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CONTINUUM ULTIMATELY YOU LEARN TO STRIKE A BALANCE ASHRITHA NARAYAN THE MOST IMPORTANT SNEAK PEEK THING THAT GETS YOU THROUGH THIS JOURNEY FAANG NATURAL MAKEUP IS YOUR FRIENDS GOD MODE DEEPAK PUROHIT NEW NORMAL A WORD WITH YOU

EDITOR'S NOTE 2 FO ELBAT CONTENTS KARUNA SATHE WHAT IF... 3 DEVVIN BANERJEE BEAUTOPIA 4 HETVEE MODY UNLOCKING GOD MODE 5 SHREEYA TAMHANKAR BACK TO THE FUTURE 6 MIHIR MOHARIL & PRANAV PHADKE THE NEW NORMAL 7 DHRUV GUPTA & KARUNA SATHE SENIOR SITDOWN 9 RITIKA MARWAH 10 POP O' MANIAC 11 12 PRANAV PHADKE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS TEAM CONTINUUM 1

EDITOR'S Dear Reader, NOTE I know. I know you're busy. How can you not be, in a world that moves at warp speed? But, would you not want to stop and breathe for a moment? Everyone is too busy being busy lately and it hurts me to see how little we live. Nobody is stopping us from spontaneously planning, falling in love with the streets, a bit more each day. Nobody is stopping us from creating art, exploring things we like, rediscovering ourselves, trying a new cuisine or simply existing, being in the moment, observing, breathing. Continuum is a something that all of us stopped in the moment for. To create. Its something that gave all of us immense joy- in taking time out, writing for it, planning for it, spending hours editing it. We did it as a venture to give you the slice of life from a student's perspective, to give you a peek into what college will probably be like- especially for the first years. We did it to make a difference and most importantly we did it out of pure passion. So take your time out today. Sit back, and go through our issue. Because, inside there's something for everyone. You might just end up finding something- that one thing that makes you take a moment and wonder. That one thing that makes you think. Cheers, 2 Team CONTINUUM.

WHAT IF... YOU HAD INVESTED IN THE WORLD'S TOP 5 COMPANY'S RIGHT AFTER THEIR SHARES WENT PUBLIC Let's say you invested $10,000 for each of these companies. The Facebook (FB) is one of the leading social media companies in the I $116,480 Social world owning Instagram & WhatsApp, achieving a market N Network capitalization of $589.2 billion. Facebook Inc. launched it's shares at V $12 $17 and its trading at $266 now. If you had invested $10,000 in the E million The company at its initial public offering (when shares becomes available S Everything for public to buy) your investment would be worth $116,480 in 2020. T $11.59 That's a 37.6% compound annual growth rate. M million Store Amazon (AMZN) The biggest retailer in the world, needs no E introduction. It became one of the first companies to hit $1 trillion in N Creativity market value. Amazon.com Inc. held its initial public offering (IPO) in T Inc. 1997 at a price of $18 and it's current value stands at $3,273 right now. $10,000 invested on that day, you would be sitting comfortably on $12 million in 2020. That's more than 120,000% growth. Apple (AAPL) The Tech giant that became the first ever company to hit $2 trillion in market cap, making it the biggest public company in the world. Apple Inc. had its initial public offering (IPO) in 1980 at a price of $22. If you had purchased $10,000 of Apple stock at the end of its first day of trading, that investment would be worth about $11,590,000 in 2020, That's a 115,800% total return - 4 Bugatti Chiron cars for you!! See Netflix (NFLX) is a video streaming giant that provides movies and R $5.06 What's shows to 193 million subscribers at the click of a button, while E million Next garnering a revenue of $194 billion. Netflix Inc. had it's initial public T offering (IPO) in 2002 at a price of $15. A $10,000 investment in U $304,600 The Netflix then would be worth $5,060,000 in 2020, giving a 51,000% R Know It increase. N Google (GOOG) the world's number-one Internet search engine with a All market cap of $1.06 trillion,making it the top 5 in Fortune 500 companies. Google LLC launched its initial public offering (IPO) in 2004 at a price of $85. If you invested $10,000 in Google's IPO, your investment would be worth $304,600 in 2020, giving a 3,000% increase. \"BE FEARFUL WHEN OTHERS ~ Devvin 3 ARE GREEDY AND GREEDY Banerjee WHEN OTHERS ARE FEARFUL.\" ~Warren Buffet

