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Animus 2015 UTKARSH 2013 t was 3rd-4th of October 2013 wh en U n iversit y In stitute of Information Technology celebrated its much talked about college festival, UTKARSH. It I has been a rich tradition of the college fraternity here to organize a 2-day mega cultural event, every year with great pomp and show, thus providing the students a platform to have the tests of varied events apart from the ever going academics. UIIT through UTKARSH shares the viewpoint of cultural enrichment and advancement apart from academics in these formative years of student life. UTKARSH enables the viewer’s to ride the wave of cultural shows which not only display the richness of Himachal but also gives the glimpses of a variety of performances reflecting the soul of different corners of our country. 51

Animus 2015 his year, UIIT stood a bit different from the past in organising its fest T i.e., the “Techno-Cultural Avatar of UTKARSH-2013.” Breaking the thread of repetitions, UIIT presented an amalgamation of Technical and Cultural fests for the first time in the history of the college. It was indeed a great success as it was open for all and saw the participations of numerous colleges from in and around the UIIT campus. Not only does UIIT present this universal cultural show for the enjoyment of the students but at the same time it stands strong in sending a message of ‘shared cultural and academic ties’ with the colleges and the students located outside the city of hills- Shimla. Indeed, I have never seen anywhere such a splendid show in the name of college fest UTKARSH, coherent raw artists/players/actors presented a variety of fantastic & nerve wrecking performances from folk dance to western, SAAZ- Tussle of singers and the bands, play to eloquence etc. UTKARSH even entertained competitions along its participants in different categories of performances. Those with spectacular performances were awarded for the same with a view to encouraging talents. What I was amazed to witness was the unrestricted viewership UTKARSH enjoys not only in the campus but also from all quarters. The University auditorium was packed tightly and I observed enthusiasm over the jubilant faces enjoying tirelessly the events being casted in front. Screams of joys, cheer-shouts, heavy claps filled the air around thus electrifying the performers and the viewers in turn. It was as if ‘a lively world’ existed inside the auditorium where one and all were enjoying free from all concerns. To a viewer, Pahari Nati, Giddha, Bhangra, Classical Dances were amazing performances. However Bhangra in UTKARSH remains largely a centre of all performances bagging the best performance of UTKARSH’13. By and large, UTKARSH remains a festival of great pomp and show. The last words go praising the organising of such a tremendous event. Those responsible for organising such a mega event deserve thousands of applauses. ITSA, the Student Body of UIIT stands strong behind this mega event, has done an amazing job. -Ishraque Ahmad 2nd year 52

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Animus 2015 Freshers’ PARTY 'A LITTLE LILTING MUSIC AND A CLING OF ICE, NEW FACES, SMILES ALL ALONG, RESOUNDING LAUGHTER... YES IT IS PARTY TIME ' he academic year brings happiness and joy with the arrival of juniors. Fresher’s party of any college is an event which students look forward to. To welcome them to the department T and make them feel at home, the seniors organize a ‘Fresher’s Party’ to increase the interaction between seniors and freshers so that they mingle with one another easily. The academic year brings happiness and joy with the arrival of juniors. Fresher’s day in any college is an event which students look forward to. 55

Animus 2015 Our seniors planned an opulent fun filled party for us to encourage our creative impulses to boost our confidence. 14th of March was the date and Hotel Landmark the venue. The prescribed dress code was Indian formals. So girls were asked to come in sarees and the boys in proper formals. ‘A hundred new faces, but a million dreams’ is what this occasion be best described as. As the much awaited day arrived, everyone got excited for the grand bash that was being planned for us. We arrived at our destination around 2pm where our seniors were waiting for us. They welcomed us in a very grand manner that made us feel quite special. Everyone looked stunning in their best attire. It began with an interesting interactive session in which students were asked to choose a chit of paper that contained some really daring tasks for us to perform. Questions were also asked like which senior they admired the most and stuff like that which was actually quite interesting. After this, games like musical chairs and find the balloons were played. Paper folding dance was also very funny where juniors got to dance with their chosen senior partner. All the boys and girls walked down the ramp bringing more excited to the party. The selected ones got to the talent round where they left everyone in stupefaction by their mesmerizing performances of dancing, singing and playing guitar. Not much later our institute’s director, Prof. Manu Sood arrived with his wife arrived. The faculty members aslo joined us. The competition continued after a wise piece of advice by the sir. At the end of very enjoyable round Karan and Shriya were crowned as Mr. and Ms. Freshers’ 2014, Himanshu and Upasna were titled Mr. and Ms. Personality where as Sonal and 56

