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2000+ students at SRCC cheer to some inspiring answers by Sundar Pichai during #AskSundar

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It’s not very usual to see a crowd of over two thousand students rising up in unison to applaud to the simplicity of one man.

Today at SRCC, the CEO of Google, Mr. Sundararajan Pichai addressed a gathering of students from schools, college-goers and corporates. The man of the hour, Mr. Pichai was greeted with enthralling energy and enthusiasm. The event was hosted by the renowned commentator, Harsha Bhogle.

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Mr. Bhogle introduced the CEO by calling the ‘Techies as the Rockstars of the new age’. They started off by talking about his early days in the not-so-fancy hostel room of IIT Kharagpur and how difficult it was to stay connected with the world in the pre-Internet era. Talking about the work space in Google, Mr. Pichai recounted that back in 2004 he felt like ‘a kid in a candy store’ with so much going around him. He also said Google is more of a balanced space where work essentially meets fun. “Everyone out here wants to be you Sundar”, said Harsha. To which Mr. Sundar said, “One must do something they’re excited by. We all have many opportunities to reinvent ourselves, and we should keep on trying. In silicon valley, people start their own companies and even if they fail, they wear it as a badge of honour.” He emphasised the importance of taking risk!

He also said that he’s an ardent fan of football and follows Barcelona every now and then. His favourite player is Messi (which did upset the Ronaldo fans!). While he was young he would wake up in the middle of the night to watch matches, driving his mom crazy. The students got a chance to ask questions from Mr. Pichai too. One of the girls asked if he ever felt incompetent working with the more talented people of the company. To which he humbly said that it’s always great to work with people who know better than you because insecurity pushes you forward in life.

When asked about how his vision for Google is different from that of Larry Page and Sergey Brin, he replied that they all share a lot in common. Google has given flight to a lot of things and he wishes to make technology the one stop solution to every problem. He also said that India is an amazingly vast land where trends of future emerge and they are now investing a lot more here than before.

A video question came asking him why Android version names are not named after Indian desserts, to which he laughingly said that they’ll keep that in mind next time they launch another version. The session ended with a rapid fire round where Harsha asked Pichai about his 12th standard percentage. The CEO said in a witty manner that it wasn’t enough to get him into SRCC.

Before the arrival of Mr. Pichai, there was a performance by the drummers group D’Frens who made the whole audience play their drums in the Mexican wave fashion with their infectious energy. Another band of six vocalists from Mumbai, Raga Tripping entertained the audience by producing music without any instruments.

All and all the event was on a hugely grand scale with Google being the perfect host. The Starwars headsets goodies for all left the audience a bit too happy.

So did you ‘Ask Sundar’?

Tanya Agarwal

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“Ask Sundar Pichai”- At Shri Ram College of Commerce

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The man behind the topest-notch corporate Google Inc. Sundar Pichai is all set to visit India next week. The CEO along with meeting the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will also give an appearance at SRCC. The college gears up to welcome Mr.Pichai on 17th December. The session at SRCC will be an interactive one where they’re inviting students to “Ask Sundar”. The floor will be open for questions where they can ask Mr.Pichai anything they want him to answer.

The Chennai-born executive is an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur. He joined Google in 2004 and worked as the Product Chief before taking over as the CEO. Mr.Pichai is also acclaimed to be associated to various software products like Chrome OS and Google Drive. This is his first arrival to the country since he took over as the CEO of Google.

Watching the man himself, Sundar Pichai, an inspiration to millions, the audience would definitely be enthralled by his presence. Don’t miss the opportunity to catch him live in action.

Date: 17th December

Venue: SRCC Sports Complex

Here’s the link for registrations for the session. Be on time to get good seats.

http://v-lla-ns.com/Google_Recap_Email/Google_for_India_2015/GoogleforIndia_AskSundar_InviteEDM_NSDC_20151208.html

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FEEDING INDIA- CHANGING AND SUSTAINING LIVES

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We see hunger stricken people at every nook and corner. We empathise with them, often give them some money to eat, but more often we, at our own homes, parties, offices etc. feed the trash bins with leftover food. Do we ever ponder upon this?

Probably the same thought struck the minds of five young working professionals behind “Feeding India” a year back. But unlike you and me they didn’t just let this thought fly away. Instead they decided to counter the problem of hunger and food wastage with a single idea- and so was born Feeding India. Started with just 5 members, it has grown into a big family with over 800 student volunteers across 15 cities.

Feeding India is a not-for-profit social enterprise that strives to channelise surplus food from individuals, households, weddings, parties, organisations etc. towards the hungry and deprived poor. They don’t believe in creating new food for the less privileged. Rather they direct the excess food towards the needy. Being one of its kind, FI has served over 250,000 people since its inception in August last year. Every time any of its members complete the food cycle of picking up excess food and delivering it to the needy, they give them the title of “Hunger Heroes”, who by their awesome work are changing and sustaining lives.

The working of “Feeding India” is quite simple. Anybody with a gathering of over 50 people and excess food can call their volunteer living in the vicinity. Just as people call caterers for food, florist for decorations, a band for music, they now also call “Feeding India” for managing the leftover food after the event. It is now an emerging trend that is affecting the lives of thousands of deprived people every day. In return, all that FI expects from the Event planners is to cover the transportation costs incurred by the organization in collecting food.

A revolution, as the young Hunger Heroes call it, FI aims to expand its operations to over 20 cities by the end of this year. They focus on creating a four-fold impact on the society. They wish to ensure more equitable distribution of food (economic), provide wholesome meals (nutritional), enable nutrition for those who can’t generate income through working (social) and direct excess resources for a better use, reducing carbon footprint (environmental).

Next time you organise a party, add Feeding India to your guest list. You can visit their Facebook page or website to reach them. We wish them all the very best for in their innovative and life-altering venture.

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Central Placement Cell opens registrations

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The Central Placement Cell has begun its registrations of both placements and internships for the academic year 2015-16. The varsity’s CPC serves as a platform in providing quality placements to students in reputed multinationals, government organizations, NGO’s and private companies. It acts as an interface between companies and students, channelizing talent towards opportunity.

The CPC assures logistic support to companies from the very beginning of the recruitment process. The university is equipped with a variety of infrastructural facilities such as the Conference hall, Library, Equal Opportunity Cell (to empower students with physical disabilities), Training Laboratories, International Relation, etc. to facilitate the entire process.

The registration is quite a simple process. Interested students can create a login ID with a password at the CPC official website http://placement.du.ac.in. Registered students will be eligible to receive updates regarding placements and internships via emails and text messages. They’ll be provided with regular assistance and counselling for employment and entrepreneurship. The procedure includes a pre-placement presentation by the company, followed by the main placement process carrying a written test, group discussion and personal interview. The steps may vary as per the company’s discretion.

The recruitment process pumped up last year with over 850 students getting placed and pay packages weighing as heavy as Rs.8 lacs per annum. Multinationals like HCL Technologies, Wipro, Accenture, Genpact, and Tata Capital are in close liaison with the CPC. There was great hike in internship offers as well.

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