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‘Be my guest!’ - An Interview with the Guest Lectures Kore

Amidst the hustle and bustle of Kurukshetra, Akshara Vishwanathan (one of the Guest Lecture Kores) took some time out from her busy schedule to give GT an exclusive interview. As we settled down in the Turing Hall after the last guest lecture, Akshar

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HOW TO “KEEP” NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS

Step 1: Motivation Always start off on the right foot. In order to create the perfect illusion that you are in fact, one of those people who follows New Year’s resolutions religiously, you need to dedicatedly create that persona. To achieve this lev

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'Brace' Yourselves! Living with Braces: The experience

You know you're living with braces when: The dentist takes the impression of your mouth and put that disgusting mould into your mouth.             You have got something stuck in your teeth, but it turns out to be nothing at all. Yet,

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FROM NRI (NON-RESIDENT INDIAN) TO NRI (NOW RESIDING IN INDIA)

Raincoats in the summer, Pyramids in the Thar Desert, Penguins in Vandalur Zoo, salt in paayasam, and Tom Cruise eating thayir saadam - this is exactly what  my life has become since my parents decided that I finally had to move to Chennai to pursue

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It happened to me - Unexpected Showers

My whole world stopped as my eyes fell on that black hole. I was drenched in cold sweat and I felt my knees go weak. I frantically tried to run as far away as I could. But that image of that endless black hole was etched into my mind. I felt the bile

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AACEG Endowment Award Winners

The following are the meritorious students who will be presented by the prestigious AACEG Endowment Awards. They are requested to be present during the 91st Alumni Day on 20th March to receive the award at 5 PM, Vivek Audi.

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Walkthrough of AU Bazaar 2.0

Bazaar, the name that reverberates so well around the world due to the basic notion of everything available in a bazaar is relevant to an avid shopper and is pocket friendly. The name, first heard at Anna University in the previous year - AU Bazaar,

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CREED - JUST ANOTHER AWESOME ROCKY FILM

Rocky films just never fail to impress audiences, and this is just the continuation of that, in spite of sequels being separated by large gaps. The film revolves around the story of the legend Apollo Creed’s son, Adonnis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) wh

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Helping Hands

The Monsoon months of October and November have always been a great source of joy for Namma Chennaites.  But, as the old saying goes,  “Too much of anything is good for nothing.”   One sector of the population which wasn't as affected braved t

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Naan Paartha Manidhargal

  வழக்கம்போல் இன்றும் சற்று அசந்து தூங்கிவிட்டேன் ; எழுந்த போது தான் தெரிந்தது மணி 8 என்று. துரிதமாக குளித்து விட்டு வகுப்பிற்கு கிளம்பினேன்.  கால்கள் வேகமாய் நகர, மனதிற்குள்ளே நேற்றைய வகுப்பின் பாடங்களை மெதுவாக அசைப்போட்டுக் கொண்டிருந்தேன்.  அதில

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Shangri-La Exists? or is it just Bhutan!

Travel Column #1 Every place has its own story. Being one of those who's very fond of travel, I, however never developed the habit of reading about a place before going there. To me knowing destroys the beauty of perception. I also believe the less

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The Maggi Wars

    The campus is in a state of chaos. Students and faculty have come together to riot against the latest outrage. It’s the end of a long-drawn-out war between students and the staff. Broken hearts, tortured souls, skyrocketing stress levels and, a

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HOW TO BE SECOND YEARS: FOR DUMMIES

From that friendly lab assistant to those scary seniors, everyone has been telling you how things are going to change from the next semester onwards and how you’ll have to make sacrifices and be different. But no one ever tells you what that change i

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Student aces exam thanks to canteen breakfast

                      In one of the most extraordinary events that has ever happened on campus, today a 3rd year student (who wishes not to disclose his identity for the moment) claimed that he aced his “Computer Graphics” assessment tha

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Selfie Fever

                While the Ebola epidemic has robbed the world of millions of lives and has been raging in South Africa, experts have recently uncovered a new disease-one that has the potential of making Ebola seem like the common cold. Yes, you guess

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PK: Must watch

I’m sure you have heard a lot of rave reviews for the new Aamir Khan movie, and I am here only to add to the reasons why this movie is a must watch. Aamir Khan plays an alien in the movie, but really, the whole ET angle is a mere plot device. It’s o

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Dhoni’s Sudden Retirement gets Extreme Reactions

  A number of mourners were seen at an impromptu candle light vigil at Kotturpuram yesterday evening in honour of now former test Captain MS Dhoni. Tears were shed and many spoke of and remembered his greatest achievements on the field. “He was tr

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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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‘Be my guest!’ - An Interview with the Guest Lectures Kore