Animus 2015 Damini were crowned as Mr. and Ms. Talented. Next in store was the much much awaited part and yes it was DJ. Everyone rocked the party with dance and grooved to every beat. Lastly, delicious food relished our tongues and all had a great time enjoying every bit of it. With this a very thrilling and happening day came to an end leaving all of us with loads of memories to cherish. Shreya Sood 1st year 57

Animus 2015 time is a river Time is not thought of as a resource.It is the most important and crucial factor as it is inelastic and nonrenewable. The statement. “Time is money” sums up the significance of time management. Time management is the act or process of planning and exercising conscious control over the amount of time spent on specific activities, especially to increase effectiveness, efficiency or productivity. 58

Animus 2015 etermine your capacity and stop overloading yourself. The need for time management cannot be ignored. DEffective time management is very important in the life of a student. It not only helps in reducing the stress but it is also helpful in fulfilling targets of life. Let us all recognize the importance of time & try to make full utilization of it. The Ways Out » Get Organized - paperwork and task triage » Protect Your Time - insulate, isolate, delegate » Set Gravitational Goals - that attract actions automatically » Achieve through Goal Management- goal focus » Work in Priority Order - set goals and prioritize » Use Magical Tools to Get More Out of Your Time - depends on when written » Master the Skills of Time Management » Go with the Flow - natural rhythms, Eastern philosophy » Recover from Bad Time Habits - recovery from underlying psychological problems. -Shriya Mokta 1st Year 59

Animus 2015 The Top Seven Things To Do To Get A Job Beef up your résumé Write a résumé with strong language that emphasizes Ace your interview results. Replace hackneyed expressions like “strong Learn as much as you can about the company and team player” and “possess organizational skills” the position before you go in for an interview. Always with strong, active verbs that demonstrate results. prepare at least three smart questions in advance. In Whenever possible, use numbers to indicate the actual interview, don’t be afraid to look eager. performance. Include keywords related to your skill Be enthusiastic, and convince the hiring manager set and background, since many big companies use that you truly want the job. Don’t boast, but boldly computers to screen résumés for phrases like “analyst” state your accomplishments, and tell stories that or “financial modeling.” Have a friend double-check illustrate your best qualities. Never badmouth a your résumé for spelling and grammatical errors, and former boss, co-worker or company. Try to mirror always be honest. the interviewer’s tone; if he or she is casual and friendly, try to loosen up. Write a killer cover letter Write a one-page cover letter that makes a compelling Stay in the game case for why you should be hired. It shouldn’t be Use the time between jobs to keep existing skills a regurgitation of your résumé. The introductory fresh and develop new ones. If you have the paragraph should state the position you’re applying for. resources, take a class in a topic that’s relevant to The middle few paragraphs should highlight the critical your field. Volunteer or find freelance work through three elements of the job description, explaining why your network or on Craigslist. The worst thing to you’re a good fit for the job. do is go into an interview, and when they ask what you’ve been doing, you stare at them with a blank Focus your job search face. Make a list of the companies where you’d most like to work, and use your personal network and sites like Network, network, network LinkedIn to find connections at each one. Develop your network, and don’t be shy about broadcasting your job search. Ask your friends and Be smart about social media contacts who they know and whether they can First, make sure that your online reputation is clean. make introductions for you. Spin your situation Either set your Facebook settings so prospective in a positive light by telling people you’re excited employers can’t see your updates and photos, or to have new opportunities. Prepare a 15 to choose to post information that presents you in a 30-second “elevator pitch” that summarizes your positive, professional light. Post your résumé and a job experience and ambitions, and that you can good photo on LinkedIn. Start a Twitter account that use in social situations, like an alumni cocktail hour. you use professionally, and follow human resources people at companies that interest you. Retweet what they write when it’s good, and comment on any interesting posts. After a few weeks of following them, send them a message directly, saying, “I’d love to talk about your company!” 60

