- ampus October 27, 2010 “Everyone in this world should sleep without fear, at least for eats one night. There should be at C least one day when there is no violence. Everyone should eat to their fill at least for one Published By Amrita School Of Communication, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham day. This is my dream” - Amma Crosscut Road speaks out Cops control with the heavy traffic with a loudspeaker in a booth near Sree Lakshmi Complex Renu Unnikrishnan said, “It is not easy to control tions,” G.K.Ranganath, a tax on them .“In weekends, all of Kanaka Sundar, a school stu- both the vehicles and the consultant, said. us are in a hurry to reach dent of Bharathi ‘Stop there, wait for the pedestrians at the same time Arumughavadivel of Kamala home, especially hostellers. Matriculation, said. vehicles to move’ by one person,” he said, Stores echoed similar senti- So, it is not possible to con- But Selvakumar is unde- ‘Don’t cross the road now’ adding that there were now centrate on the announce- terred by the debate. He has ‘Hey school students! separate men to control the “It is very difficult to ment, but the policeman a job to do ….… Please be careful’ two. always shouts at us for not ‘‘Stop there…let the vehi- control the pedestri- Armed with a loudspeaker, The traffic police say that obeying his commands,” cles go…” ans with a signal R.Selvakumar bellows the system, which was intro- orders to the pedestrians duced five years ago, had system as some near the Sreelakshmi com- helped reduce the number of people don’t follow plex in Gandhipuram from a road accidents in the area. the signals and booth. They said it was most helpful Selvakumar and his col- during weekends and festival some others don’t leagues in the traffic police days. even look,” have been at it at Crosscut Some pedestrians and says Selvakumar road in Gandhipuram for the nearby shop owners say that past five years to ensure the the loud announcements are ments. “The announcements pedestrians’ safety. “It is more of a nuisance than have not helped to reduce very difficult to control the help. “Sometimes we are not accidents as many of the pedestrians’ with a signal able to hear him because of pedestrians ignore it. So, it is system as some people don’t the vehicles’ sound. I think it better to have the signal sys- follow the signals and some is better to change this sys- tem,” he said. others don’t even look,” tem and introduce traffic sig- Some school students say Crosscut road on a busy day Photo: Google Images Selvakumar, a traffic police nal, like at many other junc- that the policemen are hard Music and dance Master of all trades- Prof.K.Gangadharan clubs induct new time? Prof. K. Gangadharan is the I had a philatelic collection that I later students Chairman of the Department of passed on to my son. Due to my interest Information Technology at Amrita towards photography, I initiated the Renu Unnikrishnan School of Engineering, Coimbatore. A Photographer’s Club here at Amrita. man with varied experience, he had Right from my student and army days I atyasudha and served as an officer in the Indian was into fitness regime which I still con- Ragasudha, the Army for 23 years, and was also an tinue to do. Ndance club and music Advisor to the Union Public Service club of Amrita Vishwa Commission (UPSC). The amiable pro- You are active on social networking Vidyapeetham, conducted the fessor as spoken to Campus Beats sites. Is that a way of connecting with induction programme for the about his teaching career, life at the young generation especially your freshers at the Amriteshwari Amrita, his interests and much more. students? hall. The third and the fourth Photo: Special Arrangement Excerpts from the interview: During my college days, the only way to year students organised Prof. K Gangadharan keep in touch with classmates and Thandav and Aalap and gave A giant leap from the Indian Army to friends during holidays was by writing a music and dance recitals teaching; what was the reason behind INTERVIEW letter. Now, it is a good way to catch up which was performed with this huge transition in career? with old friends through Facebook, zing and zeal. Well, you can’t call it a direct leap from and setting question papers and syllabi Linkedin and Orkut. Today, I have around Members of Natyasudha defense to teaching. After serving the for various UPSC examinations. 