Abhinav Arora, Author at DU Beat - Delhi University's Independent Student Newspaper

I have been voting for the last two years and have voted this time too. Like every year, there is a discomfort and a sense of uneasiness during the election season. Let me be very honest, I didn’t go out to vote because of any peer pressure or the pressure exerted on me by any candidate or any political party, but in fact I went to vote at my own will or perhaps due to a sense attachment to the University. I will be writing about the incidents and the reasons as to why I call these elections uncomfortable, at least for me. I, on behalf of every DU student, want to mention only three things that need to change from the next DUSU elections.

First of all, I think the number of days between the date of elections and the announcement of candidates need to be increased, so that students are well aware of the candidates, their backgrounds and their main agenda. On interviewing a presidential candidate of a premier youth political party, he pointed out that it is practically impossible to campaign in every college during the elections.
Why are huge bundles of paper fliers been crushed under my feet every time the election season comes around? Why are my classes disturbed during the elections? And why do I have to shake my hands 100 times with 20 people during a college day? A mere hoarding outside my college gate is enough to make me decide my vote.
The educational background of each candidate needs to be checked and verified. Though the educational background of the candidates is duly checked and verified before nominations, there is still some discrepancy in this matter. The recent fake degree and fraudulent admission allegations by one party on the other really made me skeptical about the competency of the candidates.

The whole capital is painted red with the campaigning posters, but sadly, they are only campaigning posters. Thousands of posters with a ballet number on it don’t motivate me to vote. Hopefully, I’ll be spending the next 2-3 years in Delhi University and I’m eagerly waiting to see changes made in the way the elections are conducted. Otherwise, like this year, I will continue to remind everyone, on behalf of all the DU Students, about these few fundamental things that should be taken care of and implemented.

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Big shots from numerous MNCs address the audience at AIESEC’s ‘Youth to Business Forum’

By Abhinav Arora August 2, 2014

Aiesec’s Delhi University Chapter recently held its annual ‘Youth to Business Forum’ at Indian Habitat Center, New Delhi on Wednesday, July 30th, 2014. This year’s Youth to Business Forum saw participation of speakers from various MNCs and popular brands.

While, most of the speakers were Delhi University alumni, there were also a few artists and entrepreneurs who didn’t attend any college at all. The session was jam-packed with young national and international delegates. The whole event was divided into six panel discussions that touched topics such as media and journalism, entrepreneurship, art and innovation.

Session 1: The Strategy of Innovation

The session was led by many corporate big guns such as – Harish Chaturvedi (Coca Cola head, India), and high ranked officials of Hero Motocorp, Microsoft and Budweiser. The discussion revolved around how various companies are coming up with new ways bringing innovation in their work culture. Mr. Kamal from Mircosoft told the audience about their policy to send company’s employees to other workplaces to explore new avenues and to get more ideas.

Session 2: The Joy of Media

The discussion saw the participation of Sagnik Dutta from Frontline and stand up comedian, Amit Tandon. They talked about various issues pertaining to short life of news these days, especially on social media. Amit quoted many hilarious examples where people unnecessarily waste their time in commenting and discussing things online. Both the speakers also concluded that the commercialization of activism should be stopped.

Session 3: The Thrill of Entrepreneurship

The discussion on the thrill of entrepreneurship saw the presence of four young successful entrepreneurs from Delhi University. Throughout the session, they discussed about their personal life experiences with their startups. “Startup seems to be very flashy from outside, but it is not at all a bed of roses”, said Mayank Bhateja, CEO of Letsintern. Prerna Mukharya, founder of Outline India, was a great motivation for all the women delegates in the auditorium. She explained how difficult it was for her to become an entrepreneur, but all she had was perseverance and it helped.

Session 4: The Power of Success

The final session of the day was chaired by the young artists who chose their own path and made a huge difference. The panel consisted of Akshay Johar- DJ cum Producer, Ruchi Naithani – Japanese Interpreter and Dhruv Visvanath – Guitarist and Music Creator. “There will be a time when you will be all alone and everyone will be questioning and ridiculing you. But one day, you will see that you have already made a lot of difference”, said Dhruv, who is a very famous among the youth. The session motivated the audience to take a plunge into the fields in which one is interested, rather than just going with the flow.