BEAUTOPIA Natural beauty products have been the talk of the cosmetic market for a long time now. From famous drug stores to fancy department store counters, we see sections saying, “ALL NATURAL” or “ORGANIC” or “NATURAL”. The labels on various products, for example, from moisturizer to serums and face masks seemingly try to convince that organic and natural products are the same. But here’s a fact: technically speaking- the word “natural” has no regulatory meaning in the terminologies listed under the FDA. Although the term “organic” is regulated by the USFDA and means that the products are free of synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and other non-organic substances. It’s important to note that natural and organic products aren’t necessarily safe. “Is natural beauty product a myth?” These products can still cause allergic reactions and skin irritation. Even worse, some organic products are not as effective or don’t produce the results they claim they do, such as anti-aging, brightening, toning, acne treatment or moisturizing. I like to say that poison ivy is natural, but I definitely don’t want it in my daily face cream. Other ingredients such as lead, arsenic, etc are all- natural, so just because a product says it’s natural does not indicate that it’s safe. Many beauty and personal care products do require some preservatives and it is difficult, though not impossible, to find natural options that will work well enough. Harmful ingredients to avoid while buying beauty and cosmetic products: · Sulfates · Talc · Parabens · Lead · Phthalates · Formaldehyde · Toluene · Alcohol ~ Hetvee Mody 4

UNLOCKING Nobel Prize in Chemistry GOD MODE 2020 What is CRISPR-Cas9? Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier for their pioneering role in developing programmable molecular scissors using the CRISPR-Cas9 system. CRISPR or Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats is a peculiar kind of DNA sequence, a quality that’s used by bacteria to instantly disable invading viral DNA by cutting the viral DNA using a protein named Cas9. The chunks of viral DNA are then stored within the bacterial DNA to act as an alert for the future. The CRISPR system essentially has two components, the Cas9 protein and a single stranded guide RNA (sgRNA). The protein contains two nucleases, while the sgRNA is responsible for binding with the viral DNA. While working on CRISPR-Cas9, Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier's team realised that the ability of the system to make precise double-stranded cuts in the DNA could be used for genomic research. The inherent potential of Cas9 and sgRNA to be manipulated and programmed into manipulating and programming DNA was enormous. The precision could allow us to deactivate, remove or even replace genes. This enables us to ideally cure several genetic diseases previously thought to be incurable, prevent diseases before they occur, and work as a vaccine against viral DNA. Labs have been working on methods to use the CRISPR system to change patterns of gene expression as well as transcription. Another extremely interesting detail to note is that the genetic modifications performed in one cell, are maintained throughout the cell line. When used cautiously and intelligently, CRISPR would enable us to program DNA just as we program software. More to explore: But we know, with great power comes great responsibility. Could CRISPR tech work as a COVID-19 Do we know enough to take the leap and edit the vaccine? molecules that dictate the state of our entire being? Well, CRISPR and controversy: He Jiankui not at the moment. But soon, we might see diseases like AIDS, Cystic Fibrosis, Sickle cell disease and cancer become a thing of the past. ~ Shreeya Tamhankar 5

