Author who have contributed towards Literature

MunshiPremchand(DhanpatRaiSrivastav) :-

(31 July 1880 - 8 October 1936)

Premchand wrote over three hundred short stories and fourteen novels, many essays and letters, plays and translations. Many of Premchand's works were translated into English and Russian after his death. Some of the contribution’s are as follows,

1.     Nirmala :-English title: The second wife. About the dowry system in India (serialised in the magazine Chand between November 1921 and November 1926, before being published as a novel)

2.     Godaan :-English title: The Gift of the Cow. Themed around the socio economic deprivation as well as the exploitation of the village poor.

3.     Soz-e-Watan :-Banned by the British Government in 1909.

4.     Adeeb Ki Izat :-A story of writer who wanted respect and recognition of his work but later realised that he is a candle which will have to burn giving light to others.

5.     Idgah :-A poor boy in India lives with his grandmother. On the festival day of Eid, the other kids buy themselves candies and toys. The poor boy, thinking of his grandmother, buys a pair of tongs to help her make rotis, since she burns her hands trying to cook them bare-handed.

·       R. K. Narayan :-

(10 October 1906 – 13 May 2001)

Narayan's writing style was simple and unpretentious with a natural element of humour about it. It focused on ordinary people, reminding the reader of next-door neighbours, cousins and the like, thereby providing a greater ability to relate to the topic. He also employed the use of nuanced dialogic prose with gentle Tamil overtones based on the nature of his characters. Critics have considered Narayan to be the Indian Chekhov, due to the similarities in their writings, the simplicity and the gentle beauty and humour in tragic situations. Greene considered Narayan to be more similar to Chekhov than any Indian writer. His work,

Novels

Swami and Friends (1935, Hamish Hamilton)

The Bachelor of Arts (1937, Thomas Nelson)

The Dark Room (1938, Eyre)

The English Teacher (1945, Eyre)

Mr. Sampath (1948, Eyre)

The Financial Expert (1952, Methuen)

Waiting for the Mahatma (1955, Methuen)

The Guide (1958, Methuen)

The Man-Eater of Malgudi (1961, Viking)

The Vendor of Sweets (1967, TheBodley Head)

The Painter of Signs (1977, Heinemann)

A Tiger for Malgudi (1983, Heinemann)

Talkative Man (1986, Heinemann)

The World of Nagaraj (1990, Heinemann)

Grandmother's Tale (1992, Indian Thought Publications)

Non-fiction

Next Sunday (1960, Indian Thought Publications)

My Dateless Diary (1960, Indian Thought Publications)

My Days (1974, Viking)

Reluctant Guru (1974, Orient Paperbacks)

The Emerald Route (1980, Indian Thought Publications)

A Writer's Nightmare (1988, Penguin Books)

A Story-Teller's World (1989, Penguin Books)

The Writerly Life (2002, Penguin Books India)

Mysore (1944, second edition, Indian Thought Publications)

·       Amrita Pritam :-

(31 August 1919 – 31 October 2005)

Amrita is the first recipient of Punjab Rattan Award conferred upon her by Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh. She is first woman recipient of the SahityaAkademi Award in 1956 for Sunehey (Messages), Amrita Pritam received the BhartiyaJnanpith Award, India's highest literary award, in 1982 for Kagajte Canvas (Paper and Canvas). She received the Padma Shri (1969) and Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, and SahityaAkademi Fellowship, India's highest literary award, also in 2004.In her career spanning over six decades, she penned 28 novels, 18 anthologies of prose, five short stories and 16 miscellaneous prose volumes.

Doctor Dev, KoreKagaz, Unchas Din, SagaraurSeepian, Rang kaPatta, DillikiGaliyan, TerahwanSuraj, YaatriJilavatan (1968)&HardattKaZindaginama

Autobiography

Rasidi Ticket (1976), Shadows of Words (2004)&A Revenue Stamp

Short stories

KahaniyanjoKahaniyanNahi, KahaniyonkeAnganmein and Stench of Kerosene

Poetry anthologies

AmritLehran (Immortal Waves)(1936), JiundaJiwan (The Exuberant Life) (1939), TrelDhotePhul (1942), O GitanValia (1942), Badlam De Laali (1943), Sanjh de laali (1943), LokPeera (The People's Anguish) (1944), PatharGeetey (The Pebbles) (1946), Punjabi Di Aawaaz (1952), Sunehray (Messages) (1955) – SahityaAkademi Award, AshokaCheti (1957), Kasturi (1957), Nagmani (1964), Ik Si Anita (1964), ChakNambarChatti (1964)

