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From One Fan to Another

Let me honestly tell you that I am being shamelessly hedonistic as I weave words of flattery to describe a recent film of my favourite actor. Shah Rukh Khan. Naam toh suna hi hoga! I can almost hear a few of my readers shirk with apparent disgust th

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Spreading 'Anand' across the nation

I vividly remember the ‘Mero Gaam Kaatha Parey’ advertisement* which would repeatedly play on our television screens when we were kids. The catchy folk song and the beautiful village women carrying pots of milk would capture my attention immediately.

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Drona 2015

"One day with a great teacher is better than a thousand days of diligent study"   On Friday, 4th September, students from the Center for Biotechnology(CBT) conducted Drona,an event to commemorate Teacher's Day.   For the morning session, 'PIANTA'

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‘STIMULATED’ BY THE CELL

At 9:30 am on a fine Monday morning, the KJ Auditorium of the SPIC Bioprocess Laboratory-Taramani Campus of Anna University was filled with voices of excited students and staff from the Center for Biotechnology (CBT). In the two hours that followed,

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A LOT MORE THAN ‘JUST’ TRAVEL!

Let me break your bubble right at the beginning. I drive to college.  So, if you’re looking for stories involving large groups of people being affected by inertia, or think I’m contributing to pollution/global warming/not being economical, you prob

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December | Margazhi | Chennai | Heaven

                  It’s the time of the year that music, dance, and fine art lovers look forward to. It’s the season of happiness, ecstasy and positivity that serenades the air around you. All you’ve got to do is take effort to experience

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K! ’15 Website Launch With Dr. Shashi Tharoor

                    A week ago, the Kurukshetra Facebook Page had dropped some hints, that they were expecting someone special, to launch their brand new website. Kurukshetra, CEG's annual Techno Management fest, scheduled to take place

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The Journey of a Champ - Lakshya Ragavendran

This 2nd year B.Arch student from SAP is not like any other. At 18, she’s already part of the National Team, and is the No.1 for Under-19 Women’s Squash in the Country and the No.3 in Asia. Having won several international tournaments like the DDA op

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Of Dreams, Expectations and Aspirations - Tete-a-Tete with V. P. Gautham

                  The Guindy Times catches up with V.P.Gautham, from the 2012 batch, who recently cleared the Civil Services Examination with an exceptional rank of 138. Having been President of the SAAS during his final year, he talks to

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Perspective

I awake from clouds of confusion Responsibilities and regrets profuse My mind’s stuffed with tension That could light up my short fuse. The endless need to keep moving on And catch the express train As if I were some kind of pawn Whose life’s

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A MOVIE CALLED ‘LIFE’

Have you ever dreamt of living the ‘REEL’ LIFE?   Fantasy: Is it raining? Let’s dance in the middle of the street, everybody! Reality: I crossed the road and I survived. Fantasy: Have I found ‘The One’? <Cue SRK song and slow motion> Reality: T

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Forty winks or more?

  During one of those long nights spent for last minute exam preparation, my eyes were begging for sleep, despite  having loads of pages yet to be turned. And somewhere amidst sabine’s law and diffraction, something completely out of the blue popp

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'Ad' a daily dose of this!

  “Phone ko bana do SELL phone!” Each and every one of us who spend some quality time plonking ourselves before the television or youtube have ended up hearing this tagline more than a million times in the past few months. And believe it or not,

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From One Fan to Another

Let me honestly tell you that I am being shamelessly hedonistic as I weave words of flattery to describe a recent film of my favourite actor. Shah Rukh Khan. Naam toh suna hi hoga! I can almost hear a few of my readers shirk with apparent disgust th

Image is here

Spreading 'Anand' across the nation

I vividly remember the ‘Mero Gaam Kaatha Parey’ advertisement* which would repeatedly play on our television screens when we were kids. The catchy folk song and the beautiful village women carrying pots of milk would capture my attention immediately.

Image is here

Drona 2015

"One day with a great teacher is better than a thousand days of diligent study"   On Friday, 4th September, students from the Center for Biotechnology(CBT) conducted Drona,an event to commemorate Teacher's Day.   For the morning session, 'PIANTA'

Image is here

‘STIMULATED’ BY THE CELL

At 9:30 am on a fine Monday morning, the KJ Auditorium of the SPIC Bioprocess Laboratory-Taramani Campus of Anna University was filled with voices of excited students and staff from the Center for Biotechnology (CBT). In the two hours that followed,

Image is here

A LOT MORE THAN ‘JUST’ TRAVEL!

Let me break your bubble right at the beginning. I drive to college.  So, if you’re looking for stories involving large groups of people being affected by inertia, or think I’m contributing to pollution/global warming/not being economical, you prob

Image is here

December | Margazhi | Chennai | Heaven

                  It’s the time of the year that music, dance, and fine art lovers look forward to. It’s the season of happiness, ecstasy and positivity that serenades the air around you. All you’ve got to do is take effort to experience

Image is here

K! ’15 Website Launch With Dr. Shashi Tharoor

                    A week ago, the Kurukshetra Facebook Page had dropped some hints, that they were expecting someone special, to launch their brand new website. Kurukshetra, CEG's annual Techno Management fest, scheduled to take place

Image is here

The Journey of a Champ - Lakshya Ragavendran

This 2nd year B.Arch student from SAP is not like any other. At 18, she’s already part of the National Team, and is the No.1 for Under-19 Women’s Squash in the Country and the No.3 in Asia. Having won several international tournaments like the DDA op

                  The Guindy Times catches up with V.P.Gautham, from the 2012 batch, who recently cleared the Civil Services Examination with an exceptional rank of 138. Having been President of the SAAS during his final year, he talks to

Image is here

Perspective

I awake from clouds of confusion Responsibilities and regrets profuse My mind’s stuffed with tension That could light up my short fuse. The endless need to keep moving on And catch the express train As if I were some kind of pawn Whose life’s

Image is here

A MOVIE CALLED ‘LIFE’

Have you ever dreamt of living the ‘REEL’ LIFE?   Fantasy: Is it raining? Let’s dance in the middle of the street, everybody! Reality: I crossed the road and I survived. Fantasy: Have I found ‘The One’? <Cue SRK song and slow motion> Reality: T

Image is here

Forty winks or more?

  During one of those long nights spent for last minute exam preparation, my eyes were begging for sleep, despite  having loads of pages yet to be turned. And somewhere amidst sabine’s law and diffraction, something completely out of the blue popp

Image is here

'Ad' a daily dose of this!

  “Phone ko bana do SELL phone!” Each and every one of us who spend some quality time plonking ourselves before the television or youtube have ended up hearing this tagline more than a million times in the past few months. And believe it or not,