back to the future College is a one of a kind experience, be it the friendships and the bonds you form or the memories you share, it stays with you. You meet all kinds of people here! We present to you some of the best memories you create in college! STAYING BACK AFTER COLLEGE FOR DANCE PRACTICES UPTILL 9-10-11PM AHAHA COMPLETING MODULES 5 8TH FLOORMINS BEFORE THE SUCCESSFULLY BUNKING CANTEEN TRIPS.SESSIONAL PRACTICAL EXAM A LECTURE WITH THEY RIP YOURSTARTS. ATTENDANCE. WALLET OFF BUT IT'S ALL WORTH IT. EATING ON THE STAIRS BECAUSE BEING EARLY AADHE GHANTE KE BREAK ME TO COLLEGE KNOWING CANTEEN TAK KAUN JAYEGA AND PLAYING ABSOLUTELY ON THE NOTHING GOING TO THE CLASSROOM AND TEACHERS CABIN TO SMARTBOARD. SCORING A WASTE YOUR TIME 3/5 ON A AS WELL AS THEIR GETTING A LECTURE VIVA BY TIME. RESCHEDULED SO YOU SHEER GET TO GO HOME EARLY FLATTERY & NOT GETTING REQUIRED RESULTS AND TAKING FOOLING HELP FROM THE LAB ASSISTANTS (YOU KNOW AROUND. YOU OWE THEM EVERYTHING). BUCKET Getting yelled at by faculty. Staying late to prep LIST 7 for/conduct events till 10 p.m. Cutting a birthday cake in click here to the lunch break which Having a mental breakdown know thyselff makes your entire group while studying in the library, and take this late for practicals one day before the exam. quiz Breaking glassware in Pulling off an all-nighter for every lab you step into a term-end exam because you didn’t study all year. Hanging out at the tapri when a lecture gets cancelled ~ mihir moharil & 6 Pranav Phadke Annotate, screenshot & send it to us: at [email protected]

THE NEW 2020 announced its arrival with much pomp and fervour, NORMAL starting with the wildfires that ravaged Australia on the very first day, to an impending, all-out nuclear war threat that By Dhruv Gupta & followed shortly after. That should’ve been indicative of how Karuna Sathe this year would unfold- it truly has left no stone unturned in catching us off guard. No amount of fortune cookies or magic crystal balls would’ve been able to foresee what we’ve had to go through this year. March sneaked up on us like that chapter you convince yourself is worth skipping before an exam, and then ends up going ‘psyche!’ on you at the eleventh hour. While the world was grappling with big issues like climate change and smaller ones like whether pineapples should even be anywhere near pizzas, little did we know that we’d be in a free-fall, headfirst, in the weeks that were to follow. Although there was a semblance of normalcy in the air at the very beginning of the month, we could feel the subtle shift as news of Covid-19 started gaining importance and cities all across the world began to shut down. What was a fleeting moment of happiness- at an unexpected holiday turned into anxious despair and a want for things to go back to normal. 7

The human spirit has stood through trying Random breaks for chai, the walk along the times with its resilience over the course of corridors, breaking test tubes in labs- it’s history, and this was no different. Netizens all a part of the intricate fabric that shapes tried to keep it booming by cooking at us into who we are. Despite hard-hitting home, trending frivolous challenges and facts in print and digital media every hour providing relief through tons of memes. of the day, isn’t the essence of being alive What we couldn’t make up for with combatting the things that hold you back? highfives and chatting over a plate of food Examples of courage, both on frontlines and in the canteen, we tried to make up for with personal victories are stories that we’ll tell virtual connectivity. someday, and 2020 will be a year that we However, the world woke up to finally look back at with a bitter-sweet aftertaste. realise that human interaction and the One of our biggest takeaways from this simple act of laughing with your friends year has been that the biggest challenge we cannot be substituted through seeing them find ourselves coming face to face with crack up at a joke through a screen. isn’t really a global pandemic or the Nearly eight months into the lockdown, the requirement to spend all our time indoors- situation certainly has been looking up, but it’s ourselves and how we let our uncertainty continues to loom over us. circumstances mould us. Every chink in our Despite the unprecedented, adjusting to the armours is a battle-scar that is a testament new normal has certainly been a daunting to what we’ve lived through, every tiny task. While you can now attend lectures in achievement is what we’ll look back at the comfort of your bed the question when we refer to 2020 as ‘the year that becomes: Are lectures supposed to be was’. You either let your circumstances attended this way? sway you or shape you into a better version The tomfoolery that went around during an of yourself. actual lecture, the whispers and the gossip As we inch closer to the next chapter of our of it all adds on the the cultural lives, it’s essential to take some learnings phenomenon of going through a college along and discard some pre-conceived experience which virtual reality just can’t notions that could be counter-productive, fill in for. moving forward. We’re all patiently awaiting the return to life as we know it, and it’ll be a homecoming in more ways than one. Looking out into the distance, the paths that we must chart look daunting. Challenges might crowd each juncture, and the bends might be sharp, but we’ve never been readier to tackle them head-on. 8