Amidst the hustle and bustle of Kurukshetra, Akshara Vishwanathan (one of the Guest Lecture Kores) took some time out from her busy schedule to give GT an exclusive interview. As we settled down in the Turing Hall after the last guest lecture, Akshar

Image is here

HOW TO “KEEP” NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS

Step 1: Motivation Always start off on the right foot. In order to create the perfect illusion that you are in fact, one of those people who follows New Year’s resolutions religiously, you need to dedicatedly create that persona. To achieve this lev

Image is here

'Brace' Yourselves! Living with Braces: The experience

You know you're living with braces when: The dentist takes the impression of your mouth and put that disgusting mould into your mouth.             You have got something stuck in your teeth, but it turns out to be nothing at all. Yet,

Image is here

FROM NRI (NON-RESIDENT INDIAN) TO NRI (NOW RESIDING IN INDIA)

Raincoats in the summer, Pyramids in the Thar Desert, Penguins in Vandalur Zoo, salt in paayasam, and Tom Cruise eating thayir saadam - this is exactly what  my life has become since my parents decided that I finally had to move to Chennai to pursue

Image is here

It happened to me - Unexpected Showers

My whole world stopped as my eyes fell on that black hole. I was drenched in cold sweat and I felt my knees go weak. I frantically tried to run as far away as I could. But that image of that endless black hole was etched into my mind. I felt the bile

Image is here

AACEG Endowment Award Winners

The following are the meritorious students who will be presented by the prestigious AACEG Endowment Awards. They are requested to be present during the 91st Alumni Day on 20th March to receive the award at 5 PM, Vivek Audi.

Image is here

Walkthrough of AU Bazaar 2.0

Bazaar, the name that reverberates so well around the world due to the basic notion of everything available in a bazaar is relevant to an avid shopper and is pocket friendly. The name, first heard at Anna University in the previous year - AU Bazaar,

Image is here

CREED - JUST ANOTHER AWESOME ROCKY FILM

Rocky films just never fail to impress audiences, and this is just the continuation of that, in spite of sequels being separated by large gaps. The film revolves around the story of the legend Apollo Creed’s son, Adonnis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) wh

Image is here

Helping Hands

The Monsoon months of October and November have always been a great source of joy for Namma Chennaites.  But, as the old saying goes,  “Too much of anything is good for nothing.”   One sector of the population which wasn't as affected braved t

Image is here

Naan Paartha Manidhargal

  வழக்கம்போல் இன்றும் சற்று அசந்து தூங்கிவிட்டேன் ; எழுந்த போது தான் தெரிந்தது மணி 8 என்று. துரிதமாக குளித்து விட்டு வகுப்பிற்கு கிளம்பினேன்.  கால்கள் வேகமாய் நகர, மனதிற்குள்ளே நேற்றைய வகுப்பின் பாடங்களை மெதுவாக அசைப்போட்டுக் கொண்டிருந்தேன்.  அதில

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Shangri-La Exists? or is it just Bhutan!

Travel Column #1 Every place has its own story. Being one of those who's very fond of travel, I, however never developed the habit of reading about a place before going there. To me knowing destroys the beauty of perception. I also believe the less

Image is here

The Maggi Wars

    The campus is in a state of chaos. Students and faculty have come together to riot against the latest outrage. It’s the end of a long-drawn-out war between students and the staff. Broken hearts, tortured souls, skyrocketing stress levels and, a

Image is here

HOW TO BE SECOND YEARS: FOR DUMMIES

From that friendly lab assistant to those scary seniors, everyone has been telling you how things are going to change from the next semester onwards and how you’ll have to make sacrifices and be different. But no one ever tells you what that change i

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கடவுள் வந்திருந்தார்

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Student aces exam thanks to canteen breakfast

                      In one of the most extraordinary events that has ever happened on campus, today a 3rd year student (who wishes not to disclose his identity for the moment) claimed that he aced his “Computer Graphics” assessment tha

Image is here

Selfie Fever

                While the Ebola epidemic has robbed the world of millions of lives and has been raging in South Africa, experts have recently uncovered a new disease-one that has the potential of making Ebola seem like the common cold. Yes, you guess

Image is here

PK: Must watch

I’m sure you have heard a lot of rave reviews for the new Aamir Khan movie, and I am here only to add to the reasons why this movie is a must watch. Aamir Khan plays an alien in the movie, but really, the whole ET angle is a mere plot device. It’s o

Image is here

Dhoni’s Sudden Retirement gets Extreme Reactions

  A number of mourners were seen at an impromptu candle light vigil at Kotturpuram yesterday evening in honour of now former test Captain MS Dhoni. Tears were shed and many spoke of and remembered his greatest achievements on the field. “He was tr

                  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