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Livewire winners, High Time from KMC end Day 2 of Mood I with Parikrama and Lucky Ali

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Lucky Ali at Mood Indigo 2015 by Tejaswa Gupta for DU Beat

The second day of Mood Indigo, 2015 kicked off with the elimination round of Aagaaz, the street play competition with heart wrenching and rib-tickling plays plays on social issues by teams from colleges across the country.

Anita Nair was amongst the luminaries gracing the IIT Bombay campus as a part of the Litfest. She talked to a small gathering about her new book ‘Alphabet Soup for Lovers’ and combining her theory about the God Particle, food, and travelling into a quaint and unusual love story. The Bollywood panel of Litfest consisted of Bharathi Pradhan, an eminent journalist and author in talks with Ramesh Sippy, Rajkumar Hirani and Anurag Kashyap about the ‘Evolution of Hindi Cinema’. When asked about changes in the cinema, then and now, Rajkumar Hirani explained that the way of telling and absorbing stories is rapidly changing. Ramesh Sippy emphasized on the importance of content, which according to him, should never outshine technology. Calling failure his greatest motivator, Anurag Kashyap said that language is the greatest setback, when it comes to out reaching audience globally.

Bollywood Panel at Mood Indigo 2015 by DU Beat
Bollywood Panel at Mood Indigo 2015 by DU Beat

Tushar Kapoor, Aftab Shivdasani and Gauhar Khan from the upcoming ‘Kya Kool Hain Hum 3’ were also present to promote the movie and release the song ‘Jawaani Le Doobi’ off it.

Another highlight of Day 2 of Mood Indigo 2015 was the Humor fest that featured, for the first time in Mood Indigo history, a roast. With the popular Gujarati Bollywood actor Vrajesh Hirjee in the host seat and the brains behind The Comedy Factory, Manan Desai, as the roast master, Ojas Rawal, Zakir Khan, Priti Das, Arvind Vegda and Samvedna took turns to ‘clean roast’ not just the actor but also each other. Priti Das and Zakir Khan’s turns amused the audience the most.

Competitive events carried on throughout the day. Teams fought it out in the semifinals of the Beat the Street, the Street dance event, and Mantra, the band competition. There were also elimination rounds of Conchord, the Acapella competition and Taal Mel, amongst others. The KV zone offered a range of attractions lasting all four days with events like land zorbing, paint ball, archery, various dance workshops and an art zone with artists showcasing works like book sculptures, leather bound diaries and wallets and custom painted shoes. The day also saw the band Indian Jam Project, who are known to give a classical twist to popular theme songs, performing. The Dance Showcase drew huge crowds as well, with performances from groups like MJ5 and dancers from Terence Lewis’ academy. Day 2 of Mood Indigo wrapped up with Fusion Nite where the band Parikrama enthralled the crowds with their best songs, followed by a performance by Lucky Ali. High Time from Kirori Mal College won Livewire, the semi- professional band competition with their Progressive Disco Funk tunes. Not only did they get to share the stage with the Fusion Nite star performers, the band has also secured a show in Prague as a prize. 

Day 3 promises to bring with it even more fun and the finals of a lot of major competitive events including Western Dance, Street Play, Street Dance and others.

Shubham Kaushik
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Lovleen Kaur
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Photos by Tejaswa Gupta for DUB

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YFFP organises parliament visit for participants

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Youth Forum on Foreign Policy, an independent and non-partisan initiative instituted to promote substantive dialogue on India’s foreign policy amongst the youth, organized a visit to the Lower House of the Parliament of India on the 9th of December 2015. A delegation of thirty students across various disciplines and colleges of Delhi were invited to participate in the same.

The legislative agenda for the Parliament, meeting between November 26th and December 23rd for the Winter Session includes 19 Bills currently pending for consideration and passage and 14 new Bills have been proposed to be introduced as well. These include The Constitution (122nd Amendment) (GST) Bill 2014, The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill 2014, The Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2014, The Child Labour (Prohibition and Prevention) Bill 2012, The Nuclear Safety Regulatory Authority Bill 2015, The National Commission for Women Bill (NCW) 2015, The Anti Maritime Piracy Bill, 2015 and several others pertaining to vital issues for consideration in national interest. Recent developments, however, concerning the National Herald Case which holds the Congress Party President Mrs. Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi in the eye of the storm resulted in both Houses returning to familiar scenes of chaos and disruptions after a week of uncharacteristically civil debates. The afternoon hour on Wednesday scheduled to discuss the ‘The Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Bill, 2015’ staggered through the debate session, to be adjourned multiple times owing to successive disruptions.