Animus 2015 Be prepared for common questions like “What are your strengths and weaknesses?” The key to answering the weakness part(and you should always have an answer)is to spin it in a positive light. You might say, “I’m not the strongest analytically, but I’ve been working on that, and when I put together a report, I always have someone check it.” The interviewer wants to know that you’re self-aware and mature enough to talk about your weaknesses. You have to know how to describe a weakness the right way. -Shradha Gupta 3rd Year 61

Animus 2015 A TRIP TO FUNCITY! The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step, and so does our life. Our life is a journey and each experience we gain is a step. Life is a journey with many ups and downs, to travel the rough roads of life seems impossible without friends. Our friends are like superheroes with the super power of making us happy, and fill every moment with fun. It has been a year now for me in UIIT and I have made many friends who have made this year one of the best years of my life. Among the many fun moments we have had together, the most interesting was our little trip to Funcity, Chandighar. Our little trip to Funcity was held on 3rd of May 2014. We all live at different places so it was decided that we would gather at places convenient to all and the bus that had been hired would pick us all up and we would leave for our destination at 7:30 am. We left for Funcity in a jolly mood, singing and dancing all the way through. On the way to Funcity we made a little stop for the driver to have his breakfast. While he was having his breakfast we were all in an exciting mood and to increase the fun we climbed over the bus roof and started the photo session. After that we continued our journey singing and dancing the whole time. We reached at our destination at 12.30 p.m. and went on the rides to have some more fun. There were many thrilling rides likes the Columbus, bumper cars, and many more which we enjoyed a lot. Then we watched a 5D movie which was like an icing on the cake. Then we were a bit hungry so we all gathered and had our lunch. The food there was delicious. Great fun plus great food equals to a great day. After we all had enjoyed our meal we got ready for the most anicipated part- the water park. There were many rides at the water park, some of which were really thrilling. We demarked the rides on basis of their color. And I still remember the black, green and orange ones were the best and I repeatedly rode them again and again till my eyes got fixed on another ride. We were having a great time that we didn’t even realize how much time had passed. It was about 5:30 pm and it was the time for another fun moment, The Waves. We all gathered together and waves emerged from the far side of the pool. We all splashed on each other and jumped and threw each other in the water or in simpler words enjoyed to the fullest. All this was sadly over at 7 as we had to return back home so we all got back in the bus. We were all tired and so the journey back seemed a bit monotonous, but it soon turned into a fun time when we stopped for some milk kulfi. It was truly delicious and was the perfect thing for the moment as all those who were a bit sleepy were now back in action. It was around 9 p.m. and we were about to reach Solan when our bus’s engine failed. We were so excited at the moment that we didn’t even pay any attention towards it. We all went out on the road and started singing and clicking photos. We were so busy having fun that we didn’t even realize that it was about 11:30 pm, the bus had not been repaired and now some of my classmates got a bit worried as to what would we do. Actually their parents were the ones who were really worried. The time passed by and we had to come up with a solution. It was decided that we all would spend the night at our friend Akshi’s house in Solan. So at 1 in the night we all went to her house were her aunt had prepared some food for all of us and it was delicious. Then as we were all tired we decided to just sleep. So all the boys spread the beddings in the hall and went off to sleep and the girls slept in the bedrooms. The next morning we all woke up at 8 and got ready to get back home. A bus had been hired for us to get back and breakfast had also been booked for us on our way back home. We all had a great time together; it was a fun filled trip and we enjoyed a lot. In the end it was a great time spent together and in the end we all had great memories to cherish. 62

