than 40 teams participating in the event all wiring harness and on board data acquisition systems which in the new car, and we will be working on the design and Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) India, with over 6 over India. help obtain real-time information of various parameters fabrication for the same in the upcoming months. Here’s to years of experience in national circuits and the repute of ranging from suspension travel to RPM were the final up- a new season! participating in Baja SAE India every year. Comprising of 25 grades that we added to our car. All that remained now was students that span all departments in our college we made it to tune the car and get it competition ready. to the team only because of an inextinguishable passion for cars and the dedication to work hard in order to realise the NITK Racing has always believed in fostering a scientific cu- targets set. Baja SAE is an intercollegiate design competition riosity amongst the student community as well as showcas- run by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). The goal ing our projects. We did this by setting up an NITK Racing is to design, build and race off-road vehicles that can with- stall at Engineer, the NITK Global Convention and holding stand the harshest elements of rough terrain often resulting an informative session for students from Sahyadri college, in small built structures that resemble dune buggies. Mangalore who hope to participate in future editions of For- mula Student. This year we set off for the home of motor- For the racing season 2015 –16, Baja NITK Racing had a sport in India- the Buddh International Circuit in Greater stellar start as we finished 14th over more than 400 teams Noida where the long hours and hard work that the team from India at the Virtual Baja SAE India - the qualification had put in over the year finally culminated in an extreme- round for the main event of Baja SAE India. The designs ly impressive showing at Formula Student India 2016. We of the buggy are analysed for grading and feasibility after ended with a 6th place finish in the Cost Report event and which the team is given the green light to proceed with the an 8th place finish in the Business Plan event, in addition

161 shoreline shoreline 162 Sitting: Vivek Arvind, Prakhar Agarwal (Vice-Captain), Anuj Kumar (Captain), Prof. Udayakumar R.Y., Mr. Shivaram, Bhawandeep Swami, Kranthi Kumar Sitting: Vinit, Anishcharith, Samvid, Dr. Hem Prasad Nath, Kiran, Rajath, Nikhil First row standing: Raju Prabhas, Nithin Rao, Roopa Datta, Sai Mohan, Anil Jangid, Arun S. Kumar, Arun Viru, Rahul Kumar, Jagadeesh Gedela, Ankit Khare Standing: Dushyanth, Pranav, Sonali, Navya, Megha, Kavya, Anuhya, Vindhya, Gautam, Vinay Second row standing: C.H. Laxman, K.R. Bhaskar, Prafful Itti, C.V.S. Praneeth, Shreyas K.V., Pranay Praveen, Tejas Rafaliya, Ali Khurshid CRICKET CHESS

ven though cricket takes up qualified for the quarter finals of highly admirable and we are proud he 10th Chess world cham- odd semester every year to iden- organized as a part of Adrenaline a considerable amount of the Inter college tournament this to have played for this team. pion Boris Spassky once tify some of the sharp minds and 2K16 by Father Muller Medical time, sometimes even from year and eagerly look forward to wrote: “Shut Fischer (11th even though we do not formally College, Mangalore. Some of our E Tworld champion) and me up in one train together, we meet informally future plans are to air important academics, our team has turned the many tournaments ahead. up whenever they had to and have room, give us a chess set, and leave throughout the semester, and play tournaments live, and organise more importantly, always exhibited The team shows supreme us in peace!”. inter-branch tournaments in the the right spirit of the game. solidarity, sticking together even semester. through all decisions - good The game of 64 squares has been During our practice sessions and bad. Our biggest dream is one of the finest creative creations Chess has certainly influenced our from 5-7 pm almost every day, to lift the Inter-NIT cup that of man. Never-ending ideas, tac- lives positively and you can check we work intensely on our fitness, we have been deprived of for tics and combinations make the out Sean’s blog using the QR code. bowling, batting and fielding. Due the last four years. For some game evergreen. In addition, chess to this hard work, we were able of us, NITK Cricket was requires minimal sophistication We urge everyone to give chess to perform very well and secure one of the best things in terms of space and equipments a try and trust us, you will prob- positions in three out of the four that we could have with just the grey matter sufficing ably never look back. For chess major tournaments we participated been a part of and we for blindfold play! We are a team fans, Chess-base India and chess. in. Initially at NITK, the team are indebted to our who derive intellectual joy playing com help you keep track of latest only played Inter-NIT and Revels seniors and of course, chess; it is a wonderful feeling to chess news and ‘Follow Chess’, an at Manipal coming runners-up in each other for everything play either calculatingly or intu- Android app helps you watch live games all over the world. Revels for two consecutive years in each person has contributed itively, eventually hunting down games on & offline. The Inter-NIT 2012 and 2013. In addition, we won to the team. The trust, the the opponent king. Sitting with the tournament is the sole team event the Profession Cricket Tournament support, the drive, board, either playing or studying for us every year. Additional tour- DKCA Cup held at Nehru Maidan, the inspiration and the games of Tal, Capablanca or naments such as Monsoon Chess at finishing 3rd in the DKCA T20 the commitment that Nimzowitsch with some coffee to Puttur and Revels at MIT, Manipal tournament and 3rd in the KSCA each person gives to not sip, is close to heaven for us. are an added bonus. We were the division last year. This year, we just to the game but each other, is We conduct a tournament in the champions at the Chess challenge