The session ended with a high tea session, where the delegates interacted with the speakers. “I’m very happy and also relieved at the same time. I thank and appreciate the efforts of all the organizing committee members. And I’m especially grateful to all the event partners and speakers guests who brought a spark to this event.”, said Angad Grover, Vice President, Marketing, AIESEC Delhi University.

The event ended with the most famous AIESEC jiving, where everyone is made to dance in the auditorium itself on catchy Bollywood numbers.

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Aiesec’s Delhi University Chapter holds Youth to Business Forum

By Abhinav Arora August 2, 2014

Aiesec’s Delhi University Chapter recently held its annual Youth to Business Forum at Indian Habitat Center, New Delhi on 30th July.

This year, Youth to Business Forum saw participation of speakers from various MNCs and popular brands. While, most of the speakers were Delhi University Alumni, there were also a few artists and entrepreneurs who didn’t attend any college at all. The session was jam-packed with young national and international delegates.

The whole event was divided into six panel discussions that touched topics such as media and journalism, entrepreneurship, art and innovation.

Session 1:

The Strategy of Innovation

The session was led by many corporate big guns such as Coca Cola India Head – Harish Chaturvedi, Hero Motocorp, Microsoft and Budweiser. The discussion revolved around how various companies are coming up with new ways bringing innovation in their work culture. Kamal from Mircosoft told the audience about their policy to send company’s employees to other places to explore new places to get more ideas.

Session 2:

The Joy of Media

The discussion saw the participation of Sagnik Dutta, from Frontline and Amit Tandon, stand up comedian. They talked about various issues pertaining to short life of news these days, especially on social media. Amit quoted many hilarious examples where people unnecessarily waste their time in commenting and discussing things online. Both the speakers also concluded that the commercialization of activism should be stopped.

Session 3:

The Thrill of Entrepreneurship

The discussion on the thrill of entrepreneurship saw the presence of four young successful entrepreneurs from Delhi University. Throughout the session, they discussed about their personal life experiences with their startups. “Startup seems to be very flashy from outside, but it is not at all a bed of roses”, said Mayank Bhateja, CEO of Letsintern. Prerna Mukharya, founder of Outline India, was a great motivation for all the women delegates in the auditorium, She explained how difficult it was for her to become an entrepreneur, but all she had was perseverance and it helped.

Session 4:

The Power of Success

The final session of the day was chaired by the young artists who chose their own path and made a huge difference. The panel consisted of Akshay Johar- DJ/Producer, Ruchi Naithani – Japanese Interpreter and Dhruv Visvanath – Guitarist and Music Creator. “There will be a time when you will be all alone and everyone will be questioning and ridiculing you. But one day, you will see that you have already made a lot of difference”, said Dhruv, who is a very famous among the youth. The session motivated the audience to take a plunge into the fields in which one is interested, rather than just going with the flow.

The session ended with a high tea session, where the delegates interacted with the speakers.

“I’m very and also relieved at the same time. I thank and appreciate the efforts of all the organising committee members. And I’m especially grateful to all the event partners and speakers guests who brought a spark to this event.”, said Angad Grover, Vice President, Marketing, AIESEC Delhi University.

The event ended with the most famous AIESEC jiving, where they make everyone in the auditorium dance on Bollywood numbers.

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FMS records 100% placement, highest package goes up to Rs 61 lakhs

By Abhinav Arora March 27, 2014

This year’s placement season at Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi University has recorded hundred percent placements for the 2014 batch. In a batch of 217 students, 205 students opted for placements. A total of 212 job offers were received, with each student at least bagging one placement offer.

The highest package offered is of Rs 61 LPA (Lakhs Per Annum) whereas the average package is Rs 16.18 LPA. FMS has managed to clinch a salary same as that of Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. Last year, the highest salary at FMS was Rs 60 Lakhs Per Annum.