Uninja Din (49 Days) (1979), KagazTeKanvas (1981)-BhartiyaJnanpith, ChuniHuyeeKavitayen, ekbaat

Literary journal

Nagmani, poetry monthly

Article by:- Vidharshu Ray  4MAE5Y 

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IPL- Cricket’s saviour or slaughterer?

INDIAN PREMIER LEAUGE….it took cricket world by surprise when it first started in 2008. Players’ auction, short boundaries, cheerleaders, movie stars, midnight parties were the things introduced to cricket for the first time. Some thought it is too much, some thought it is the new freshness cricket needed. The tournament is now in its 7^th season and is way more successful than any other cricket tournaments in the world.

   IPL with movie stars and big businessmen involved, could never be a low key affair. It has always been in controversies over all these years. Moreover it is staged in the country with ‘still evolving’ and ‘very conservative’ society. Cheerleaders dancing in miniskirts is not something Indians are used to see on TV with family. Plus Bollywood and cricket together is highly explosive idea in this cricket crazy nation. IPL came with a bang and almost took over the whole primetime of Indian TV.

   As the years passed on more and more money got involved in the game. Also got involved in the game was more and more greed of making money. Some players and owners got involved in illegal activities. Last season 6 players and an owner were held for match fixing. This incident gave IPL a bad name. Some oldies even said that IPL is going to destroy the game.

  IPL was something cricket needed, it’s a little boring to wait for 5 days before a game ends, but that does not justify the wrong practices came with it. Sure IPL is great for cricketers and fans, but it has to be controlled and strictly monitored so that the ‘saviour’ of the game does not become ‘slaughterer’ of the game.

By:-

Gursahib Singh (A2325312019, B.TECH+M.TECH (MAE))

Maitrey Mehta (A2325312015, B.TECH+M.TECH(MAE))

Indian Road Condition A Threat to Automobile Industry

India is said to be the fastest developing countries today only after China. Although India is doing exceptionally well in fields like education, industrialization and fashion there are still certain areas where the country is lagging behind. India's road network is gigantic but one of the striking underlying facts is the condition of the roads. Since roads indirectly contribute to the economic growth of the country it is extremely essential that the roads are well laid out and strong. India is home to several bad roads be it the metropolitans, the cities or the villages. Bad road conditions are nothing new to India and the problem is being addressed since the last 30 years.
In order to improve the conditions of roads efforts began way back in the 1980s. It is during this time that roads were built to link major highways, to expand the width of existing roads and to construct important bridges.
India has a total of about 2 million kilometers of roads out of which 960,000 kilometers are surfaced roads and about 1 million kilometers of roads in India are the poorly constructed ones. India is also home to Fifty-three National highways which carry about 40 percent of the total road traffic. Although the figures look pretty impressive but the underlying fact is that 25 percent of villages in India still have poor road links.
The other problems faced by the Indian roads are; bad riding quality, poor geometrics, and insufficient pavement thickness.
Who is responsible for that ?
In India the responsibilities for road building and maintenance lies with the Central and state government. The administration of the national highway system is vested with the Ministry of State for Surface Transport in India and other state roads are preserved by the state public works departments. As far as the minor roads in the country are concerned they are up kept by the various districts, municipalities, and villages.
Due to the poor road conditions in india the scope of suspension geometry in automobile industry for india has taken a huge improvements. Since indian roads are not paved properly due to which cars's suspension has to bear a lot of ups and downs of the road and due to which more heat is produced and this factor is responsible for wear and tear of different components of the cars e.g. Suspension ,chassis etc.
in countries like UK there is a rule which states that anybody can claim for repair money if there car is being damaged due to poor road conditions.

