SCHEDULES AND TIME TABLES

                            The arrears time table has been officially announced to the concerned departments and students. Along with this, the oncoming semester exam schedule has also been disclosed to the students. It seems like the time after the Diwali holidays will be a tight schedule for us all.

Now that the Firework festive has grabbed its slot in middle of the week, it seems like the whole week is full of enjoyment and the upcoming weeks will be full of work.

GENERAL ARTICLES

FIREWORK FESTIVE

Diwali originated as a festival to mark the last pre-winter harvest in the mostly agricultural Indian society. Over the centuries the celebration of diwali acquired different narratives among the different parts and cultures of the subcontinent. In North India, people light rows of clay lamps to celebrate the story of King Rama's return to the ancient city of ayodhya after victory over ravana. While, in South India , it is celebrated as the day krishna defeated narakasura. This diwali is celebrated all over the India by bursting crackers, wearing new dress, sharing sweets with relatives, friends and neighbours. Our prime minister narendera modi celebrated this diwali with troops posted along the line of control in Jammu and Kashmir 's gurez sector and lauded the soldiers for their penance and sacrifice saying he considers them as his family. US president Donald Trump also celebrated his first diwali at the white house during which he hailed the incredible contributions of the Indian -American community 

By

Esaipriya, ECE department.

                                          

                                                    

ARE WE GOING BLIND ?

     India has world’s largest number of blind people.  India alone contributes to more than 30% of blind people all over the world.  With one of the leading countries in having blind people we are even short in providing ophthalmologists.  An ophthalmologist is one who does eye surgery whereas an optometrist takes care of primary eye care refractive errors like providing contact lenses and spectacles.  In general, India has only one eye surgeon per one lakh people.  The present scenario is in such a way that many thousand ophthalmologists in India have no time to provide eye surgeries because they are flooded with conducting general eye check- up.

WHETHER DONATED EYES ARE AVAILABLE FOR SURGERY:

       Here comes the real controversy, the number of blind people in the range of million whereas number of eye surgeries that had been conducted every year goes in the range of few thousand.  India is in acute need of lakhs of donated eyes every year but it receives a bit more than 25000 eyes in which nearly 25-30% eyes will be rejected in general. 

DEFINITION FOR BLIND IN INDIA:

     If a person is unable to count fingers from a distance of 6 metres he will be considered as blind in general according to our definition.  At present we are shifting to WHO's (WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION) definition of blind which states that if a person is unable to count fingers from a distance of 3 metres, then he/she will be considered as blind.

     By changing this definition we can neglect 4 million people from blind list. 

WHO ARE THE REAL BLIND PEOPLE:

     Nothing will change just by changing the definition for blindness and thus projecting that we have reduced the blind population before the world.  The real change lies in AWARENESS PROGRAMMES 

FOR DONATION OF EYES among the youth which must be undertaken by the government.  Until serious steps cannot be taken to address this problem, we will be just changing the definition every year where the real blind will be left blind forever.

     BLIND PEOPLE ARE NOT MERELY SOMEONE WHO CAN’T ABLE TO SEE THIS WORLD RATHER THEY ARE THOSE WHO ARE NOT READY TO DONATE EYES AFTER THEIR DEATH.

By

Nanda Kumar.D

AN ECO-FRIENDLY DIWALI

The festival of lights brings with itself the ultimate delight of triumph of lord Rama over Ravana, implicitly imparting the moral value of good over evil to the society. And the celebrations are extended across the nation, creating a homogenous environment of good will and happiness.The occasion of victory is celebrated in a bifurcated manner, 20 days prior to Diwali we have Dusshera which embarks the end of Ravana and is celebrated by burning his humongous effigies across country. So, the preparations begin around the following weeks of Dusshera with all lightings around the houses and people plunging themselves into shopping, all thanks to the festive season sales. Over the years, the celebrations have gone extravagant and taken a toll over not only the environment but also weakened the finances of many shoppers. With bumper discounts thrown in on every possible product in the market, the common consumer falls to the temptation of many times unnecessary buying and spending.There is also an increasing concern over environmental pollution and the safety issues involved in making and bursting fire crackers. On the day of Diwali and the following days, the particulate matter in the atmosphere is at its pinnacle that can attribute to serious health issues.The growing social awareness concerning our environment through policies, NGO’s, social media, has motivated many citizens across the country to come forward in supporting eco-friendly ways to celebrate Diwali as these are very simple and cost effective.If one can’t stay away from bursting crackers to celebrate Diwali, the best way is to stick to eco-friendly crackers made with recycled paper. There are factories that manufacture these crackers that emit less smoke, produce sound within the noise limit of 125 dB to 145 db and also produce more light. There is a great demand for them in the metros in comparison to small towns and villages, where people still rejoice in bursting the fiery-loud crackers.The dynamic nature of people’s demands drives the market. If people refrain from using the polluting crackers, manufacturers will surely look for alteration in composition of crackers.Much also depends on peoples’ mindset and attitude. Instead of electrified lamps made of non-recyclable plastic and cost heavy on power consumption, people can choose to light the earthen lamps. These can be recycled, are cost-effective and add a dash of natural beauty to the decorations. The option of switching on lights may seem appealing and hassle free. But just think, it is the traditional way of celebrating diwali that actually holds good from all perspectives of protecting our own health and that of the environment as well.People should also use natural organic colours, flowers or cereals for making the Rangolis instead of chemical colours that are rampantly available in the market.By adopting preventive measures of limiting the sound decibel of crackers, discouraging potassium chlorate products, promoting better alternatives for decorations and the increasing production of e-crackers, the festival can be better enjoyed. Environment pollution is not an ailment that can be cured with these measures overnight. But it is time and proper to take a step towards eco-friendly practices in whatever we do. Recycling and renewability are the key words today for better living. Let us all try to keep that in mind this Diwali and minimise our efforts towards causing further damage to our fragile environment
Courtesy: The Hindu.

PICS CORNER

V.Nishant, 3rd year, EEE.

M.Manikandan, 3rd year, EEE.

Craftship of colleagues

                   Exposing the hidden talents , our college student- Jeyanth of final year mechanical department, the lyricist of the song “ CAFÉ KADHAL- based on a true love story “ along with his colleagues posted this on Youtube , this Diwali. Feel free to watch, comment to this video song .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS1L88TgCSU&feature=youtu.be