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BREAKING THE DOCUMENTARY STEREOTYPE – IN CONVERSATION WITH DHINESH KUMAR

 ‘Life of an Ambulance Driver’ is a documentary directed by Dhinesh Kumar, and has been nationally recognized in two notable film festivals, apart from receiving tremendous positive reviews from critics. Dhinesh, a final year student from MSc Electro

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இசையெனும் வரத்தை யார் தந்தது? - ‘நகலிசைக் கலைஞன்’ புத்தக விமர்சனம்

இசை குறித்த பதிவுகளும், புத்தகங்களும் பெரும்பாலும் திரையிசை சார்ந்த எழுத்துக்களாகவோ, அல்லது சாஸ்திரிய சங்கீதம் பற்றியதாகவோ இருக்கும். ராக ஆலாபனைகளும், தாள சந்தங்களும், நுணுக்கங்களும் விவரிக்கப்பட்டிருக்கும் அப்புத்தகங்களைப் பொதுவான ஒரு இசை ரசிகன் வாச

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Juggling bass and vocals – in conversation with Aalaap Raju

With the sound checks done and things set for the gala Concert Night of Techofes 2017, on 6th March, the man with the rich voice, Aalaap Raju, was taking a break before the actual concert began, when we had a chance to talk to him on everything from

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A report on the first aid awareness Programme

A one-day awareness program on first aid was organised by the Students’ Association of College of Engineering Guindy, on 7th January, 2017 (Saturday) at Vivekanandha Auditorium. The event, split into two sessions – the morning (9:30 am to 12:30 noon

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PAINTING THE POSITIVITY OF HOPE – AN INITIATIVE BY SAP ALUMINI

A picture is worth a thousand words. With this in mind, two graduates of the School of Planning and Architecture – Rupashi G and Ankita Sanjeevi– came up with the initiative of painting public walls with messages that would educate people and instill

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அதிகாரம் 134: உணவுடைமை

உணவு, உடை, இருப்பிடம் எனும் மூன்று அத்தியாவசியத் தேவைகளில் இரண்டாவதும், மூன்றாவதும் எவ்விதப் பிரச்சினையுமின்றி கிடைத்தாலும், முதலாவது தேவையைப் பூர்த்தி செய்ய மனிதன் படும் பாடு கொஞ்சநஞ்சமல்ல. ருசியான சமையல் செய்வதற்குக் குடும்ப உறுப்பினர்கள் உடனில்லாத

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வெள்ளிப் பனிமலையின் மீதுலாவுவோம் – முண்டாசுக் கவிஞனை நினைவுகூர்ந்த ‘மாதவம்’

செப்டம்பர் 11-ஆம் திகதி இரட்டைக் கோபுரம் தகர்க்கப்பட்ட தினம் மட்டுமன்று; தமிழ்மொழி தன் தவப்புதல்வனை இழந்து கதறிய தினமுமாகும். ஆம், ‘முறுக்குமீசைக் கவிஞன்’ சுப்பிரமணிய பாரதியின் நினைவு தினமும் இந்நாளேயாகும். கவிஞராக, பெண் விடுதலைக்குப் போராடியவராக, வ

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Anna Sports Fest '16

Sport is not just an extra-curricular activity or some sort of a hobby; sports are a way of life. ‘Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up’ is a saying that reiterates the amount of perseverance required to reach unprecedented hei

Image is here

Etching Imprints for the Future

  The even semesters at Anna are traditionally filled with more of the events, symposiums and cultural festivals that enable the student community to showcase its talents on an impressive scale. This year round, the season of symposiums started off

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GEARING UP FOR UTSAV

The Leo Club of CEG unveiled their official logo for the Leo Utsav, their annual event done by the Leos for the non-Leo students in the campus. The launch took place in a closed ceremony at the Dean’s office and Dr. P. Narayanaswamy, Dean – CEG, unve

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SPEAK AND HEAR… SHED ALL FEAR…

                   Is public speaking really an art? Does it require years of practice to become an appealing public speaker? How much does language barrier influence the skill of speaking to the masses? The answers to all these questions and much m

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Nature, Future and Beyond

          What if tradition and technology can be combined to make wonders? How about a symbiosis between microbiology and motherboards? Last week, we brought you snippets from an enlightening interview with Dr. Angelo Vermeulen, crew commander of HI

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What’s Next Rather Than What’s Up!