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Animus 2015 The 7 Ages of ROCK The Birth Of Rock White Light, White Heat 1 (Blues-based Rock) 1963-1970 2 (Art Rock) 1966-1980 The rock revolution of the 1960s seen through the life The story of how artistic and conceptual expression and music of Jimi Hendrix. The first doomed icon of permeated rock. From the pop-art multi-media rock, Hendrix was the synthesis of everything that had experiments of Andy Warhol and the Velvet gone before him and all that was to come. The Birth Of Underground to the sinister gentility of Peter Gabriel’s Rock also explores the influence of rhythm & blues on Genesis, White Light, White Heat traces how rock a generation of British musicians such as The Rolling became a vehicle for artistic ideas and theatrical Stones, Cream and The Who, and how the song-writing performance. We follow Pink Floyd from the fated art of Bob Dylan and studio developments of The Beatles school genius of Syd Barrett through the global success transformed the possibilities and ambitions of rock. of Dark Side of the Moon to the ultimate rock theatre show, The Wall. Along the way, the film explores the retro-futurism of Roxy Music and the protean world of David Bowie. Blank Generation Never Say Die 3 (Punk Rock) 1973-1980 4 (Heavy Metal) 1970-1991 A tale of two cities, London and New York and the birth The story of the longest surviving and certainly the of punk. Each city created a bastard child that marked loudest genre of rock, heavy metal. With no sign of the biggest and fundamental shift in popular music disappearing, metal has been the most controversial since Elvis walked into Sun Studios. Blank Generation and misunderstood of all rock genres. Emerging at unpicks the relationship between the bankrupt New the tail end of the hippy dream from the rust belt of York and the class and race-riven London of the mid- industrial England, heavy metal would go on to secure 1970’s and explores the music of The Sex Pistols, The the most loyal fan base of all. With Black Sabbath as the Clash, Ramones, Television, Patti Smith, The Damned undisputed Godfathers, we follow their highs and lows, and Buzzcocks. and, along the journey, meet Deep Purple, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Metallica. 94

Animus 2015 We Are The Champions 5 (Stadium Rock) 1965-1993 We Are The Champions follows the development of some of the biggest names in Rock, among them, Queen, Bruce Springsteen, The Police and Dire Straits show how, through events such as Live Aid and the rise of MTV, rock achieved a global influence on culture and politics. The film concludes in the early 90s, as U2 effectively brought the era to a close by re-inventing the big rock show so completely, that fifteen years later, most major rock tours are still pale facsimiles. Left Of The Dial 6 (Alternative Rock) 1980-1994 The rise of alternative rock in the USA. From its early underground days where bands like Black Flag drew inspiration from the DIY ethos of punk, Left Of The Dial traces the history of the network of fans, clubs and fanzines that sustained the scene and launched the careers of bands like REM, The Pixies and Hüsker Dü. The film takes a fresh look at the explosion of the Seattle scene, culminating in the success of Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ and the tragic loss of Kurt Cobain, an artist whose triumph and tragedy continues to cast an inescapable shadow. What The World Is Waiting For 7 (Indie) 1980-2007 The time follows The Stone Roses as the heirs to the indie crown, Suede’s dark fame and the media saturation of Brit-pop’s Blur v Oasis. What The World Is Waiting For explores how indie ultimately lost its once cherished intimacy and integrity in front of 250,000 fans at Oasis’s Knebworth spectacle in 1996 and how, by returning to its roots in clubs and bars (and even front rooms) with bands such as Franz Ferdinand, The Libertines and The Arctic Monkeys, indie became respectable again. Nikhil Shrey 1st Year 95