A total of 107 companies participated in the placement process with 37 first time recruiters. Also, seven students opted out of placements and are pursuing other career pursuits such as entrepreneurship and civil services. While retaining its reputation as the marketing campus of the country, this year’s placement process witnessed a healthy participation across all domains such as Consulting, General Management and Finance. However, the hottest sectors this year were BFSI (Banking, Financial Sector and Insurance) and Information Technology.

Videocon offered a niche profile of Deputy General Manager in Consulting sector, whereas, Zomato offered a position of Assistant Vice President in Operations. An array of International banks such as Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan Chase, HSBC, Bank of America also visited the campus. In addition, Indus Balaji and SBI Captial Markets were the few Indian firms which offered jobs in BFSI sector. Globally reputed companies such as Coca Cola, Microsoft, Google offered various jobs in Operations and IT sector. Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), Procter & Gamble (P&G) and ITC were among the most popular companies in FMCG sector.

“FMS as a business school is competing with all the IIMs. When looked at all rankings, we are always placed in the top ten. It is really great that a faculty of Delhi University is doing so well nationally.” says FMS Placements Convenor Dr. Mala Sinha.

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Diljit Dosanjh (finally) performs at SGTB Khalsa’s Lashkara

By Abhinav Arora March 3, 2014

Even after a heavy rainfall and bad weather in Delhi, the spirit of the Students’ Union of Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College maintained an all time high. Due to adverse weather conditions, Diljit Dosanjh’s concluding star performance at the college’s annual fest – Lashkara 2014 was postponed. The concert that was originally scheduled for 2nd March, was shifted to the next day. Finally, when Diljit Dosanjh came and performed on 3rd March in a fully packed ground, nobody could make out the fact that the the fest had ended a day ago.

Diljit sang quite a few popular tracks, including Dope Shope and Proper Patola. The crowd was so engaged and excited during the performance that the star had to sing two more songs before actually leaving. In addition to the live crowd, the performance was nationally aired live on ‘PTC Chak De’ channel.

“Diljit’s humility can be seen from the fact that he exchanged his expensive lucky watch with my friend during the concert”, said a spectator.

Image Credit: Vriti Sehdev

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Colleges highlight achievements through stalls at Antardhvani

By Abhinav Arora February 15, 2014

Flower Show, another major attraction of Antardhvani are the stalls of various departments and centers of Delhi University. Scattered in the open ground Sports Complex, different colleges and departments showcased their achievements over the past year by displaying different models, photographs and awards. [gallery ids="19572,19571,19570,19568,19573"] Department of Library and Information displayed a project on ‘Digitisation’ whereas the Film Society of Kirori Mal College displayed a timeline of how Indian Cinema has evolved since 1930s. The international students of various Asian Countries including Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Nepal also put up their stalls displaying and promoting their culture and tourism. Miranda House kept their presentation very simple and clear by focusing on Classroom innovation. “For a change in the learning culture, the teachers need to learn first and I’ve been successful in doing so”, said Principal of Miranda House. Achievements in sports was the main attraction at the stalls of Jesus and Mary College and Motilal Nehru College (E). Indraprastha College for Women broadly focused on its eco-friendly infrastructure which also has a historical significance. On the side of the sports complex there were stalls of various committees and non-competitive events including International Plaza, Entrepreneurship plaza, DUWA and Cluster Innovation Centre (CIC). Inside the basement of Indoor stadium was the much talked Innovation plaza where almost all DU Colleges showcased their innovation projects.]]>

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Food Review: Special chhole kulche at Hauz Khas

By Abhinav Arora January 24, 2014

As you enter the Hauz Khas Village Market Lane, you will a spot fully loaded bicycle in front of the ‘He Said She Said Cafe’. Clad in a white kurta pyjama and wearing a sweet smile, he serves arguably the best Cholle kulche of Delhi on his mini set-up. It is not just the taste of his traditional cholle kulche dish but also the variety that he has- a mini tandoor, 4 types of breads and the best tamarind chutney ever. The price of the meals is nominal and thus pocket friendly for students and alike.