INDIAN ROADS: BIGGEST HURDLE TO AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY

—	Country	Road length (km)	Expressway length (km)
1	United States	6,586,610	76,334
R 2	India	4,689,842	21,181
3	China	4,237,500	96,200
4	Brazil	1,751,868
5	Japan	1,210,251	7,803
6	Canada	1,042,300	17,000
7	Russia	982,000	806
8	France	951,200	11,100
9	Australia	823,217
10	Spain	681,298	15,152

The automobile industry is suffering huge expense on the logistical support due to this worse condition. Not only traffic delays the estimated time line and hampers the flow of raw material but also the digs and bumps on the washed away roads add a delay to them. Finally, the customer has to incur these charges as handling charges when they purchase a vehicle whichcosts  between  2% to 4% of the vehicles original cost.

A group always takes the stand that the production and manufacturing units of the auto sector are well connected with each other and with the major ports and markets. But on contrary to that one has to keep in mind the local market too. India is the sixth largest producer of passenger cars in the world and the third biggest exporter in Asia but losing its grip in the country itself. The Indian markets have fell by ten to twelve percent from the last year. Increase in import duty on the spares is one of the biggest reasons.

Talking technically, it is the Indian roads who have forced the manufacturers to keep the ground clearance of the vehicles high so that you don’t bang your car the every bumper or a ditch on the road you pass from. Increasing the ground clearance of the vehicle not only increases the cost of the add on material but also lowers the fuel economy of the car. There is a greater drag force on the vehicle when you have a high ground clearance which lowers the mileage of the vehicle.

Studies have been suggesting, India has the potential to control the automobile market in the coming few years. Reports suggest a ten percent GDP of India from this sector in the year 2016. But all theway, power comes at a price and this price has to be borne by the government by providing better infrastructure and attractive policies to the international market.

By:-
 Sarvarish Rausaria(A2325312010)

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There are some website , which i find are good in reviewing and gives best updates about launching car. The website are listed below-

http://www.autocarindia.com/
http://overdrive.in/
http://www.topgear.com/india/car-reviews
http://www.zigwheels.com/

SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCE ON POLITICAL SYSTEM

  Social media is the concept of having an electronic platform where people can interact and have conversations about a wide variety of common subjects using computers. The idea started roughly four to five years ago around in 2004 when Internet websites like MySpace.com and Blogger.com were created and allowed users from all over the world to interact with each other.

The use of social media tools as a means to raise awareness and mobilize the masses against the status quo of a given country or regime is certainly not new. Social and political activism has had very significant episodes throughout the twentieth century, from non-violent civil disobedience in India to civil right movements in the US among many others, yet social media have given social movements useful tools to coordinate and to undertake collective action.

During elections

With elections around the corner, there is a lot of chatter and speculation about the impact of social networks on the outcome, specifically with the way it has fueled some recent movements.
It’s worth looking at some vital statistics from credible sources to appreciate the power of the medium :
As per the recent Google survey social media can have an impact on around 30% seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2014. It is likely to influence 160 of India’s 543 Parliamentary constituencies making Facebook and Twitter users the nation’s newest voting bloc as per IAMAI.
IAMAI released a report showing that increasing spending on social media campaigns can swing 3%–4% of votes in 24 states where Internet usage is sizable. Social media marketing can play a decisive role as a swing over 1% can change the outcome of elections, it claimed.
While the above statistics and insights speak for itself, I believe that social media plays a very pervasive role throughout the election process.
New and existing voters go online to seek information, address queries and, most importantly, to form opinions. The same is widely influenced by the social media chatter, information provided by political parties, the ability to participate in a dialogue with the voters, and the overall sentiment prevalent around the leaders up for voting.
Social media influences other media (TV/ Newspapers pick up a lot of news from Twitter these days!). Traditional media channels such as television/print leverage social media conversations and discussions to share real time news and views around political parties.
There is a small but very active Twitter base in India that is highly political and there are constant fights between the right-wingers and the rest, which can be read as BJP-Congress fights. Major political episodes in the country become trending topics and both sides are able to make TV news headlines quite regularly.