3,000 names in my friends’ list, of which performed various dance Indian Army for 23 years, I went on to majority are my students. forms The singers performed lead an IT company in Kerala. But I How was your experience in setting a mixture of genres, from founded it to be taxing. Neither did I have question papers and syllabi for UPSC What are your future plans? classical music to melodies time for myself nor did I spend quality exams? How much of clearing the It is not easy to get a job in the technical and fast numbers. time with my sons. As I wanted to work in exam is luck? field today. I have no plans of quitting Gokul Eknath, final BA Mass a relaxed atmosphere I joined Amrita in Setting up of question papers for the Amrita as I like the atmosphere here and Communication student and 2000. exam was not really challenging but the I also have enough time to spend with my member of Ragasudha club interview part was tough as a clear family. said “Both the clubs will be What was your role as an advisor at understanding of the candidate is need- organizing mega events in the UPSC? ed. On the whole it was a very responsi- What is your message to Amrita stu- this academic year called I was one of the advisors in a panel of ble job. Also clearing the exam is quite dents? Nrithya and Raga. These two three to four and I basically dealt with tough and the process is highly complex! Do not lose focus of your goal in life. events will be open to all stu- academia and industries. My work at the Enjoy the maximum with friends as these dents of Amrita, though partic- UPSC mainly revolved around conduct- What are your hobbies and interests? college days are very precious. Study ipation will be based on audi- ing interviews, verifying job applications What do you usually do in your leisure hard, have fun and pursue hobbies. tions”. Campus Beats Page 2 October 27,2010 Rapturous welcome to Rajini’s Fetters of delights ‘Endhiran’in the city Tete-a-tete with the lady behind That’s Why Food Anitha Ramachandran Produced by Kalanidhi sion of the scientist in a clas- Maran, it is said to be Asia’s sic love-triangle.Bookings for ant to feast from the third year he city was awash most expensive film to-date. the film started 3-4 days yourself with onwards, people started with huge, colourful The film’s background score before and the tickets were W yummy kebabs liking the food and from Tposters and giant and soundtrack were com- sold out immediately, accord- a n d t i k k a s o r mouthwa- then on, there was no look- cut-outs of Rajinikant point- posed by A. R. Rahman and ing to Mr. Senthil Kumar, tering desserts? Then ing back! Today, I have ing a gun, as a robot or with was released as an album in CEO, Central Theatre, That’s Why Foods at three different branches- the beautiful Aishwarya July. Cinematography was by “People started flooding our R.S.Puram is the place to On the Go at Race Course, Rai, as crowds thronged R. Rathnavelu.The film fea- theatre early in the morning be. Coimbatore, That’s Why the cinema halls when tures Rajinikanth in dual and stuck posters and ban- The place is tastefully Foods at Pondicherry and Shankar’s ‘Endhiran’ was roles, as a science professor ners all around.The film has done up and there is a a small café in Delhi. released on October 1. The touch of class to the interi- iconic superstar’s fans or decoration. The menu Whats with the name poured into the cinemas meets a gourmet’s expec- That’s Why Foods? and greeted the movie with tations - mock tails, soups, We always wanted to lusty cheers. Members of starters, gravies, platters, name something out of the the fan club poured milk rices, breads and, not to box and different. I was over his poster in temple- forget, That’s Why Food’s quite inspired by a pub in style Abishekam at K.N.M most popular lip-smack- Singapore called That’s Complex as others braved ing,finger-licking desserts. Why. the hot sun and stood in long The rates are moderate queues to buy tickets. considering the taste and Any plans of testing “I am always a first-day, quantity that is served and waters with other first-show audience for will not burn a hole in one’s cuisines too? Rajini’s movies. Expectations wallet. We don’t want to because were very high over this The interior has been we do not have expertise in movie and it has rightly been designed by a Bombay it. We are hardcore North satisfied in this movie. firm. The service is good, Indians ourselves and it’s Endhiran is worth watching!” though you need patience highly important to know Arun Kumar, a college stu- before the food arrives at what we are selling.Plus,if dent, said.