                 The Computer Society of Anna University (CSAU) conducted a career guidance program for the students of CEG and ACT campuses on Tuesday (12th January, 2015). The session, titled What’s Next, was held at Room No.110 of the Science and

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ANNA SPORTS FEST – THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS…

Sports are not just a means of entertainment but also a method by which human beings experience the power of teamwork, perseverance, patience, temperament and physical fitness. ‘Sport A Smile’ says the positive vibrations that sports would create bot

Image is here

10 ENDRADHUKULLA – SEEMS TO BE GOOD, ONLY TO AN EXTENT…

          There is always a difference between an expert hanging a picture and Uncle Podger doing the same. The former usually comes out good while the latter, despite hardwork from the entire team, fails to impress. That’s how Lingusamy’s Paiyaa and

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Moving Around Chennai Through Movies

                  Movies are not just modes of entertainment; they are the media that convey cultural values, they are the communication chambers of ethnicity and tradition to the outer world. Chennai Express and 2 States may have had glimpses of Sou

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THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - AACEG

    The annual general meeting of the Alumni Association of College of Engineering Guindy (AACEG) for the year 2014 – 15 took place at the Alumni Centre on 19th September, 2015. The meeting was presided over by Er. Karunakaran, President – AACEG. “

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From GET to GM in an Automobile Company

Engineers are the set of people responsible for the dynamism in each and every aspect of the world. Right from making a pencil for writing to exploring the space and beyond, there is engineering involved in every moment of our existence. And rightful

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Giving oneself to service

“Service is not a thing to be spoken about from outside, it’s an enlightening virtue of realizing the inner self by giving oneself towards it.” Leo Club of CEG is one such club with this motto in the mind, and this was evident from the Organ Donatio

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SOWING THE SEEDS OF OUR TRADITION

One of the visions of the Late Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was to shift our agricultural pattern and farming practices to the conventional basis. And fittingly on the Independence Day, College of Engineering Guindy sowed the seeds of green farming – a fittin

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என்னம்மா இப்படிப் பண்றீங்களேம்மா!

சென்னையின் தட்பவெப்பநிலை ஒரு எழுத்தாளரால் பின்வருமாறு வர்ணிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது; “சென்னையில் மொத்தம் மூன்று காலங்கள்தான்: வெயில் காலம், மிகுந்த வெயில் காலம், தாங்க முடியாத வெயில் காலம்.” இதேபோல் கிண்டி பொறியியல் கல்லூரியிலும் மூன்று காலங்கள் உள்ளன; கலந்தா

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Whats Wrong With The Indian Cricket

Cricket – this one word unites the whole of India. There is hype throughout the nation whenever there is a cricket match involving the team. There are people who absent from their work, students who bunk classes, daily wagers who forget everything to

Image is here

Romeo Juliet - A Romantic Tragedy?

காதல் படங்களின் நகர்வு என்பது பார்வையாளர்களின் எதிர்பார்ப்பைப் பொறுத்தே அமையும். “காதலனும், காதலியும் ஒன்று சேர்வார்களா?” என்ற ஏக்கமும், “இவர்களுக்கு இவ்வளவு பிரச்சனைகள் ஏற்படுகின்றதே?” என்னும் பதைபதைப்புமே இம்மாதிரியான திரைப்படங்களை உயிர்ப்புடன் கொண

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Kaakkaa Muttai – Life's Magnification of Trivialities

  There are few movies that bring out the life of the downtrodden; most of them are either excessively sorrowful and melodramatic, or compromised for commercial reach. But Kaakkaa Muttai makes no such mistakes. The story goes down a linear path; the

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PURAMBOKKU – THE MOVIE OF MINDSETS…