163 shoreline shoreline 164 Sitting: Rajesh, Praveen, Mr. Manoj Shetty, Dr. Hem Prasad Nath, Prof. Udaykumar R.Y., Mr. Shivaram, Kristhaper, Piyush, Seated: Rohit, Dr. Hem Prasad Nath, Prof. Udayakumar R.Y., Mr. Shivaram, Mr. Manoj Shetty, Murari Karthik Standing: Nikhil, Prashanth, Aniroodh Standing: Akshay, Dilip, Madivalappa, Praveen K, Basavaraj, A. Reddymani HANDBALL TENNIS

he handball team comprises of a diverse, yet This year practice is in full swing in the hope our ef- onsisting of 6 members, the NITK tennis team The performance by our team members at the RV talented and experienced squad with national forts will be rewarded with wins and laurels. In addi- is one of the smaller teams in college. That College of Engineering, Bangalore, galvanized the and regional level players. We generally partic- tion, I hope handball grows in popularity, in college as being said, it is a step up from the tradition- team and gave us the confidence that we were capable Tipate in the Inter-NIT tournament placing runner-up well as internationally. Very few people are capable of Cal squad size of 4 that has been prevalent of competing with the best in the business. in 2013 and 4th position in 2014 and 2015. Inter-NIT, recalling famous handball players - even I would have for the past 3 years. This increase in Building on this new found momen- 2014 was the first tournament for some of us and we to think for a while, unlike other more popular sports. squad depth proved us with an tum and belief, the team followed were enormously excited as we found players from As final years, we really cherish the opportunities we opportunity to vary our game up with individual victories in the whole country, which was a pleasant surprise - es- got to play with so many great people and wish the plan and strategy according the singles and doubles cate- pecially when we realised that they represented our handball team a very promising future. to our opponents and this gories of a district - (under hometowns. During the league matches, we lost un- added flexibility resulted 25) tournament in Udupi. expectedly to NIT, Raipur but redeemed this with a in 2014-2015 being one of Furthermore, the team win against NIT, Calicut. As a result, we made the most successful years improved on their previ- it to the semi-finals against NIT Trichy where for the tennis team. ous best performance at we lost, but secured the 4th position as our Revels, Manipal by mak- conceded goals were less than the 3rd posi- An impressive run to the ing a run till the semi-fi- tioned team. The following year, in 2015, we semi-finals of the BITS nals, only to be narrowly started practice right at the beginning of the Goa Tournament was edged out by NIT Trichy. even semester in order to be as prepared as followed up with us being possible for Inter-NIT at NIT, Agartala. Un- the runners-up at the RV The crowning moment came fortunately, despite our initial enthusiasm, the College of Engineering, Ban- when we won the Inter NIT mid-sems clashed with the event and prevent- galore. Considering the fact that tennis tournament held in NIT, ed some of the players from participating. As private institutions offer extensive Calicut. It had been 4 years since a result, only the final year students went as a infrastructural support and also admit the last time NITK had won the tourna- team but they couldn’t secure a place in the top students under reservation for sports players, ment and this made this victory very special and 3. taking part in inter-collegiate tournaments is no easy memorable for us. feat.

165 shoreline shoreline 166 Sitting: Philip Mathew, Tanishq Diddee, Dr. Hem Prasad Nath, Prof. Udaykumar R.Y., Mr. Manoj Shetty, Abygale Sasha Pereira, Sitting: Vikas Maurya, Akash S Kumar, Adithya R Nayaka (Captain), Dr. Hem Prasad Nath, Dr. Udaykumar R.Y., Mr. Shivaram, Mr. Kalyanam Rajashree Manoj Shetty, Suryakant Sharma Standing: Dhirendra Parihar, Gautham DP, Aishwarya S Kumar, Aditi Chalisgaonkar, Ananya Vasudevan, Srivatsa S, Swaroopa Standing: Yashas Gowda, Praful Kulkarni, Amal John, Aashish Anil Kumar, Adarsh H, Kamal Karthik, Prathamesh Barane, M, Shivani Gupta, Rupashi Sangal, Arvind Satish, Noumaan Syed Prashant Paliwal SWIMMING POWERLIFTING