Worldwide social media influence

Moldova

The first widely recognized use of social media as a tool of political revolution occurred in Moldova in 2009. Activists used Facebook, LiveJournal (an electronic diary service/social network), and Twitter to organize protests and bring attention to the political unrest in the former Soviet republic.
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Gourav Goyal(A2305412293)

IPL A SPORT OR ENTERTAINMENT

IPL or Indian Premier League started about 7 years back from now. In these years many cricketers, politicians, viewers, businessman saw ups and downs in terms of career,performance,money,reputation etc, and hence, the IPL has been fruitful for some and disastrous for some. Some cricketers ruined their career and some got selected in the Indian cricket team. Some beauracrates made many and some landed up in prison. Thus, some some enjoyed and the others regretted.

According to my point of view, IPL is source of pure entertainment. Instead of a 20 over cricket match, IPL seems more of a glamour show in which actors and actresses act as ambassadors of the teams, thereby getting publicity. It also acts as a betting ground which fetches money to cricketers,team owners,politicians etc. The grand opening and closing ceremony of the IPL is not less than a filmfare award function which includes performance of international celebrities, dance performances, singing performances etc. A good number of viewers go and watch the IPL in stadium, out of which, some go to see their favourite actor. Also, the cricketers seem more interested in the after party which is termed as IPL nights. Even after losing a match,they celebrate happily in the afterparty, enjoying the dance, fashion shows, drinks etc. The costume of the cheerleaders is also another hint of IPL being a source of entertainment.

No person is same on this planet and has different views. Some would take IPL as a sport and some watch it for entertainment.
By-

DHRUV NANGIA(A2305412276,B.Tech-MAE)+Ayush Awasthi(A2305412273,B.Tech - MAE)

Report On Military Training Camp

Amity School Of Engineering And Technology 

Under graduate military training camp 

An undergraduate military training camp was organized by Amity University for students of Mechanical Engineering of 2nd year from 5 of March 2014 to 9 of March 2014 at Amity Military College, Manesar( UGMTC SR. NO. 34 ). A total of 202 cadets attended the military camp out of which 30 students were from Mechanical Engineering accompanied by Mr. Naveen Kumar.
It was 1 o'clock of 5th march when we reached at military college and there we all were guided by army officer Mr. Rajbeer Singh giving a brief introduction of rules and regulation of military camp. All 202 cadets were divided into different groups which are known as Platoons in army.  There were a total of 5 platoons among which 5th platoon was of Mechanical and this platoon was lead by army officer Mr. Shyam Lal. Then we were allotted tents in a group of 9 and along with this they provided us the utensils for our meals, bed sheet, blankets, pillow, and the military uniform.
After the allotments of different things, day 1 started with an introductory lecture by Major General G S Bal on why we have been brought here and what is our responsibilities towards our nation and in addition to this he briefed us about the role Indian Forces (Army , Navy , Air ). 

Then we were taken to a herbal garden where the instructor explained us different herbal plants and briefed us about their importance in our life. After that we were shown a dog show that was organized for us . that night light went off at around 10:00 pm. Second day started with the morning drill and exercise at 6:45 am which last up till 7:45 and one hour was given to us for getting ready as well as having breakfast. At8:45 am there was a drill practice in the ground. At 1:00 pm we had our lunch and after that in the evening we were shown a movie called border, which made us realize that our heroes are working hard sacrificing their present for our tomorrow. Day 3 and 4 , both were part of the adventure activities like rock climbing , parasailing , obstacles , firing at a shooting range of 25 m , rappelling , tracking( day and night) as well as enjoyable. Tracking was also a great experience which included both day and night. Meanwhile we had a tug of war competition in which all platoons fought against each other. But platoon 5 emerged as a winner by defeating other boy’s platoons consecutively for 4 consecutive times. At the end of the 4th day we had D.J. night where all platoons danced for around one and half hour.

Day five, the last day of the MTC we had a closing parade in which again platoon 5 emerged as a winner and received awards from MAJOR GEN. G.S. BAL. After that there was a debate competition on the topic leaders are born not made. Major General G.S. Bal briefed us about our true real heroes of our country and arose a feeling of patriotism in every heart reminding us of our responsibilities and duty towards our nation. With this our 5 days military camp ended and everybody enjoyed. the camp and it also helped us developing a disciplined life and develops  camaraderie with our batch mates with lots of adventure to live life as a military cadets.
By:- Bharat Phullera