Divakriti (18th Edition)

Hello juniors,

Congratulations on the 18th edition of the annual magazine, 'Divakriti,' from the Day Scholars' Club. It's an honor to contribute a message for the juniors.

DSC has held a special place in my heart since my first year. From being a newcomer to taking on the role of President in my final year, it's been a memorable journey.

Reflecting on these four years, I've gained a lot from the Day Scholars' Club shaping my personality, building confidence, and aiding in career decisions with the guidance of supportive seniors.

College is transformative, turning a boy into a gentleman. Much of my college experience centered around DSC, and credit for my growth goes to the incredible individuals here – caring seniors, talented juniors, and lovely batchmates. As I bid farewell, my advice is to enjoy college to its fullest without neglecting your studies. Balance is the key; cherish the unique time spent here.

Connect with people from diverse fields, network, and learn from everyone's experiences. Leave no opportunity unexplored. Remember, if you ever need help, don't hesitate to contact your seniors. The spirit of "सहयोग, मैत्री, सद्भाव" is the legacy of the Day Scholars' Club.

Best of luck in your future endeavors. May all DSC members shine bright in their careers. All hail the Day Scholars' Club!

Dear juniors,

As I pen down this message, it feels like I am reaching the summit of my journey. I look back to a particular quote “I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days before you’ve left them“. It couldn’t have been any more true, and along the way, the entire Day Scholars’ Club has been a constant partner in this journey of mine. DSC is the place where I laughed, relished, and jested a good amount of times during my four-year adventure.

It feels like just yesterday I was the trembling and shy first-year student who was hesitant to perform his hobbies in front of the whole first-year and seniors, just like you would. I, the first-year student, experienced great-a-many things, learned a lot from my seniors and forged bonds that last to today and beyond. DSC carved me into an adult who I could be proud of from the teen that I was. Whatever I am this day, is all attributed to my alumnus and dear friends.

FLASH is among the moments in DSC I am most proud of. It was a great platform that brought the entire DSC together under the banner of kindness and charity, allowing for positive interaction between juniors and seniors and created a bond among us. Day Scholars’ Club is the place which gives us the opportunity to find the chinks in our armor and better ourselves. As being a tradition, it also has been the only place of communion for ample interaction between alumnus who have excelled in their respective fields and juniors who wish to learn from them.

Writing down this memoir helps me remember all the memories which I hold dear to my heart that I created in this place. I implore my dear juniors to never settle for something mundane, keep pushing themselves, and explore every possibility that life offers them. Whatever challenges you face in DSC, take them on the chin with hearty zeal because, nothing ventured is nothing gained. It is what DSC is all about because we aren’t here to observe and sit back, but to fight and achieve and be a net positive for society and humanity.

At last, I would like to say, May your future be a tapestry of dreams woven into reality. Best of luck to all my lovely juniors for their upcoming journey!

Yash Mishra

B.Tech Final Year

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Bonjour juniors!!

Four years ago when I started this journey called "COLLEGE LIFE", I thought it to be a long and everlasting journey but seems like when people say that time flies, they are pretty right. Day Scholars’ Club gave me more than I can ask for from a certain place. It taught me many things but above all I found friends for life, friends who I can rely upon, friends with whom I have an unconditional bond. Lastly some things for my beloved juniors....... foster friendship and try to make an unconditional bond with at least one or two people. It's bliss for sure. Here I am signing off with tearful eyes and with blessing and wishes for all my lovely juniors. Hasta luego

While writing this message, I felt extremely happy, remembering countless memories that I made in the club with my batch-mates, seniors, and juniors. My message for upcoming juniors is, keep hustling for your goals, keep making memories, and there's a lot more to learn than you can imagine, from participating in events to conducting them and engaging in every bit of the club's activities, you will end up making good friends and many memories. More importantly, you'll easily learn life skills, from technical skills to interpersonal ones, that you will need in your upcoming future. Seniors are here to help you. Keep making strong bonds with everyone in this family so that, when you look back and see the difference between your first year and your final year of college life, you'll be proud of yourself and left with an amazing, loving, and supportive group of people whom you will call a part of your family. I hope you all will carry on the legacy of the club and take it to even greater heights. Best wishes.

Mechanical Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering

Hello Juniors,

As you embark on this college journey, the four years ahead may seem like a tremendous journey with lots of exploring, but time escapes quickly. Prompting me to share this message sooner than expected. It is a real honor for me to be a part of The Day Scholars' Club, where you'll find yourselves immersed in fantastic memories, surrounded by exceptional individuals, and acquire numerous life lessons. Commit yourself to hard work and learn from senior companions who are always ready to provide guidance. Foster friendships, avoid self-imposed limitations and explore extensively. My college journey predominantly centered around DSC, providing invaluable lessons. I encourage you to forge strong connections with both juniors and seniors. Best wishes for your future endeavors. Thank you.

B.Tech Final Year

Swati Shukla

Sarita

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Hello juniors,

Ayush Gupta B.Tech Final Year Civil Engineering

As we wrap up our 4-year adventure, I have some advice for our junior pals. Mistakes are chances to learn, not reasons to give up. Take lessons from them, stay determined, and aim high. You have loads of potential, so go for greatness. Treasure the friendships you've made here and keep that teamwork spirit alive. Follow your big dreams, be strong when things get tough, and use what you learn from every experience.

Dear juniors,

It's been a privilege to be a part of the DSC family, and to put the experience from all of it in words is very hard. I had a good time in this club in which plenty of moments stand out and I hope the same and more for you all. Here, you'll create memories that will last you a lifetime, meet a bunch of people with whom you'll be able to pick up from where you left it and who will always be there for you, most importantly, you will transition from simply being a kid to being a responsible adult. Work harder and have fun harder, inculcate amongst yourselves all the good you can from here and decide what type of person you want to be. I hope that you all will be able to inherit the legacy of DSC and take it to the next level. I wish you all a happy and kind future. Thank you and best wishes.

Hey team!