Warning : Spoiler Alert !              S. P. Jhananathan of Peraanmai fame returns with his trademark communist and capitalist concepts in ‘Purambokku Engira Podhuvudaimai’, starring the triumvirate Arya, Shyam and Vijay Sethupathi in the lead. How

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36 Vayadhinile : A Review

'36 Vayadhinile’ comes as a welcome movie in the current scenario where women are suppressed in and out of the family in some way or the other. This is not just a mere entertainment package but an inspiration for every woman and a lesson for every ma

Image is here

TRIBUTE TO THE LEGEND – SUJATHA

               There are certain writers who cannot be categorized into any particular genre. One of those distinctive, elite personalities in the Tamil literary world, is Sujatha. Born as Rangarajan, this prodigy with futuristic concepts in writin

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O Kadhal Kanmani – The Contemporary Romantic Cuisine

Right from the time when there was a buzz about Mani Ratnam’s latest project, I was curious because the last two of his attempts had been utter failures. There was a wonder if Mani wanted to rebuild himself by staying within his comfort zone of roman

Image is here

Thoorigai - Integrating The Needy With Nourishers

Service manifests itself in several forms other than monetary help. This was evident in the launch of the official website of Thoorigai – Making Life Colourful, an initiative to integrate all the orphanages and old age homes in and around Chennai, o

Image is here

WHEN MINDS CONVERGE…

Conclave – Merriam Webster dictionary defines this word as a ‘private or secret meeting or group’. The private group was the students CEG and Conclave, organized by the Rotaract Club of CEG, was an enriching experience. Captioned Converging Minds, th

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Leo Club - Beyond UPSC

What distinguishes selflessness from selfishness is the perspective of seeing it in the first or second person point of view. Service have always formed the blood and veins of CEG and the Leo Club of CEG is one of the many testimonies to this. With

Image is here

Being An IPS

                    Our life has always revolved around larger than life police officers, courtesy the stereotype South Indian and Bollywood movies, where protagonist cops have the power to set right anything, following Adidas’ motto, Imp

 ‘Life of an Ambulance Driver’ is a documentary directed by Dhinesh Kumar, and has been nationally recognized in two notable film festivals, apart from receiving tremendous positive reviews from critics. Dhinesh, a final year student from MSc Electro

இசை குறித்த பதிவுகளும், புத்தகங்களும் பெரும்பாலும் திரையிசை சார்ந்த எழுத்துக்களாகவோ, அல்லது சாஸ்திரிய சங்கீதம் பற்றியதாகவோ இருக்கும். ராக ஆலாபனைகளும், தாள சந்தங்களும், நுணுக்கங்களும் விவரிக்கப்பட்டிருக்கும் அப்புத்தகங்களைப் பொதுவான ஒரு இசை ரசிகன் வாச

Image is here

Juggling bass and vocals – in conversation with Aalaap Raju

With the sound checks done and things set for the gala Concert Night of Techofes 2017, on 6th March, the man with the rich voice, Aalaap Raju, was taking a break before the actual concert began, when we had a chance to talk to him on everything from

Image is here

A report on the first aid awareness Programme

A one-day awareness program on first aid was organised by the Students’ Association of College of Engineering Guindy, on 7th January, 2017 (Saturday) at Vivekanandha Auditorium. The event, split into two sessions – the morning (9:30 am to 12:30 noon

A picture is worth a thousand words. With this in mind, two graduates of the School of Planning and Architecture – Rupashi G and Ankita Sanjeevi– came up with the initiative of painting public walls with messages that would educate people and instill

‘Kaizen’ - a word that is synonymous to continuous improvement in terms of quality, has become the cornerstone of any organization or a process that is monitored for progress and development. A certification that is internationally accredited and rec

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அதிகாரம் 134: உணவுடைமை

உணவு, உடை, இருப்பிடம் எனும் மூன்று அத்தியாவசியத் தேவைகளில் இரண்டாவதும், மூன்றாவதும் எவ்விதப் பிரச்சினையுமின்றி கிடைத்தாலும், முதலாவது தேவையைப் பூர்த்தி செய்ய மனிதன் படும் பாடு கொஞ்சநஞ்சமல்ல. ருசியான சமையல் செய்வதற்குக் குடும்ப உறுப்பினர்கள் உடனில்லாத