he aquatics team has seen some of the most suc- tal of 19 gold medals won by swimmers from NITK. n spite of being an Olympic sport, weightlifting well versed with the lifts. We secured a bronze med- cess in college, winning the overall champion- Along with the Inter-NIT tournament, our team has has made its presence felt only recently at NITK. al in powerlifting last year and we hope to reach new ship for 3 consecutive years during the annual also gained fame in the Mangalore swimming circuit Weightlifting consists of two different lifts, the heights this year as well. I“Clean and Jerk” and the “Snatch”. These two moves TInter-NIT tournament. by securing 3 bronze medals in the ‘Dasara District There have been significant changes in the gym fa- Meet’ held during August 2015. require immense amounts of power and strength to cilities and fitness awareness amongst the students at Housing a state of the art swimming pool, the institute execute. NITK. From old rusted dumbbells to advanced ma- has reached out to promote swimming by encouraging The current team has the reputation of possessing Until last year, NITK didn’t participate in this sport se- chines and from a small room which was roughly the all students to use the swimming pool - be it for sport, some of the fastest swimmers the college has seen till riously. Rigorous preparation and practice for weight- size of a classroom to a two floor facility, the gym in- leisure or even as a survival skill. The swimming pool now. Abhinav S., the fastest male swimmer in NITK, lifting began only before we took part in the Inter NIT frastructure at NITK has definitely advanced. is manned by trained lifeguards and can accommodate was the captain till December 2015. He was selected sports tournament 2015, where we secured medals in a large number of people, with rigid time slots in order for the Junior Asian swimming championship in his Nutrition is a key part of both powerlifting and weight- both the lifting categories. New entrants in this field to ensure the comfort and safety of everyon. school days. In addition, we also have a coach, Mr. Lo- lifting. One is only as strong as he/she eats. It is hard rely mostly on online videos and seniors to learn the karaj Vittal, who keeps our dreams afloat. to maintain a proper diet in college, but people still put NITK has been fortunate enough to have excellent techniques properly due to the lack of coaching facili- in the efforts to keep a healthy diet. Being good at this swimmers enrolled in the college through the years. In this manner, the team has proven its excellence and ties for weight lifting. sport is not restricted to training alone. It is a continu- Even with minimal practice the swim team sees excep- ability to consistently live up to expectations. We look Another sport that is related to weightlifting is power- ous process, with proper diet and rest being the prima- tional results bagging all the gold medals in the men’s forward to participating in more tournaments and lifting. Powerlifting involves three different lifts name- ry elements in getting better in this sport. category and half of those in the women’s category last reaching new depths. ly bench press, squat and deadlift. The weight lifted in Looking at the current awareness about fitness in col- Inter-NIT. This tournament brought home a grand to- each is added to get a final score which determines the lege and the new found interest amongst students to outcome. Powerlifting is quite popular, as the phrase take up weightlifting and powerlifting as a sport, it is “How much do ya bench?” is probably the most asked not hard to tell that, in the coming years, more and question in the gym. The gym instructor, Mr Ashok, more medals are to be won! was a competitive power lifter himself. He teaches the basics to the team members and helps them get

167 shoreline shoreline 168 Sitting: Deeksha, Dhil, Makatlal Mudavath, Dr. Hem Prasad, Mr. Manoj Shetty, Karan Rao, Vinay, Swaroopa M., Sahana C. Sitting: Raju, Vishal, Dr. Hem Prasad, Prof. Udayakumar R.Y., Mr. Shivaram, Mr. Manoj Shetty, Abhishek (Captain) Standing: Kiran Kumar, Vijayendra Reddy, Dilip Singh, Sahil, Malvika Shetty, Smita Kulkarni, Sneha Naik, Nitya Singh, Kajal Standing: Raja, Rathan, Ashwin, Shashidhar, Chetan, Vikas, Bhargav, Harivarsha, Manoj, Siddharaj, Md. Bilal Raut, Venu Venkatesh, Mithun R., Lakshmisha Gowda HOCKEY VOLLEYBALL