Computer Science and Engineering

Guess what? We're officially outta college, but before you start shedding those farewell tears, let me drop some wisdom. Forget the emotional goodbyes, we're like those evergreen Bollywood movies – "Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna" vibes and all, because we'll always be there for each other. Life advice: Give life your 100%, just like tackling those last-minute assignments. You never know what's coming –could be a job could be a surprise sale. Stay focused, resist the dark side (like resisting that second slice of pizza). I know you all will not understand the above lines, which I  am also not able to understand because ...leave it, but the emotions are real and most of you all will also not read it, but for those specially proofreading team, I'm just saying "Chak de!" Give your best and no need to miss anyone just focus on yourself and groom yourself. Now ending again with some fancy lines so that the rest will appreciate me for my english. Stay positive, even when life throws curveballs at you. Remember, optimism is the secret sauce to adulting. So, good luck, future legends! May your coffee be strong, your Wi-Fi be stable, and your dreams be as wild as our college shenanigans. Cheers to remaining college journey may it be filled with laughter, success, and minimal adulting responsibilities!

Aaditya Kumar Pandey

Satwick Deep Verma

B.Tech Final Year

Chemical Engineering

Vidya B.Tech Final Year Electronics and Communication Engineering

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Hello juniors,

The time has been passed at its very same rate but it felt like a Formula one on the track and its starting point was the precious day scholars' club and as it is now. As being the covid batch, never thought of exploring the clg this way and seeing and learning so much.

As you all already know or yet to know about the magic of the club that it makes u feel like home outside of the home. It will welcome you always if you have just put ur first step in it or u walked away for years and coming back. The bonding, the friendship and the connection u will feel here with that little community compared to the thousands of strange people in the whole college will be enthusiastic and magical in its own precious way. From remembering the thought of being the confident one to Actually being that self this place has been supported so much me on that and by so many guidance and advice, the one I chose to move parallel with in the whole messed up and calming life of being a college student is now am passing to you all the precious little birds resting in the nest of Day scholars' club is :"Everything will fall into its place eventually oneday" And at the last but not the least wishing you all the very best wishes for ups and downs u gonna face and overcome through these years. LOL

Greetings!

Reflecting on my four-year journey in the Day Scholars' Club (DSC), it began with nerve-wracking performances at the orientation, evolving into a transformative experience. DSC's regular curriculum not only imparted knowledge but also fostered enduring bonds with seniors, juniors, and colleagues. Divakriti, a cherished memory, provided a platform for interaction, honing communication and literary skills. DSC, a place for introspection, guided me on the right path and facilitated valuable interactions with accomplished individuals. Grateful for the shaping influence of seniors, I encourage juniors to explore every sector for potential career growth.

and Computer Applications

B.Tech Final Year

Mechanical Engineering

Dear juniors,

The last four years have been the most eventful four years of my life and significant of part of it is due to the Day Scholar's Club, some of the fondest memories I have were sitting in the chairs among my friends in the club and I wish for you all to also create and cherish such memories. For me DSC was a safe haven and a place of learning and fun equally. I hope you all can carry forward the legacy of DSC on your shoulders proudly and with great gusto just like we have and alas it is time to say our goodbyes but we shall all be with you all in spirit. I wish you all a peace and prosperity, may god and Destiny look after you all.

Thank you

Shivam Shukla

Final Year

Hey Juniors,

I hope this message finds you well and thriving in your junior year! It's an exciting time filled with new possibilities and growth, and I just wanted to drop a quick note to say all of you are doing great.

As you navigate your courses, explore opportunities, and build connections, remember that you've got a whole community cheering you on in the Day Scholars' Club. Your journey matters, and every step you take is a step toward your goals.

If you ever need help, advice, or someone to share the college experience with, I'm there for you.

I wish you a fantastic and fulfilling junior year!

Dear DSC Companions,

As we bid adieu to an enriching 4-year voyage, I want to impart a message to our junior comrades. Understand that failures are stepping stones, not stumbling blocks.

Embrace mistakes, extract lessons, and let determination fuel your journey. Your potential knows no bounds, so aim for excellence. Cherish the bonds forged here and carry the spirit of collaboration forward. May your paths be marked by bold dreams, resilience, and the wisdom gained from every experience.

B.Tech Final Year

Computer Science and Engineering

Dear juniors,

Final Year

The only good thing happened to me in MMMUT was DSC and I truly feel you will have the same feeling in your final year , so I urge everyone to enjoy their college life to the fullest and be attached to DSC always . Also embrace challenges, seek guidance, stay curious, collaborate, and believe in yourselves.

Your journey is just beginning, and the possibilities are endless.

I want to express my deepest gratitude to the club for being part of this incredible journey. The memories we've shared, the challenges we've conquered, and the laughter we've echoed will forever be etched in my heart. As you all continue your path, remember to embrace every opportunity, learn from every experience, and cherish every moment. Your potential is limitless.Treasure the bonds you've formed, embrace the lessons learned, and always pursue your dreams with unwavering determination. It's truly said that DSC is a family you may not realize this at the beginning of your journey but surely you will realized it afterwards soo enjoy each and every moment, event in the club and also maintain the legacy of the club. Farewell, dear juniors. May your future be filled with endless success and fulfillment. Warm regards

Anushka Yadav

B.Tech Final Year

Abhijeet Srivastava

Anshika Sharma

Gulshan Kumar B.Tech Final Year Electrical Engineering

Hybrid VTOL

Hybrid VTOL, or vertical takeoff and landing, is a type of aircraft that can take off and land vertically, like a helicopter, but can also fly horizontally, like an airplane. Hybrid VTOL aircraft are a relatively new technology, but they have the potential to revolutionize the way we travel and transport goods.

There are many different types of hybrid VTOL aircraft, but they all share some common features. They all have at least one rotor, which allows them to take off and land vertically. They also have at least one fixed wing that allows them to fly horizontally. Hybrid VTOL aircraft can be powered by a variety of different engines, including electric motors, gas turbines and hybrid engines.

Hybrid VTOL aircraft have a number of advantages over conventional fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters. Hybrid VTOL aircraft can take off and land vertically, i.e. they do not require a runway. This makes them ideal for use in urban areas, where there is often little space for runways. Hybrid VTOL aircraft can also fly at higher speeds than helicopters and carry more payload.

Hybrid VTOL aircraft are still at an early stage of development, but they have the potential to revolutionize the way we travel and transport goods. Hybrid VTOL aircraft could be used for ondemand air transportation, for transporting goods to remote area sand for search and rescue operations.