Animus 2015 It was a monotonous day at college as Harsha Sharma, IIIrd year usual, we attended the classes till lunch and Be a little then decided to bunk the rest. So the plan was…..actually there was no plan, when we are bored, we usually go to CRAZY!!! the mall ,window shop probably ,have a split meal ,click some pics…update it later ,keep a check on the likes and comments for a while and then life goes on as usual. But that particular day...to our surprise, was going to be different. We decided to walk through “Thandi sarak” stoping at Keval’s for butterbun and tea .This was going like any other day until somebody brought up “So what after b.tech..???” I am sure every group in UIIT has had this talk several times….if not every day!! It was ours that particular day. So the talk begun …we talked about the placements, preparing for CAT and GATE, joining “INDIAN ARMY”, jobs in banking and so on… One thing led to another and before we could realize, we were standing outside the Vidhan Sabha. So we started discussing about civil services. We were tired by then so we sat on the benches nearby and continued our talks. We were through the talks about the huge syllabus, difficulty, prelims and mains section of the exams conducted by UPSC, when we had the cra- ziest idea…!!! Someone said we are surrounded by people who are preparing for civils at the University Library, but we knew not of a single person who actually became one, so of-course we cannot follow them. For success, we need to have the right approach and attitude towards the goal, and for that we needed to talk to the people who have had success in this field. So we finally decided that we needed to talk to some civil servant for real...in order to get inspired (I know it sounds crazy now). For which we needed to visit a government organization headed by one. The talks kept going and we kept walking; we were not sure where to go so we kept dis- cussing the options at our disposal, until….... we saw a board saying CBI office. Yes …!! It read Central Bureau of Investigation, Shimla. Of course we got nervous and wanted to drop the plan altogether, but then we thought “Let’s do it!!!” With an impression that the SP’s (Superintendent of Police) are IPS officers appointed by the Govt. of India, who clear the prestigious IAS exams conducted by UPSC, we went inside . We were discussing how we will meet the SP and what we’ll say and were having really stupid ideas like “good afternoon sir...we wanted to know what inspired you to join the services ..??” (Creepy...!!!) 96

Animus 2015 But we forgot a little detail… The Superintendent of Police of Shimla had other important tasks as well, besides counseling some maniacs. We were standing at a corner discussing the questions, when a man in his late forties approached us and asked us who we wanted to meet. We said “SP sir se milna hai” “Do you have an appointment…??” He asked. “No.” We said. “Kaunse SP se milna h...??” (The time we realized there were more than one SP’s there) “Jo bhi hai” (laughing secretly to ourselves) “Kis regarding milna hai??” We were blank…and just when we were searching what to say, he prompted… “Personal hai...?” We rolled our eyes and shyly said yesssss…..!! He looked confused. So he led us to a room nearby and told us to wait. That was the time we realized what trouble we have gotten ourselves into, because what we could sense from the discussions around and the enquiries that followed was that …we were there to file a FIR or something regarding some sensitive issue, probably a sexual ha- rassment case. Anyways, we waited and hoped for the best (which in our case was, hoping that the SP would not be a short tempered person). Finally we were called, we took a deep breath and entered the room. A spacious room, with a big table, a fireplace reminding us of the forgotten British architecture, and there he was, sitting on a big chair…a man in his early forties. He almost started laughing when we introduced ourselves. Just a question?? How did you people know that I will be available today..?? -he asked. We honestly explained our situation. Then he started laughing out loud and told us that it was his first day at office after being transferred from Jammu, and that he was not expecting anyone especially students from HPU on his first day of joining. We glanced at each other, I almost felt like saying “you’re kidding me… this can’t be hap- pening…!!!!” To our relief he was a really humble and generous person. We had a frank talk, he told us about his preparations, his subjects for mains and other details regarding the exam. We had a really informative session and talked our brains out .The discussion went for around 20 minutes. He was different from the rest of the people there and it felt like he was what we were looking for…!!! No matter how crazy it seemed at the beginning, the purpose was fulfilled. We wanted inspiration and that’s what we found…!!! 97