mong all the NITs, NITK is a part NIT hockey tournament, a member of our team, Mo- he volleyball court beckons to a variety of stu- upon our existing skills as well as organize matches of the small group of NITs that have hammed Bilal, was conferred the title of Best Player of dents, being the critical factor in some of us when necessary. No matter what our gripes and differ- functional hockey teams. We count the tournament. even choosing Surathkal as a college. Whether ences however, on the court, we are all bound by one Aourselves lucky for being able to enjoy this Ta spectator or an active member of the team, the sport goal; to never let the ball touch the ground. The hockey team of NITK regularly meets for practice lovely sport in our college. sessions and training sessions, both on the field and at draws students and local residents, all engaging in the NITK has a strong association with this sport. the gym. Along with promoting hockey as a sport, we adrenaline rush brought about by spiking the ball up NITK had a high quality hockey field, one of are also active in spreading fitness awareness amongst in the air and slamming it into your opponent’s face the best in the region, at the location where the the students. with no regard for scruples. Making it into the team is a defining moment, that paves the way for our fu- Mega Towers are currently situated. The insti- We look forward to taking part in more tournaments tute stands to support and motivate hockey as ture commitment to the sport - through practice and and games and contributing to the legacy of tournaments. a sport and motivate students to take part in NITK as players of this wonderful sport. the various inter collegiate tournaments. Inter-NIT is one of the first tournaments we play. The The hockey team of NITK has had a winning women were crowned champions at Warangal in 2014, streak at the Inter NIT hockey tournaments and have since been striving relentlessly to regain the in the years 2011, 2012 and 2013. The team title. In addition, we also host Spike Fest during Inci- regained its position as the champions of the dent, drawing crowds from all over Karnataka - mak- Inter NIT hockey tournament during the year ing it one of the flagship sports events. 2015, under the captaincy of the then captain, Despite not having the opportunity to play as many Nagraj. In their upward trajectory towards tournaments as we’d like, the volleyball team play for victory, the team almost always did not lose a each other and more importantly - for the love of the match and maintained its reputation of being sport. We are fortunate enough to have a dedicated a team consisting of well experienced and ded- coach who makes sure that our practice sessions are icated players. fruitful and beneficial. Apart from this, we also play The year 2015 was a special year for us, as not regular matches amongst ourselves and have formed a only did we win the championship in the Inter support system that extends far beyond the reaches of casual gameplay. Together, we help each other improve

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Sitting: Bishen Hegde, Saicharan Reddy Palila, Mr. Shivaram, Ankit Raj, Varun Reddy Standing: David Nazareth, Hari Shankar, Ahraz Asad, Sanjeev Narayanan, Puneeth Shekar, Vivek Khedar, Arun Sharma, Srinidhi Bhat, Chetan Soman B., Prabhul Kumar, Rajiv Rukmangadhan BASKETBALL

ITK Basketball is more than just a recreational past the team has consistently performed well with the hobby, for many it is an institution. We believe boys’ team winning Slam Dunk in 2013 and 2014 and in the virtue of hard work and aren’t afraid to coming runners-up in 2015. NITK is one of the ma- Nput in the hours of practice required to achieve results. jor contenders for the elusive Inter-NIT cup where we The benefits of this routine are many and manifested have placed runners-up in 2012 and 2014. through more than wins and losses. Every player ex- hibits qualities – inherent or developed – that build While the rigors of the game are not for everyone, those them up as individuals. who do manage to stick with the sport get to be part of a family of circumstance and are guaranteed the pride Punctuality, discipline and perseverance will hold you brought about in the pursuit of achievement. College is in good stead throughout your life and it is an amazing the place to grow into a multi-faceted individual, and opportunity to build them up, not individually, but as playing a sport competitively here is one of the best a team. Not only does a team give you the motivation portals to there - for us, basketball isn’t just an evening you need to push yourself beyond your limits, they frolick, it is a responsibility and a blessing. Basketball also give you more to answer to than yourself. We’re and our team have taught each of us so much and cre- required to invest ourselves into the strategy of the of- ated immense memories that we will carry with us for fence, aggression of the defence and sheer grit of mov- years. ing with the ball every time we step up to the court, be it in practice or tournaments.

This year we played a number of tournaments with Women’s Team the girls placing second at the James Naismith Cup, in addition to hosting a spectacular Slam Dunk. The an- Sitting: Stuti Kumar, Jade Pereira, Mr. Shivaram, Elisha George, Aparna Velampudi nual basketball tournament held during Incident saw Standing: Agnitha Mohan, Sanmathi Kamath, Shivani Changela, Hari Shankar, Vaibhavi Pai, Namrata Kogalur, Varsha Dyavaiah some incredible performances during the matches, three point shootout and the dunk competition. In the

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Sitting: Dhyvik, Santosh, Dr. Hem Prasad Nath, Prof. Udayakumar R.Y., Mr. Shivaram, Mr. Manoj Shetty, Shashi Bhushan Sitting: Subhashree C, Dr. Hem Prasad Nath, Prof. Udaykumar R.Y., Mr. Shivaram, Mr. Manoj Shetty, Sharat Viswanathan Standing: Thomas, Kishore Standing: Hidri Pal, Sashank Sridhar, Roshni Ahirrao, Aaryaman Patel, Avinash Rao

KABADDI

Sitting: Banothu Vamshi, Athota Alok, Dr. Hem Prasad Nath, Dr. Udaykumar R.Y., Mr. Shivaram, Mr. Manoj Shetty, Abhishek Havaldhar, Raja Akshay Naik Standing: Sangam Raju, Sapavath Naresh, Santosh, G. Avinash, Banoth Raju, K. Ravindra Bhaskar

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