Here are some of the possible applications of hybrid VTOL aircraft:

Air transportation on demand:

Hybrid VTOL aircraft could be used for on-demand air transportation, which would allow people to travel from one place to another quickly and easily. Hybrid VTOL aircraft could take off and land anywhere, so people would not have to drive to an airport. Transportation of goods to remote areas: Hybrid VTOL aircraft could be used to transport goods to remote areas that are difficult to reach byroad or sea. This would allow people in remote areas to have access to the same goods and services as people in urban areas.

Search and rescue missions:

Hybrid VTOL aircraft could be used for search and rescue missions in areas that are difficult to access by land or sea. Hybrid VTOL aircraft can fly at low speed and hover in place, making them ideal for search and rescue missions.

Hybrid VTOL aircraft are a promising new technology that has the potential to revolutionize the way we travel and transport goods. As hybrid VTOL aircraft continue to develop, they are likely to become more affordable and widespread.

Here are some of the challenges that need to be overcome before hybrid VTOL aircraft can be widely deployed:

Cost:

Hybrid VTOL aircraft are still relatively expensive to develop and manufacture. As the technology for hybrid VTOL aircraft becomes more mature, the cost of hybrid VTOL aircraft is likely to decrease.

Safety:

Hybrid VTOL aircraft are a new technology and there are still some concerns about their safety. However, hybrid VTOL aircraft are being developed with safety in mind and are likely to be as safe as conventional fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.

Infrastructure:

Hybrid VTOL aircraft need a place to take off and land. In urban areas, this could be a challenge. However, there are a number of ways to overcome this challenge, e.g. by building landing pads or using rooftops as landing pads.

Despite the challenges that need to be overcome, hybrid VTOL aircraft have the potential to revolutionize the way we travel and transport goods. As the technology for hybrid VTOL aircraft continues to develop, they are likely to become more affordable, safer and more widely used.

Aniket Chaurasia B.Tech Final Year Electrical Engineering

Chase your Dream Job, not your Dream Company!

In the midst of multiple reasons trying to halt you from cracking your biggest interview, I seethe pressure that we build for ourselves to be most wretched. A huge chunk of interviewees arriving on campus for D-Day are already jobdeserving. Yet, more than 90% return home with just learning.

I have talked to 100sor similar numbers of students, and many of them have made the assumption that treating a dream job the same as a dream company. I have seen people aiming for companies like Google, Facebook, and Amazon when they do not even understand what a programming language is. Now, such intent and dedication are always positive, right? Sadly NO. In an interview, everything boils down to ~35 minutes. Having a childhood dream of cracking this particular interview eats up a lot of brain cycles, which is more precious to you than The Ring to Gollum. Now people ask me, sir, how can I relax my mind during an interview? Well, it's hard for me to answer. You bring years of memory and expectations, which is way too much force for any logical discussion that I can provide. I am still searching for a perfect response; for now, I just have this post.

So, what's the way out? The answer lies within a question. Why Google? Why not Facebook? Or the other way around. Why not start up? Rather than aiming for a company, make your goals around the job. What attributes should that job have? Salary more than X, good. Work Life balance is good. Contribution to the world, good. Career grow this good. People, good. Tag, no, no. This thought process has the benefit that a number of companies can satisfy such constraints, which dilutes the pressure over a span of multiple interviews and thus increases your chances. To be honest, not being under any pressure plays a pivotal role in my personal performance in interviews.

I know many of the people reading this are already in that mindset, but I hope it might not be too late and surely not too late to seek guidance from those readers.

Nihal Srivastava

FREELANCING

The term “freelance” dates back to the 1800s when a “free lance” referred to a medieval mercenary who would fight for whichever nation or person paid them the most.

Coming to what would be relatable here… Freelancing means to work as an independent company rather than being employed by someone else. Freelancers are self-employed and often referred to as independent contractors.

Freelancers are hired by other companies on a parttime or short-term basis, but they do not receive the same compensation as full-time employees or have the same level of commitment to any particular company.

Freelancers accept payment in return for providing some sort of service. That agreement is generally part-time or short-term. Sometimes, people pay freelancers to work a set number of hours per week or per month. That arrangement is often referred to as a “retainer.”

It’s really one of the simplest and most pure forms of entrepreneurship: the freelancer provides a specific service or outcome, and the buyer pays them a fee directly.

Ok, So why are people freelancing these days?
 Freelancing provides a lot of flexibility and control to the individual. Most freelancers choose their own hours, the work that they do, the clients they work with, and may even be able to work remotely.

Freelancing is also a form of entrepreneurship, which means the freelancer has total control of their earning potential. Freelancers aren’t locked into a salary, and so they can earn as much as they are able to bill to their clients.

And as a freelancer, you are your own boss.
 Freelancing provides a lot of variety in the type of work you can do, too. If you are someone with a lot of interests and are drawn to trying new things, freelancing can help you explore all kinds of projects and industries.

Sheetal Singh

B.Tech Third Year

Computer Science and Engineering

POVERTY IN INDIA

POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE

1.In 2011, 21.2% of the total population (roughly 27 crores) in India was estimated to be living below this poverty line, as per the World Bank data.

2.Poverty is the major challenge in front of the developing India, India GNI per capita in 2020 is 6390 PPP dollars whereas other developing countries like China has 17,200 PPP dollars and Brazil has 14,550 PPP dollars in2020.

3.The Global Hunger Index launched ranked India at 101 position out of a total116 countries. India is also among the 31 countries where hunger has been identified as serious. Poverty is the main cause of declining in GHI of India.

4. It has various effects that include illiteracy, reduced nutrition and diet, poor housing, child labor, unemployment, poor hygiene and lifestyle, and feminization of poverty, etc. Besides, this poor people cannot afford a healthy and balanced diet, nice clothes, proper education, a stable and clean house, etc.

CAUSES:

1. Lack of Education: People living in rural areas and slums do not have a proper source of quality education causing lower literacy rates and in less job opportunities.

2. Overpopulation and lack of awareness: Overpopulation is the one of the main causes of poverty specially in states like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. People living in slums and BPL are unaware of this Problem which results in increase of birth rate and even struggle in getting meals twice a day.

3. Increasing price rise: Poor is becoming poorer because of continuous and steep price rise. It has benefited a few people in the society and the person sin lower income group find it difficult to get their minimum needs.