  “A career should not be something that is forced upon us; but what we choose to do.” With this thought, the Society of Mechanical Engineers, College of Engineering Guindy (SME – CEG), organized a career guidance program on October 4th, 2016. Ti

செப்டம்பர் 11-ஆம் திகதி இரட்டைக் கோபுரம் தகர்க்கப்பட்ட தினம் மட்டுமன்று; தமிழ்மொழி தன் தவப்புதல்வனை இழந்து கதறிய தினமுமாகும். ஆம், ‘முறுக்குமீசைக் கவிஞன்’ சுப்பிரமணிய பாரதியின் நினைவு தினமும் இந்நாளேயாகும். கவிஞராக, பெண் விடுதலைக்குப் போராடியவராக, வ

When someone who has aced the Civil Services examination right in his first attempt turns up to visit his college, it becomes a celebration. Particularly for a person who has secured an All-India Rank of 72 to be proudly inducted into the Indian Admi

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Anna Sports Fest '16

Sport is not just an extra-curricular activity or some sort of a hobby; sports are a way of life. ‘Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up’ is a saying that reiterates the amount of perseverance required to reach unprecedented hei

Image is here

Etching Imprints for the Future

  The even semesters at Anna are traditionally filled with more of the events, symposiums and cultural festivals that enable the student community to showcase its talents on an impressive scale. This year round, the season of symposiums started off

Image is here

GEARING UP FOR UTSAV

The Leo Club of CEG unveiled their official logo for the Leo Utsav, their annual event done by the Leos for the non-Leo students in the campus. The launch took place in a closed ceremony at the Dean’s office and Dr. P. Narayanaswamy, Dean – CEG, unve

Image is here

SPEAK AND HEAR… SHED ALL FEAR…

                   Is public speaking really an art? Does it require years of practice to become an appealing public speaker? How much does language barrier influence the skill of speaking to the masses? The answers to all these questions and much m

Image is here

Nature, Future and Beyond

          What if tradition and technology can be combined to make wonders? How about a symbiosis between microbiology and motherboards? Last week, we brought you snippets from an enlightening interview with Dr. Angelo Vermeulen, crew commander of HI

Image is here

What’s Next Rather Than What’s Up!

                 The Computer Society of Anna University (CSAU) conducted a career guidance program for the students of CEG and ACT campuses on Tuesday (12th January, 2015). The session, titled What’s Next, was held at Room No.110 of the Science and

Image is here

ANNA SPORTS FEST – THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS…

Sports are not just a means of entertainment but also a method by which human beings experience the power of teamwork, perseverance, patience, temperament and physical fitness. ‘Sport A Smile’ says the positive vibrations that sports would create bot

Image is here

10 ENDRADHUKULLA – SEEMS TO BE GOOD, ONLY TO AN EXTENT…

          There is always a difference between an expert hanging a picture and Uncle Podger doing the same. The former usually comes out good while the latter, despite hardwork from the entire team, fails to impress. That’s how Lingusamy’s Paiyaa and

Image is here

Moving Around Chennai Through Movies

                  Movies are not just modes of entertainment; they are the media that convey cultural values, they are the communication chambers of ethnicity and tradition to the outer world. Chennai Express and 2 States may have had glimpses of Sou

Image is here

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - AACEG

    The annual general meeting of the Alumni Association of College of Engineering Guindy (AACEG) for the year 2014 – 15 took place at the Alumni Centre on 19th September, 2015. The meeting was presided over by Er. Karunakaran, President – AACEG. “

Image is here

From GET to GM in an Automobile Company

Engineers are the set of people responsible for the dynamism in each and every aspect of the world. Right from making a pencil for writing to exploring the space and beyond, there is engineering involved in every moment of our existence. And rightful

Image is here

Giving oneself to service

“Service is not a thing to be spoken about from outside, it’s an enlightening virtue of realizing the inner self by giving oneself towards it.” Leo Club of CEG is one such club with this motto in the mind, and this was evident from the Organ Donatio

