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How to actually EXIT college?

Right from the moment you start the final semester of college, you begin to hear people mulling over the past few years and reminiscing those golden times that are about to come to an end, like all other good things. But sometimes everyone is so c

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On preparing for the TOEFL

TOEFL could well be regarded as a mandatory exam for all students who apply for education abroad (mainly in the US). As the full form of the abbreviation suggests, it is a test that determines the ability of the test taker’s fluency and grasp over th

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Diffidence and Diligence?

Fierce #6               We would have all experienced this in class. Remember that time when your professor asked a trivial (yet tricky) question that most of us could have definitely attempted answering, yet, only that one outspoken girl

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SINGING FOR THE MOZART

Music has superpowers, it can make you sway and groove unconsciously, make you feel unfathomable emotions, or even just stun you for hours together. And if you are a living, breathing entity on this planet earth, I’m sure you’d agree that A R Rahman’

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Rain, Rain.....

For anyone who knows Chennai, rain is usually the occasional visitor you meet once a year - someone you wished stayed a little longer, but leaves you wanting more. This time around, however, the tables have surely turned, the showers having become sy

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Designed to be an Engineer 2

Following are the excerpts from the interview with Mr. Moorthi Chokkanathan, the President & Global Head – Enterprise Solutions, Hexaware Technologies: Q. What is the definition of being an engineer according to you? In my definition, an engineer

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Designed to be an Engineer

Following are the excerpts from a special interview session our GT student correspondent had with Mr. Moorthi Chokkanathan, the President & Global Head – Enterprise Solutions, Hexaware Technologies on the occasion of Engineer's Day.          

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ROAD RAGE

                      It was a sultry mid-evening, and it seemed as though rain was about to begin, right on schedule. I had just started out from college on my scooter, all set to manage the feat of reaching before the downpour. I had d

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CRY ME A RIVER

Fierce #4: The prejudice against crying out loud, especially for men and much more… Tears. The only thing after blood and flesh, which we are essentially required to be smothered in, when we arrive into this world. Something so miraculous, that a

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The Grad School Diaries #2 – Ezhilarasu Goutham

Many of us may dream of pursuing our higher education abroad, but Goutham Ezhilarasu has managed to safely secure his place in UCLA, one of the top ranked institutes in the world. As a EEE student who just completed his engineering this year from Col

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Wage gap: Myth or Misery ?

Fierce #3   The topic of ‘Gender pay gap’ has been up for discussion for quite some time. While statistics provide a substantial base stating that women only make 78% of what a man does, there are several who may argue or even refute that. At a g

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PIKU : A Review

    Piku – both the movie and its titular character Piku (Deepika Padukone) - is definitely a rare occurrence.     Piku is a strong, independent woman - she cooks and cleans, runs errands and is a practising architect who is radiant in each fr

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Tagged

For centuries of having lived in a patriarchal society, we sometimes disregard or fail to see how ‘gender equality’ is at the crux of several social issues, acting as an instigator in affecting a larger scheme of humanitarian concerns. One such cruci

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Enough is Enough!

Did you know that a girl gets raped every 20 minutes in India ? or that 94% of rape or abuse victims know their attacker ? Over the last couple of years, with the advent of media coverage and out pour on violence against women and sexual assault, w

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Anegan

After being blown away by Dhanush’s movies in the recent past, Anegan comes across as quite a blow. The movie which is supposed to be classified under the ‘romance’ genre, is a confusing screen play of the same characters in 4 different time zones ac

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Startup Weekend at Kurukshetra'15

  Entrepreneur is just French for ‘Has ideas, does them’. Startup weekend is a platform for active and aspiring entrepreneurs, innovators and enthusiasts to showcase and channelize their ideas. The event provides an opportunity to pitch ideas an

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Freshers' Club Orientation

The club orientation for Freshers at CEG was held on August 20th in the Vivekanandha Auditorium. The annual event is basically an introduction and induction to the various clubs and their activities on campus. With around 15 clubs that specialize in

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Internship experience at Chronus

            Pooja Ganesh, a final year Computer Science student at CEG interned at Chronus. This software company was started by the 1993 batch alumni from our very own college. The internship was two months long and she obtained the internsh

Image is here

How to actually EXIT college?