4. Unemployment: One of the main causes of poverty is the continuous expanding army of unemployed in our country. The job seeker is increasing in number at a higher rate than the expansion in employment opportunities.

5. Shortage of capital and able entrepreneurship: The much-required capital and sustainable entrepreneurship play a very important role in accelerating the growth. But these are in short supply making it difficult to increase production.

6. Less productivity in agriculture: In agriculture, the productivity level is very low due to subdivided and fragmented holdings, lack of capital, use of traditional methods of cultivation, illiteracy etc.

SOLUTIONS:

1. Quality Education: Quality education should be provided in the rural are as to children and also the government schools in urban areas. Eg : In Delhi, the government has worked on the infrastructure of schools and ensuring quality education. And in private schools and colleges ideas like Entrepreneurship should be promoted to develop the idea of job creator rather than jobseeker.

2. Accelerating Economic Growth: Benefits of economic growth will trickle down to the poor in the form of more employment opportunities, greater productivity and higher wages. Higher rate of capital formation is necessary for accelerating economic growth and thereby for solving the problem of poverty.

3. Speedy Development of Infrastructure: An important measure to generate employment opportunities for the poor and to raise their productivity is the speedy development of infrastructure. Since private sector is not attracted to make adequate investment in infrastructure, public investment needs to be stepped up for its development. Infrastructure development consists of building of roads, highways, ports, telecommunication, power and irrigation. They involve mainly construction work which is highly labor intensive.

4. Direct Attack on Poverty Special Employment Schemes for the Poor: Schemes like Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY), IRDP (Integrated Rural Development Scheme)should be promoted and new schemes should also be implemented to generate employment.

5. Agricultural growth has been recognized as an important factor that contributes to marked reduction in poverty. To ensure marked decline in rural poverty through agricultural growth, rate of agricultural growth should be accelerated by increasing public investment in irrigation and other infrastructure.

Pratham Mishra B.Tech Third Year Information Technology and Computer Application

The Family of a Soldier

A father of a soldier holds a revered position in society, garnering respect for the upbringing of his son who has chosen the path of a soldier. Wherever he goes, the father is acknowledged for instilling tremendous qualities in his son. The sacrifices made by a father may not always be visible, but the fire in his chest reflects his unwavering commitment to his son, the soldier.

The mother of a soldier embodies sacrifice and nobility, offering her knowledge and support. Her acknowledgment goes beyond the recognition of her own son; it extends to the awareness that 50 other children can benefit from her sacrifices. Often underestimated, she proves to be stronger than her son, silently supporting him as he serves the motherland.

The brother, in the shadow of his soldier sibling, assumes a focused and responsible role for the family. Recognizing the duty his brother has towards the nation, he takes up the responsibility of supporting the family in his absence.

The sister of the soldier wears her pride with honor and love, loudly proclaiming her admiration for her brother. However, beneath the surface, a lingering thought troubles her – the fear of the unknown, the uncertainty that shadows her brother's chosen path. Yet, she remains steadfast in her support, never misleading him, even after the sun sets on their worries.

The soldier himself, the embodiment of a profound meaning, defies expression through words. His life is a testament to the commitment to save others before himself. Always contemplating the essence of service, a soldier becomes a living example of sacrifice, dedicated to a cause greater than himself. Born to die for the nation, a soldier's existence transcends words, embodying the highest form of service.

DNA DATA STORAGE

Everyday, humans produce over 2.5 million gigabytes of data, including emails, social media updates, photos, and other digital files. With this massive in flux of digital information, scientists are now on the hunt for creative solutions to the ongoing issue of data storage.

A team at Harvard University recently developed a novel approach that might provide an alternative to traditional data storage. It involves using DNA as the storage material for our digital data.

Mark Bathe, MIT professor of biological engineering, says, "We need new solutions for storing these massive amounts of data that the world is accumulating, especially the archival data. DNA is a thousandfold denser than even flash memory, and another property that’s interesting is that once you make the DNA polymer, it doesn’t consume any energy. You can write the DNA and then store it forever.”

DNA What Is DNA Data Storage?

– the molecule that contains our genetic information – evolved to store huge amounts of data at an incredibly high density, making it an ideal vehicle for digital storage, too.

George Church, who heads Harvard's synthetic biology group, says digital information storage "is based on just two numbers, 0s and 1s, and DNA is analogous."

DNA's code has four letters: T (thymine), C (cytosine), G (guanine), and A(adenine). These four bases make up the rungs of DNA's double helix-shaped ladder. Scientists on Church's research team showed that DNA could be synthesized and encoded using an enzyme-facilitated process, translating data into the four bases and then organizing the ladders in whatever way they choose.

DNA is extremely stable, making it desirable as a storage mechanism. It is also fairly easy to synthesize and sequence, and its high density means that an entire exabyte (1 billion gigabytes) of data stored as DNA could fit in the palm of your hand.

To provide a comparison: Much of today’s data is currently stored in huge facilities known as exabyte data centers, which can be the size of several football fields and cost approximately $1 billion to build and maintain.

DNA storage would also be highly energy-efficient. It doesn’t take a whole lot of energy to store DNA – you just need to keep it cool. All biological systems use DNA, so the ability to encode and decode information onto DNA won’t become obsolete as other storage mechanisms have in the past (remember floppy disks?).

However, this storage method is expensive. Right now, it would cost $1 trillion to write one petabyte of data (1 million gigabytes) to DNA.

To be competitive with magnetic tape, which is traditionally used to store archival data, Bathe estimates the cost of DNA synthesis will need to drop by six orders of magnitude. There is hope, however. Bathe anticipates that DNA storage prices will drop dramatically within a decade or two – similar to how the cost of putting information on flash drives has dropped recently.

“We are very excited about this newer, more scalable approach to making DNA a competitive alternative information storage medium,” George Church says. “We have made significant advances in both the encoding and decoding platforms, and therefore we are offering a more complete and translatable approach to current DNA storage efforts.”

Experts predict that accumulated global data will reach 175 billion trillion bytes by 2025. In theory, we could store all data in 180 pounds of DNA, which would fit in a 15-gallon drum.

Raj Deep Yadav B.Tech Third Year Electrical Engineering

BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY

What is blockchain technology?