SENIOR SITDOWN They aren’t geniuses. They haven’t cured cancer. (Yet, because who really knows). They’re everyday people. They go to the same college as you and me. They study the same things and pull through the same routines! Welcome to senior sit-down: where we sit ASHRITHA your seniors down for a candid chat! For this issue we NARAYAN sat down with the very calm and very sensible DEEPAK Ashritha and the very spontaneous, in the moment-Deepak. PUROHIT How would you Describe one of your most unforgettable memories in college so far? describe your college A: My favourite memories would be with my lab partners experience till now? Azania and Purvaja. We had to wait for long hours to get perfect crystals in medchem pracs (the struggle is real!), it A: The journey will be very was a hassel but the experience was very rewarding and unique for each of you. Unlike fun due to the great company. school, you get to make your own choices, and you’re D: My best friends are Joyita, Sanish, Aaryandeep and responsible for your own Kashish and they are basically my lifeline, college would not choices. Having said that, you be as fun without them. A memory would be that one time learn to strike a balance, you when we all went to a Chinese restaurant near college after ultimately develop your own our exams got over (stress release is a must), we were less close friends and your own interested in the food but more interested in clicking loads ideas of ‘fun'. of pictures. D: College was more of a self- And finally, do you have any piece of discovery experience for me. I advice for the first years? was pretty secluded in Kota and to be back in the crowd- I D: ye record ho raha hai kya?! Acha okay. Welcome! Pressure can honestly say that I found hota hai but pressure ke sath sath maze bhi bohot aate hai. myself again. Especially Lockdown hatne do, clg khulne do, sare extracurricular events because of my friends. In this hone do, bohot maza aata hai. college- your friends are going to be the most A: Just hang in there. Find the right people. Learn to chill with important factor of getting the right people. And call up Deepak for the advice you through these years. that he couldn’t give on camera. FOR THE FULL ~ritika marwah 9 INTERVIEW

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STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS PEGASUS 2020 2 World Pharmacist Pharmacy Week 3 Day: IPGA-SF Competitions SAI SRIYANSH 3 RAYAPROLU 3 NAKSHEE 2 EXTEMPORE - 2 MIHIR 1 MEHTA PRIYANK SHAH MOHARIL ELOCUTION - 2 ANKITA SIDDHI KANKALE PAUL Ignited Pharmacists 1 Tug of Wordz: SIDDHI 1 Debate VERNEKAR PRIYANK SHAH - PHARMACEUTICS KHUSHI KUMAR - MITHILA QUIZ BEST SPEAKER BALDAWA SHIEULI CHAKRABARTY- Jashn-E-Tarikh: PHARM ANALYSIS & SkillX - Call of Debate CHEMISTRY QUIZ Duty Mobile DHRUV GUPTA - BEST Pharmanalysis SPEAKER Expert DPU Pharmacy HARSHITA 1 VIPUL CHABRA 1 National Photo PANDEY 2 YASHVIR MALIK Caption Contest ABHISHEK REDDY ARYAMAN DHARMIK DESAI KAUMUDI PATWARDHAN JOSHI DEBANEEK CHAKRABARTI ENAKSHEE CHAUDHARY 1 STUTI GOVIL 2 2 JASKIRAN 3 Round Table Your feedback KAUR 1.0 - Group matters to us. Discussion Click here to share your thoughts and E-Poster opinions. We would love to hear from you. Competition NITYA 2 PRABHAKAR 3 PRIYANKA 1 AMBASKAR SHUBHAM JHUNJHUNWALA 11

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