Animus 2015 “When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked him to forgive me.” -Emo Philips “But you must have faith” my mother And this concept of God led to the said, when I questioned her upon all the establishment of a tax-exempted institution sufferings in the world which was ironical to that cannot be questioned, criticized or the postulate of a loving and forgiving god. made a laugh about: Religion. A group of “Whatever God does, he does for our own people worship a certain God or set of Gods, good” she continued, “if you don’t believe follow certain rules prescribed in certain in God right now, you’ll repent in the near holy books, and are expected to do that their future. And one day you’ll start to believe entire life. And the holy book is more or less, again.” A smile crossed my face, as I recalled their constitution. But this concept has one the statement given to Shaheed Bhagat Singh huge loop-hole. Unlike laws of a country from Randhir Singh upon his confession to or an organization, laws of a religion are be an atheist was also pretty much the same. insurmountable to any change whatsoever. The idea of saying that still remains absurd “It provides hope to a lot of people, why to me. take that away from them? It helps one to overcome his grief. It helps in the feeble times” debates the religious apologist. But From the beginning of the recorded history, does one really need to tell himself stories man has worshiped some figure, he claimed that violate every law in the universe just to be the almighty, because without him, he to go through the day? Don’t you think that could not explain all that happened around living in the reality might be a lot simpler him. He couldn’t figure out why it rains, so he and yet wonderful? Can’t one enjoy a sunset said-God does it. He couldn’t figure the tides- at the beach, thin mist over the hills, or a God does it; the sun rises and sets-God does thunder in the valley without the need to that; Wind blows-God; Volcanoes erupt- believe that someone much more powerful God; earthquakes-God and what not. Well, than all of mankind is behind all this. as now we have an understanding of why it Religion causes a state of great chaos in all happens, we can say that these were just one’s self and in the society as a whole. some failed attempts at science. But even Firstly it shatters people from the inside by as we advance in the field of science and telling them they are flawed, weak, broken technology, we have not been able to get rid and sinful. It very effectively degrades one’s of them. self esteem and brings one’s self confidence down to rubble. Secondly it claims that they can redeem themselves by following a code, which includes worshiping God/s and follow their specified holy book. But the 98

Animus 2015 problem arises when even evil and hideous mankind to live. tasks can be fully justified using the same holy books. From polygamy, -Divjyot Singh Sodhi misogyny, casteism, racism, 3rd Year to genocide, murder, human sacrifice, stoning, incest, killing a rape victim and a lot more can be justified using these books. Knowing this, one can easily come to the conclusion that morality is anything but an aspect of religion. Quite unambiguously, religion is doing what you are told, no-matter what is right and morality is doing the right thing, no-matter what is told to you. Thirdly, it creates division in society. People with a similar religion like to stay together because of the similar belief system. Because of huge contradictions between different religions and also within the same religion, it creates a state of mayhem in society. Nor does it keep to itself. Where-ever possible it tries to ban what doesn’t harmonize with it. It expects people to follow rules that were written by men who didn’t know the earth was a sphere and not flat, in the time when the only way they could travel as fast as a few miles per hour was on carts pulled by animals, and lived in caves or fragile houses not more than a storey tall. And after all this, the authenticity of these texts and books can also not be verified. So why follow them anyway? In this world that has been torn apart by religion one must understand that he is a human before anything. And humanism is what he should consider following. The only rule he needs to abide by is the golden rule- “Treat others the way you want to be treated” and this encompasses the ethical code of morality. And about religion, it must die, for 99

Animus 2015 UIIT Sports Week UIIT sports week, after a long and grueling hiatus, was back in March this year. It was all riveting and exciting from the opening day to the end. Games were commenced in fragments at different venues and the main attractions were Inter year football and cricket matches. The charisma and the winning attitude upheld by student players was magnificent, manifesting the will to win and showing tremendous sportsmanship. Gaming events like badminton, volley ball and table tennis commenced in the first two days. The proceeding days were for outdoor games like football and cricket. The knock out stages began on the same day and in the last days, tournaments of chess and carrom took place. So without further ado here are some of the things we learned from the sports week. First two days wrap-up: The opening day was all about knockout stages of badminton, table tennis and volley ball and the next day semifinals and finals took place, so there are many things for us to dwell on. The venue was Indira Gandhi sports complex. Badminton: even the dead bird flies Badminton was the main attraction of the day and there were numerous competitors in the same making the tournament very fierce. Around 20 badminton matches took place on the first day of both men and women categories. The game began with pummeling of shuttle back and forth and continued all day long. Table tennis: the 8th wonder of the world Meanwhile table tennis was also being held at TT court; personally I believe this is the toughest sport in the history of mankind. As they say “life is hard table tennis is harder”. Criteria for selection was the same and the competition was as tough as the game itself. Volleyball: The game of smashes On the second day volleyball game was scheduled. It was an inter year tournament and held in both men and women categories. The first match was between 1st year and 4th year girls and the outcome was 4th year girls smashing it through the semifinals. And for the boys category semifinals took place between 2nd and 4th year. The game was short and interesting. 100