Blockchain is defined as an immutable, distributed ledger used for recording transactions and tracking assets within a network of businesses. It serves as a secure way to store information, preventing tampering, hacking, or cheating. It encompasses both tangible assets like houses and cars, as well as intangible assets like intellectual property and copyrights. The technology operates through a structure that stores transactional records, known as blocks, in multiple databases, forming a chain, with a network of peer-to-peer nodes. This arrangement is commonly referred to as a 'digital ledger,' and every transaction is authenticated by the owner's digital signature, ensuring the security of the information.

In simpler terms, the digital ledger can be compared to a shared Google spreadsheet among numerous computers in a network. It stores transactional records based on actual purchases, allowing anyone to view the data but preventing corruption.

- Malay Pandey B.Tech Third Year Information Technology and Computer Applications

How does blockchain technology work?

Blockchain technology integrates three key technologies: cryptographic keys, a peer-to-peer network with a shared ledger, and a means of computing to store transactions and records. Cryptographic keys, consisting of private and public keys, play a vital role in facilitating secure transactions between parties. Each individual possesses these keys, utilizing them to establish a secure digital identity reference. In the realm of cryptocurrency, this identity is known as a 'digital signature,' crucial for authorizing and controlling transactions.

The digital signature is integrated into a peer-topeer network, where numerous individuals act as authorities. They use the digital signature to achieve consensus on transactions and other matters. The decentralized and distributed nature of the network, along with cryptographic techniques, ensures the security, transparency, and immutability of the blockchain. This combination of technologies makes blockchain a powerful and innovative solution with applications beyond cryptocurrencies, impacting various industries globally.

Role of Cognitive Neuroscience in AI Development

By now you have likely been persuaded how AI (artificial intelligence) provides all the opportunities one could hope for, and all the threats one should fear. But with all the news about AI that comes to us, it almost seems as if AI is are cent invention that suddenly caught us by surprise and will change society forever. That is an independent discipline coined recently. I am not denying the opportunities AI has offered, as I would not deny the promise any other scientific discipline or method offers. And I am certainly not ignorant with regards to the risks AI poses to us, as I would not ignore any risks any technologies pose to us.

Artificial Intelligence and cognitive science are very much interrelated. AI was first coined in a proposal for a workshop that took place in the summer of1956 at Dartmouth College. The workshop aimed to find answers to questions such as how to make machines use language, form abstractions and concepts, and problem solve: How can artificial minds be developed that perform similarly to human minds. The meeting was attended by 11 computer scientists, among them Allan Newell and Herb Simon, who won a Nobel Prize for their work two decades later.

A few weeks after the workshop at Dartmouth, a Special Interest Group in Information Theory was held at MIT. That meeting was attended by researchers in psychology, linguistics, computer science, anthropology, neuroscience, and philosophy. At this meeting too questions regarding language, abstractions and concepts, and problem-solving played a central role. These questions were motivated by the central question: How we can better understand the human mind by developing artificial minds. The Special Interest Group meeting was attended by several researchers who also attended the Dartmouth workshop.

The MIT special interest group marked the cognitive revolution and the start of cognitive science. The cognitive revolution can best be characterized by a movement that emphasized the interdisciplinary study of the human mind and its processes, placing special emphasis on similarities between computational processes and cognitive processes, between human minds and artificial minds. It led to what is now known as cognitive science, an interdisciplinary research program comprised of psychology, computer science, neuroscience, linguistics, and related disciplines.

Looking back at those meetings in the 1950s, the birth of artificial intelligence, and the birth of cognitive science, it is almost as if AI is computer science motivated by psychology, and cognitive science psychology motivated by computer science.

Conceptsand Methods

The relationship between AI and cognitive science is not restricted to twoworkshops. Also in the theories, concepts and methods both use there arestriking similarities.

Reinforcement learning in AI is obviously derived from reinforcement learningas we know it in psychology. And central to AI nowadays is deep learning, theuse of artificial neural networks. These artificial neural networks wereinspired by human neural networks. Particularly around the 1980s, these artificialneural networks showed a lot of promise, less so at the time in AI and more soin cognitive science.

The connection between AI and cognitive science can also be seen in thebackground of leading researchers. Among the researchers who proposed theDartmouth workshop were John McCarthy, both a computer scientist and cognitivescientist, and Marvin Minsky both a cognitive and computer scientist. Othersthat attended the workshop, including Allan Newell, had a research backgroundin psychology and computer science. David Rumelhart and Jay McClelland, who ledthe research in artificial neural networks in the 1980s, both had a backgroundin psychology. And one of the contributors to the two-volume “ParallelDistributed Processing” by Rumelhart and Jay McClelland was Jeff Hinton, seenas one of the leading figures in artificial neural networks, a cognitivepsychologist and a computer scientist.

Akshay Kumar

B.Tech Third Year
 Electrical Engineering

Women in the Indian Armed Forces

The number of women in the Indian armed forces has increased almost threefold over the last few years. No more are they just in the medical field; they are now joining the forces as not only a soldier but also a fighter pilot and command postings in the army.

In recent times, there has been a lot of discussion regarding the entry of women into the Indian armed forces. Unlike developed countries like the USA, UK, Germany, and Canada, India has taken a longer time to let women in other avenues besides the usual nursing or medical roles.

Israel too has women in its forces though not in combat roles but in technical and administrative posts.

In the male-dominated area, these young Indian women have managed to break the glass ceiling by pushing forward and as of date, almost 9,118 women are on active duties who are serving in the Indian Army, Air Force, and the Navy. The government has approved the induction of 1,700 females as jawans in the Corps of Military Police.

Historical Background

The first time women joined the Indian Armed Forces was back in 1888 when the Indian Military Nursing Service was created. And all the nursing staff of the Indian Army at that time played a very important role in World War I. Impressed by their performance, the top Army brass decided to expand and reinforce the women’s wing and formed the Women’s Auxiliary Corps. This Corps was to facilitate women to serve in non-combatant roles like accounting, communications, and administration.

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s Azad Hind Fauj had an exclusive women’s combat regiment; Rani of Jhansi Regiment had women who fought in the battle front against the Imperial Japanese Army in erstwhile Burma.