Right from the moment you start the final semester of college, you begin to hear people mulling over the past few years and reminiscing those golden times that are about to come to an end, like all other good things. But sometimes everyone is so c

Image is here

On preparing for the TOEFL

TOEFL could well be regarded as a mandatory exam for all students who apply for education abroad (mainly in the US). As the full form of the abbreviation suggests, it is a test that determines the ability of the test taker’s fluency and grasp over th

Image is here

Diffidence and Diligence?

Fierce #6               We would have all experienced this in class. Remember that time when your professor asked a trivial (yet tricky) question that most of us could have definitely attempted answering, yet, only that one outspoken girl

Image is here

SINGING FOR THE MOZART

Music has superpowers, it can make you sway and groove unconsciously, make you feel unfathomable emotions, or even just stun you for hours together. And if you are a living, breathing entity on this planet earth, I’m sure you’d agree that A R Rahman’

Image is here

Rain, Rain.....

For anyone who knows Chennai, rain is usually the occasional visitor you meet once a year - someone you wished stayed a little longer, but leaves you wanting more. This time around, however, the tables have surely turned, the showers having become sy

Image is here

Designed to be an Engineer 2

Following are the excerpts from the interview with Mr. Moorthi Chokkanathan, the President & Global Head – Enterprise Solutions, Hexaware Technologies: Q. What is the definition of being an engineer according to you? In my definition, an engineer

Image is here

Designed to be an Engineer

Following are the excerpts from a special interview session our GT student correspondent had with Mr. Moorthi Chokkanathan, the President & Global Head – Enterprise Solutions, Hexaware Technologies on the occasion of Engineer's Day.          

Image is here

ROAD RAGE

                      It was a sultry mid-evening, and it seemed as though rain was about to begin, right on schedule. I had just started out from college on my scooter, all set to manage the feat of reaching before the downpour. I had d

Image is here

CRY ME A RIVER

Fierce #4: The prejudice against crying out loud, especially for men and much more… Tears. The only thing after blood and flesh, which we are essentially required to be smothered in, when we arrive into this world. Something so miraculous, that a

Image is here

The Grad School Diaries #2 – Ezhilarasu Goutham

Many of us may dream of pursuing our higher education abroad, but Goutham Ezhilarasu has managed to safely secure his place in UCLA, one of the top ranked institutes in the world. As a EEE student who just completed his engineering this year from Col

Image is here

Wage gap: Myth or Misery ?

Fierce #3   The topic of ‘Gender pay gap’ has been up for discussion for quite some time. While statistics provide a substantial base stating that women only make 78% of what a man does, there are several who may argue or even refute that. At a g

Image is here

PIKU : A Review

    Piku – both the movie and its titular character Piku (Deepika Padukone) - is definitely a rare occurrence.     Piku is a strong, independent woman - she cooks and cleans, runs errands and is a practising architect who is radiant in each fr

Image is here

Tagged

For centuries of having lived in a patriarchal society, we sometimes disregard or fail to see how ‘gender equality’ is at the crux of several social issues, acting as an instigator in affecting a larger scheme of humanitarian concerns. One such cruci

Image is here

Enough is Enough!

Did you know that a girl gets raped every 20 minutes in India ? or that 94% of rape or abuse victims know their attacker ? Over the last couple of years, with the advent of media coverage and out pour on violence against women and sexual assault, w

Image is here

Anegan

After being blown away by Dhanush’s movies in the recent past, Anegan comes across as quite a blow. The movie which is supposed to be classified under the ‘romance’ genre, is a confusing screen play of the same characters in 4 different time zones ac

Image is here

Startup Weekend at Kurukshetra'15

  Entrepreneur is just French for ‘Has ideas, does them’. Startup weekend is a platform for active and aspiring entrepreneurs, innovators and enthusiasts to showcase and channelize their ideas. The event provides an opportunity to pitch ideas an

Image is here

Freshers' Club Orientation

The club orientation for Freshers at CEG was held on August 20th in the Vivekanandha Auditorium. The annual event is basically an introduction and induction to the various clubs and their activities on campus. With around 15 clubs that specialize in

Image is here

Internship experience at Chronus

            Pooja Ganesh, a final year Computer Science student at CEG interned at Chronus. This software company was started by the 1993 batch alumni from our very own college. The internship was two months long and she obtained the internsh