This, however, allowed the participants of the scheduled visit to witness democracy at its finest strand of controverted discussions, strengthened through part dissension, part agreement, probably more the former than the latter, in the crucible of Indian politics, the soul of the commonwealth, the Lok Sabha. YFFP looks forward to the opportunity of organizing many such engaging events in future, aligning with the spirit of its inception.

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Pets and owners celebrate their bond at Pet Fed 2015

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Pet Fed 2015 by Alex Arthur

Delhi’s largest pet convention, Pet Fed Delhi 2015 took place in the Garden of Five Senses this Sunday, 13th of December and saw healthy participation from pets and owners alike. Pet Fed 2015, with an aim to celebrate love for pets, is a platform for different pet lovers to socialize and share the beautiful memory they have with their pets.

 

The event offered a number of treats, activities and games for the people and their canines. Pet walk, puppy therapy and fun games were organised. Also present was a photo booth and live music to get the party going. Dogs of many breeds were present, from Poodles, Chihuahuas, English Cocker Spaniels to Golden Retrievers and Great Danes. NRI Dogs and dogs from Korea were also spotted. Stray canine residents of the venue were also part of the festivities. Various stalls were put up for the pet lovers to buy accessories for their pets and for dog grooming.  There were a number of stalls which offered cakes, brownies, muffins and much more.

Anita Krishan launched her book,  ‘Fluffy and Me’ and a competition was organised on the same. The winner of the contest was Stella the Rottweiler. The Brand Ambassador award of PetFed 2015 was given to Shadow, an Alaskan malamute. The Best Fur award was given to a Golden Retriever called Buzz. Bands like Yellow Bucket and One World College of Music were present. The most awaited event of the day was the fashion parade. The furry pets were seen in different attires, and some dogs gave their feline counterparts tough competition at the ramp. The winner of the fashion show was a Husky, Mafia.

Click here for our report from last year’s Pet Fed!

 

Report and pictures by Alex Arthur for DU Beat

 

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5 ways in which DU girls rock the Little Black Dress better than anyone else.

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A little black dress, popularly referred to as a ‘LBD’ has become a style statement amongst teenagers around the world. As easily as it is available nowadays, carrying it properly can be a task. However, be it at a party or just another casual dinner, DU girls always seem to get it right. Wondering how? Here are 5 ways in which DU girls rock the LBD better than anyone else.

1. They know the exact lip colour that goes with the little black dress!

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2. The poise with which they carry the LBD reflects their elegance.LBD2LBD

3.  Be it a body hugging dress or an oversized one, they make sure they’re comfortable with themselves and what they’re wearing. *10 extra points to DU Girls!*

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4.  They don’t overdo it. They know exactly how to keep it simple yet classy. They tick the right pick!

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5.  At the same time, they’re not scared to experiment. Black lipstick with LBD? HELL YEAH!!

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Clearly, carrying a LBD is not as easy as it looks. As graceful as it can make you look, it can also be a disaster if not carried properly. Although if you get it right, then a LBD is something you can always depend upon. So experiment but don’t overdo it. Have fun and tick the right pick!

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5 Movies to evoke your dormant motivation before exams

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We all require motivation and a way out from the numerous distractions that we have in our life, especially at the time of exams. So, if you think that you aren’t completely motivated even after reading quotes on the internet, making phone calls to your friends or by looking at the vast syllabus that needs to be completed in a limited time, I think we can give you a solution. Here’s a list of five movies that can help you get that perfect drive to achieve your goals.

Pursuit of Happyness

The movie revolves around a single father coping up with financial problems and yet supporting his five year old child. He fights all odds with all his power and never lets an opportunity pass him by. After seeing this movie, you might want to question yourself that if he doesn’t let anything stop him, what’s your excuse to not do the same?

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The Blind Side

It’s a story of a young boy named Michael who learns to overcome his difficult childhood after being taken into protection by Leigh Anne (Sandra Bullock). He strives hard to get the required GPA at school to finally say goodbye to his past and focus on playing for the school’s football team.

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Never Back Down

The protagonist Jake Tyler’s transition is seen through the movie. He goes from losing his temper frequently to controlling the outcome of the last fight. The long sessions of practice to excel at MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) and rising above the opinions of others is what inspires any viewer easily.