Women in the Indian Armed Forces

According to a lady officer in the Indian Army, “The Army gives us an opportunity to help us meet our profession a land personal life requirements. As an officer, it gives us immense pride to serve our nation.

The support system of the army helps in making a woman stronger and makes her a warrior for life.
 The first women fighter pilots in the Indian Air Force (IAF) started flyingMiG-21 Bisons in 2016. According to the women fighter pilots of IAF, there is no gender bias; the difficulties faced are the same for the male pilots too.

As has been reported earlier, the Supreme Court of India in a historic judgement had ordered the Centre to grant Permanent Commission to Women Officers in all three Services where women are eligible for commission.

In July 2020, as per the order of the government, grant of permanent commissions to women officers be given in 10streams made national headlines — Army Air Defence (AAD), Signals, Engineers, Army Aviation, Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME), Army Service Corps(ASC), Army Ordnance Corps (AOC), and Intelligence Corps in additionally to the prevailing streams of Judge and Advocate General (JAG) and Army Educational Corps (AEC).

In March 2020, the highest court of the country passed a milestone judgement on women in combat arms.

There has been a significant increase in the number of women who have been deployed in the forces since 2020, apart from the lady officers in the Army Education Corps, they can now be considered for command posts too in the Indian Army.

The Bystander Effect

If you witnessed an emergency happening right before your eyes, you would certainly take some sort of action to help the person in trouble, right? While we might all like to believe that this is true, psychologists suggest that whether or not you intervene might depend upon the number of other witnesses present.

Bystander Intervention:

The Bystander effect became a subject of significant interest following the brutal murder of American woman Kitty Genovese in 1964. Genovese, returning home late from work, was viciously attacked and sexually assaulted by a man with a knife while walking home to her apartment complex from a nearby parking lot. As reported in The New York Times two weeks later, over half an hour passed while 38 respectable, law-abiding people heard or saw the man attack her three separate times. The voices and lights from the bystanders in near by apartments interrupted the killer and frightened him off twice, but each time he returned and stabbed her again. None of the 38 witnesses called the police during the attack, and only one bystander contacted authorities after Kitty Genovese died. (In 2016, following the death of the attacker, Winston Moseley, The New York Times published an article stating that the number of witnesses and what they saw or heard had been exaggerated, that there had been just two attacks, that two bystanders had called the police, and that another by stander tried to comfort the dying woman.) The story of Genovese’s murder became a modern parable for the powerful psychological effects of the presence of others. It was an example of how people sometimes fail to react to the needs of others and, more broadly, how behavioral tendencies to act prosaically are greatly influenced by the situation. Moreover, the tragedy led to new research on prosocial behavior, namely bystander intervention, in which people do and do not extend help.

Decision Model of Helping:

Latané & Darley (1970) formulated a five-stage model to explain why bystanders at emergencies sometimes do and sometimes do not offer help. At each stage in the model, the answer ‘No’ results in no help being given, while the answer ‘yes’ leads the individual closer to offering help. However, they argued that helping responses may be inhibited at any stage of the process. For example, the bystander may not notice the situation, or the situation may beam biguous and not readily interpretable as an emergency. The five stages are:

1. The bystander must notice that something is amiss.

2. The bystander must define that situation as an emergency.

3. The bystander must assess how personally responsible they feel.

4. The bystander must decide how best to offer assistance.

5. The bystander must act on that decision.

Diffusion of Responsibility:

The first process is diffusion of responsibility, which refers to the tendency to subjectively divide the personal responsibility to help by the number of bystanders. Diffusion of responsibility occurs when a duty or task is shared between a group of people instead of only one person. Whenever there is an emergency situation in which more than one person is present, there is a diffusion of responsibility.

There are three ideas that categorize this phenomenon:

1. The moral obligation to help does not fall only on one person but the whole group that is witnessing the emergency.

2. The blame for not helping can be shared instead of resting on only one person.

3. The belief that another bystander in the group will offer help.

Preventing the Bystander Effect:

What can you do to overcome the bystander effect? I suggest that simply being aware of this tendency is perhaps the greatest way to break the cycle. When faced with a situation that requires action, understand how the by stander effect might be holding you back and consciously take steps to overcome it. However, this does not mean you should place yourself in danger.

Chaitanya Prakash Dubey B.Tech Third Year Electrical Engineering

Stress Management: How to Reduce, Prevent, and Cope with Stress

While it may seem like there’s nothing you can do about stress at work and home, there are steps you can take to relieve the pressure and regain control.

The importance of managing stress

If you’re living with high levels of stress, you’re putting your entire wellbeing at risk. Stress wreaks havoc on your emotional equilibrium, as well as your physical health. It narrows your ability to think clearly, function effectively, and enjoy life. It may seem like there’s nothing you can do about stress. The bills won’t stop coming, there will never be more hours in the day, and your work and family responsibilities will always be demanding. But you have a lot more control than you might think.
 Effective stress management helps you break the hold stress has on your life, so you can be happier, healthier, and more productive. The ultimate goal is a balanced life, with time for work, relationships, relaxation, and fun —and there silence to hold up under pressure and meet challenges head on. But stress management is not onesize-fits-all. That’s why it’s important to experiment and find out what works best for you. The following stress management tips can help you do that.

Tip 1:

Identify the sources of stress in your life

Stress management starts with identifying the sources of stress in your life. This isn’t as straightforward as it sounds. While it’s easy to identify major stressors such as changing jobs, moving, or going through a divorce, pinpointing the sources of chronic stress can be more complicated. It’s all too easy to overlook how your own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors contribute to your everyday stress levels.

To identify your true sources of stress, look closely at your habits, attitude, and excuses:

• Do you explain away stress as temporary (“I just have a million things going on right now”) even though you can’t remember the last time you took a breather?

• Do you define stress as an integral part of your work or home life (“Things are always crazy around here”) or as a part of your personality (“I have a lot of nervous energy, that’s all”)?

• Do you blame your stress on other people or outside events, or view it as entirely normal and unexceptional?

• Walk or cycle to the grocery store.

• Use the stairs at home or work rather than an elevator.

• Park your car in the farthest spot in the lot and walk the rest of the way.

• Pair up with an exercise partner and encourage each other as you work out.

• Play ping-pong or an activitybased video game with your kids.