Image is here

SOWING THE SEEDS OF OUR TRADITION

One of the visions of the Late Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was to shift our agricultural pattern and farming practices to the conventional basis. And fittingly on the Independence Day, College of Engineering Guindy sowed the seeds of green farming – a fittin

சென்னையின் தட்பவெப்பநிலை ஒரு எழுத்தாளரால் பின்வருமாறு வர்ணிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது; “சென்னையில் மொத்தம் மூன்று காலங்கள்தான்: வெயில் காலம், மிகுந்த வெயில் காலம், தாங்க முடியாத வெயில் காலம்.” இதேபோல் கிண்டி பொறியியல் கல்லூரியிலும் மூன்று காலங்கள் உள்ளன; கலந்தா

Image is here

Whats Wrong With The Indian Cricket

Cricket – this one word unites the whole of India. There is hype throughout the nation whenever there is a cricket match involving the team. There are people who absent from their work, students who bunk classes, daily wagers who forget everything to

Image is here

Romeo Juliet - A Romantic Tragedy?

காதல் படங்களின் நகர்வு என்பது பார்வையாளர்களின் எதிர்பார்ப்பைப் பொறுத்தே அமையும். “காதலனும், காதலியும் ஒன்று சேர்வார்களா?” என்ற ஏக்கமும், “இவர்களுக்கு இவ்வளவு பிரச்சனைகள் ஏற்படுகின்றதே?” என்னும் பதைபதைப்புமே இம்மாதிரியான திரைப்படங்களை உயிர்ப்புடன் கொண

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Kaakkaa Muttai – Life's Magnification of Trivialities

  There are few movies that bring out the life of the downtrodden; most of them are either excessively sorrowful and melodramatic, or compromised for commercial reach. But Kaakkaa Muttai makes no such mistakes. The story goes down a linear path; the

Image is here

PURAMBOKKU – THE MOVIE OF MINDSETS…

Warning : Spoiler Alert !              S. P. Jhananathan of Peraanmai fame returns with his trademark communist and capitalist concepts in ‘Purambokku Engira Podhuvudaimai’, starring the triumvirate Arya, Shyam and Vijay Sethupathi in the lead. How

Image is here

36 Vayadhinile : A Review

'36 Vayadhinile’ comes as a welcome movie in the current scenario where women are suppressed in and out of the family in some way or the other. This is not just a mere entertainment package but an inspiration for every woman and a lesson for every ma

Image is here

TRIBUTE TO THE LEGEND – SUJATHA

               There are certain writers who cannot be categorized into any particular genre. One of those distinctive, elite personalities in the Tamil literary world, is Sujatha. Born as Rangarajan, this prodigy with futuristic concepts in writin

Image is here

O Kadhal Kanmani – The Contemporary Romantic Cuisine

Right from the time when there was a buzz about Mani Ratnam’s latest project, I was curious because the last two of his attempts had been utter failures. There was a wonder if Mani wanted to rebuild himself by staying within his comfort zone of roman

Image is here

Thoorigai - Integrating The Needy With Nourishers

Service manifests itself in several forms other than monetary help. This was evident in the launch of the official website of Thoorigai – Making Life Colourful, an initiative to integrate all the orphanages and old age homes in and around Chennai, o

Image is here

WHEN MINDS CONVERGE…

Conclave – Merriam Webster dictionary defines this word as a ‘private or secret meeting or group’. The private group was the students CEG and Conclave, organized by the Rotaract Club of CEG, was an enriching experience. Captioned Converging Minds, th

Image is here

Leo Club - Beyond UPSC

What distinguishes selflessness from selfishness is the perspective of seeing it in the first or second person point of view. Service have always formed the blood and veins of CEG and the Leo Club of CEG is one of the many testimonies to this. With

Image is here

Being An IPS

                    Our life has always revolved around larger than life police officers, courtesy the stereotype South Indian and Bollywood movies, where protagonist cops have the power to set right anything, following Adidas’ motto, Imp