Tip 2:

Make time for fun and relaxation

Beyond a take-charge approach and a positive attitude, you can reduce stress in your life by carving out “me” time. Don’t get so caught up in the hustle and bustle of life that you forget to take care of your own needs.

Nurturing yourself is a necessity, not a luxury. If you regularly make time for fun and relaxation, you’ll be in a better place to handle life’s stressors.

Set aside leisure time. Include rest and relaxation in your daily schedule. Don’t allow other obligations to encroach. This is your time to take a break from all responsibilities and recharge your batteries.

Tip 3

: Manage your time better
 Poor time management can cause a lot of stress. When you’re stretched too thin and running behind, it’s hard to stay calm and focused. Plus, you’ll be tempted to avoid or cut back on all the healthy things you should be doing to keep stress in check, like socializing and getting enough sleep. The good news:there are things you can do to achieve a healthier work-life balance.

Tip 4:

Maintain balance with a healthy lifestyle

In addition to regular exercise, there are other healthy lifestyle choices that can increase your resistance to stress.

Eat a healthy diet. Well-nourished bodies are better prepared to cope with stress, so be mindful of what you eat. Start your day right with breakfast, and keep your energy up and your mind clear with balanced, nutritious meals throughout the day.

Tip 5:

Learn to relieve stress in the moment

When you’re frazzled by your morning commute, stuck in a stressful meeting at work, or fried from another argument with your spouse, you need a way to manage your stress levels right now. That’s where quick stress relief comes in.
 The fastest way to reduce stress is by taking a deep breath and using your senses—what you see, hear, taste, and touch—or through a soothing movement. By viewing a favourite photo, smelling a specific scent, listening to a favourite piece of music, tasting a piece of gum, or hugging a pet, for example, you can quickly relax and focus yourself.

BEATBOXING

WHAT IS BEATBOXING?

Beatboxing (also beat boxing) is a form of vocal percussion primarily involving the art of mimicking drum machines (typically a TR-808) using one's mouth, lips, tongue, and voice. It may also involve vocal imitation of turntablism and other musical instruments. Beatboxing today is connected with hip-hop culture, often referred to as "the fifth element" of hip-hop, although it is not limited to hip-hop music. The term "beatboxing" is sometimes used to refer to vocal percussion in general.

ORIGIN IN HIP-HOP

Human beatboxing in hip-hop originated in the 1980s. Its early pioneers include Doug E. Fresh, the self-proclaimed first "human beatbox" and arguably its most famous practitioner. Swifty is credited as the first to implement inhale sound techniques. Other pioneers include Buffy, who helped perfect many beatboxing techniques, and Wise, who contributed significantly to beatboxing's proliferation. Wise inspired an entire new fan base of human beatboxers with his human turntable technique. Rahzel is well known for his realistic robotic sounds and his ability to sing and beatbox simultaneously. Scratch, a beatboxer and musician, is well known for further revolutionizing the use of vocal scratching in beatboxing. Kenny Muhammad, The Human Orchestra, pioneered the inward k snare, a beatbox technique that imitates a snare drum by breathing inward. Many refer to beatboxing as the unofficial 5th element of hip-hop.

Tarun

Yadav

B.Tech

Third Year

Electrical Engineering

BEATBOXING IN INDIA

Beatbox India is one of the largest beatboxing organizations in the world. It comprises a network of beatboxers, both amateur and professional, musicians, and organizers dedicated to promoting the art of human beatboxing. As beatbox culture caught the attention of youth from 2010, the number of beatboxers in India started growing rapidly. In its initial days, Beatbox India was a collective formed first as a Facebook group and then as a WhatsApp group, connecting beatboxers from all over the country. In 2016, Raka Vee registered BBX India and trademarked the Indian Beatbox Championship. In 2017, BBX India established official relationships with beatboxing communities around the world, like Beatbox Battle TV and Swissbeatbox. BBX India hosted the official Indian Beatbox Championships in 2016 and 2018. The BBX India platform focuses on event management, artist management, merchandise, education, community-building, and more, all centered around the art of human beatboxing.

On a silent night Along an endless road I am walking into an abyss, Dark and empty

Calling me into itself. Something about it Intrigues me deeply.

It feels as if it isn’t only an abyss But rather holds some part of my life.

Future, ambitions, luck, destiny I see glimpses of everything in it That is yet to be witnessed

Except this present moment Which is left behind.

Horrified by the eeriness it holds I stare down occasionally

To see tiny shadows of leaves, Criss crossed together

Dancing in a harmonic Yet unnatural fashion.

I don’t see leaves anymore, What I see beneath now Is a gigantic collage of multiple realities

Torn through time Rustling and whispering with each other.

Which one should I believe Which one should I discard

Unable to figure out, I decide to return.

As I start retreating back, I feel something strange.

Someone is approaching me,

He stops when I stop,

Starts when I start,

And breathes when I breathe. I start walking as fast as I could,

Turning back only to unravel,

That the abyss is also moving as I move!

It is approaching me, Now moving much faster towards me

Like a shapeless monster

Awake from an eternal sleep Panting heavily, I am breathless But I don’t have a choice Than to keep moving.

The Abyss

Far, very far, I can see present Scintillating back from where I started But few steps before reaching it I sense a strange presence Like Satan looming in my sleep The abyss has arrived! I can’t step forward As if trapped in an ether Denser than anything witnessed before. It pulls me inside, By an irreversible force Like a monster hunting its prey.

Far, very far, I can see present Scintillating back from where I started But few steps before reaching it I sense a strange presence Like Satan looming in my sleep The abyss has arrived! I can’t step forward

As if trapped in an ether Denser than anything witnessed before. It pulls me inside,

By an irreversible force Like a monster hunting its prey. Feeling torn through the abyss’s fabric, I take a glimpse at the present. It was mocking at me For heading somewhere That was unchartered for a reason. Unable to reach ‘present’ I scream, for one last time.

Stretched in an endless tube of time For seconds that magnified to infinity I find myself thrown, At the facade of a road

Which was familiar, unlike my body: Aged and wrinkled, nearing its demise. I am weak, have done all I could, In a life that didn’t have much for me now In front of me, everything is a replica Of things witnessed seconds ago

Except the fact they seem flipped Through a cosmic mirror Stretched between horizons Now, the road behind seems endless And the end ahead is apparent. I turn behind, and staring in the distant I could sense the same abyss Staring back at me!

Past, regrets, fate, memories I see glimpses of everything in it Witnessed sometime, somewhere. I realize I’m part of a gigantic recursion But now, I have a choice, To live, in the present.

The road, these walls, and this abyss They have always remained On the doorstep of our conscience In a timeless fashion, Unaffected by the ephemera of our life. At every stage of life We find ourselves chasing the abyss Of future and past, Oblivion to the fact

That it’s the one on the run It is approaching us, Faster than the speed of our life We have to realize The need to reach the ‘present’ Before the abyss of our life Comes, and devours us.

Kaustubh Srivastava Computer Science and Engineering Batch of 2023

Life is a flow

Life is a flow,

Sometimes it hides, sometimes it shows,
 At times it's yes, or it's no!
 Sometimes it's high, or low...

Life is to feel it, like air,
 Life is to see and achieve it, like a goal,
 But we waste it in "like, comment & share,"
 There's no shortcut to the top; we have to scroll.

Life is what to put on top gear,
 Life is what to win, just two steps more!
 Life is not just to pass,
 The world cannot see a hole in life's glass.

Life is a race!

To win, just maintain the pace,
 To top, just complete your chase.

Khushi Tiwari B.Tech Third Year Mechanical Engineering

Why not me?

The hearty encouraging hand,

That rests upon the back of the first ranked. The huge applause of appreciation, That makes someone’s heart go into vibration. Never chooses someone like me, “Why not me?”

The first benchers are only wise, The last benchers come only to waste time. While some easily receive high opportunities, I seam to grab them only in my dreams.

Why do they never tend towards me, “Why not me?”

And later, when I achieved all my goals, And success was knocking at my door, When I was looked upon as an ideal, My foes sat in a corner idle, Thinking thoughtlessly, “Why not me?”

Finally, my conscience’s words struck me hard. I failed to realize this in the past, At every moment I had a chance.

Everything was revealed like a mystery, Never before had I asked, “Why was it always me?”

Kartikay Singh B.Tech Third year Computer Science and Engineering

Hey Mother,

Hey Mother!

You are my day, you are my night  When the days are tough, for the family you fight!

Hey Mother,

How precious you are to me like the stars  You make me shine vanishes my scars!

You have been by my side since I was so small  whenever I needed you, I just had to call.  All that you have taught me has brought me here  knowing you are at my side I feel no fear!

They say I am a beauty with a brain  filled with glow, they acclaim  but where it all came from  slobbery kisses and hugs of yours!

Hey mother,

I am just a part of yours  imperfectly perfect in almost every way  moments of hardship easily wished away!

Hey mother,

For everything that you have done  for always being there, for never giving up on me,  for showing me, you care!  Thank You !! and Thanks To God!!  That I have you, who is my all!

Anjali

B.Tech Third year Computer Science and Engineering

Mishra

Samaroh Holi Milan

"Flash" is an event conducted near the holy eve of "Deepawali" with a motive to spread happiness among needy and to enlighten miserable life of underprivileged with a small ray of hope by distributing

basic needs like food items, clothes and many other things. Flash was first started by our respected alumnus Satyam Bhatt Sir, Computer Science and (Batch2018).Engineering

The Hymn of Creation

With every cotyledon of creation's seed,
 Emerges existence, each with a unique breed,
 Guiding me to find a new thread in life's mystery,
 Taking forms infinite, a triumph in symphony,
 Binding pearls to the necklace's thread so fine,
 Worn by cosmic beauty, in the divine.

Guiding the world to its peak, then its end,
 Existence dwells in bliss, where consciousness blend,
 Singing silent symphonies, in and out we roam,
 As each pearl finds its place, seeking home.

In your cosmic dance, stars twirl like fireflies,
 Illuminating the universe under moonlit skies,
 Amidst existence's symphony, whispers softly blow,
 Carrying secrets of wisdom, as stardust flow.

As stardust settles on dreams, ready for flight,
 I yearn to join your dance, bathed in night's light,
 O Mother Nature, let me flow through your mind,
 And become one with you, intertwined.

Ambresh Kumar Bakshi B.Tech Second Year Electrical Engineering

हो कर उद स जब ज बैठ , कलयुग क अ र्जुन कोने ें,

कुछ प नेकी इच्छ शेष न थी, अवस द न थ तब खोने ें..

बस कोस रह थ खुद को क्यों अनयत्र युद्ध ेंकद पड़ ,

क र्मकरूँ य फेरूं ुंह यह कहते-कहतेफु पड़ ..

पग पग पर द ु विध है ोहन अपनों क रच य ज ल हैसब, ेर अंत र्मन ही कोसेग , गर आज नहीं तो करूँग कब... जो त्य ग किय इस कुरूक्षेत्र क , नत स्तक य दि हो ज ऊंग ,

जग हंसेग ुझ पर और सद रणछोड़ ही ैंकहल ऊंग .. ैंदेख रह हँक ेशीश, अपनों केबहतेरक्त को, पशु, पक्षी भी ुझ को कोस रहे, त नेदेरहेदरख्तों

Aditi Sahani Chemical Engineering

Batch of 2021

Surabhi Madhesiya Computer science and Engineering Batch of 2012

Surabhi Madhesiya Computer science Engineering

Batch of 2012

Abhishek Kr. Singh Civil Engineering Batch of 2016

Abhishek Kr. Singh

Civil Engineering Batch of 2016

Yashi Agrawal

B.Tech Third Year

Computer Science and Engineering

Chandramauli Ojha

Civil Engineering Batch of 2020

Saksham Bari

B.Tech Third Year

Civil Engineering

Kartikay Singh

B.Tech Third Year Computer Science and Engineering

Aryansh Bachchan

B.Tech Second Year Mechanical Engineering

Devraj Anand

B.Tech Second Year Electrical Engineering

Nirjala Patel

B.Tech Second Year Chemical Engineering

Nirjala Patel

B.Tech Second Year

Chemical Engineering

Khushi Arya

B.Tech Second Year

Chemical Engineering

Khushi Arya

B.Tech Second Year

Chemical Engineering

Chhavi

B.Tech Second Year

Chemical Engineering

Vartika Singh

B.Tech Second Year

Electrical Engineering