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Whiplash

A 19 year old, dedicated drummer, Andrew is seen practicing till his hands bleed. He overturns the pressure put on him by his teacher Terence Fletcher. The end of the movie is disputed, but his seriousness towards his music is something which is clearly inspiring.

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Wolf of Wall Street

In no way are we justifying the means Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio) uses to gain his desired goals but come on, one can’t ignore his passion towards becoming successful and the exhilaration one feels seeing him be the best at what he does.

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Nishita Agarwal

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QWERTY: The quirky little tricks of Technology

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Recursion, askew, anagram. They seem like random words out of the dictionary, but to people interested in finding secrets hidden, these words will have a different significance altogether. To those with much more important work in their lives and less curiosity, I’ll just say to type these words on google, hit enter and enjoy the lesser perks offered by the search engine. Impressed? Try this one: “Do a barrel roll” (minus the quotes). Voila! The magic of the mischievous coders at Google is before your eyes. And no, these small funny little tricks aren’t exclusive for google only.

Programmers all around the world tend to show their intellectual superiority (okay! Not always) by hiding codes that activate bizarre functions when the users performs specific tasks on their websites or their software. And this practice is not just common to the world of technology, every industry related to media does this.

Such a hidden message or a joke (usually intentional and others which are not are claimed to be!) is what is known as an Easter egg. So here’s a list of such eggs which you might find entertaining in this stressful times of examinations:

The Book of Mozilla

People working in Mozilla, since the beginning, have always believed in a higher power. And like any other group that does, they have their own book from which they quote scriptures about beasts. Now, don’t worry, you won’t find these people screaming on corners of streets about the impending doom, evil and the beasts. They’re silently spreading there messages. To view them and get liberated, all you have to do is type about:mozilla in the url bar of the Mozilla Firefox Web Browser.

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The Harlem Shake

The Harlem Shake meme, an internet video phenomenon must have eaten a lot of space on YouTube servers in the early February of 2013 probably because of which it the meme itself got a dedication by the developers at YouTube. To know what it is, just type “Do the Harlem Shake” in the YouTube search bar, put a helmet on, get in the groove, press enter and do the Harlem Shake with YouTube.

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Google in 1998

Feeling nostalgic? Visit the version of the search engine from where it all started. You don’t have to browse through archives of the internet to get to the source code to display what Google used to look like in the very beginning. Google respects the curiosity of the young and the memories of the old. Just type “Google in 1998” in the search bar of google.com and you’ll witness the first step of this giant corporation.

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The Wikipedia Loop

It is said that every subject began with Philosophy. That’s why the “Ph” in Ph.D. stands for Philosophy. Authors at Wikipedia may not have been able to incorporate philosophy in their every article but they’ve found a very clever way to end them in it. Well, sort of. So, this is how it goes: Go to a random article on Wikipedia and start clicking at the first non-italicized word which is a link. Keep doing this and you’ll always end up with this loop: Philosophy->Reality->Existence->Ontology->Philosophy

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The Rube Goldberg of producten.hema.nl

Remember the old Tom and Jerry cartoon in which Tom admires the blue-print for his complex mouse catching trap? Well, if you don’t then this will probably refresh your memory. Go to http://producten.hema.nl/ and hover your mouse over the “jip and janneke bekker” and witness some serious work on flash player.

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Here’s why you haven’t started studying yet

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If you’re scrolling down your newsfeed filled with guilt and wondering why this is all you have been doing for the last two hours and/or what you’re doing with your life in general then you are not alone.

With Diwali over, the preparatory leave already underway, admit card distributions days away there are literally no more excuses left to tell yourself, this IS the time to study and the reason to why you still haven’t started depends on just where you are in the course of your college life.

 

  • First Year
    No semester is harder to study for then your first. Let’s face it recovering from the boards and the trauma of the twelfth grade takes a lot longer than seven months and the first few months of exploring college, taking selfies and socializing doesn’t really help one get into a study mode. Add that to the “it’s okay, it’s just college” thought that has been playing in your head all week and you end up wondering why you aren’t on a road trip with your friends or taking a well-deserved nap considering you have successfully made it to Delhi University (seven months ago)
  • Second Year
    If you’ve had a very successful first year then it’s time for a well-deserved break, kick back and relax you’ll manage somehow or some way. If on the other hand you had told yourself all summer that this will be the year to change things and still cannot get yourself to get out of bed and open your books then you have officially hit a sophomore slump. If all you care about is surviving college for another semester well then you probably know that the concept of backs and failing no longer applies in which case all you have to do is just ensure you show up on the day of the exam.
  • Third Year
    You’ve given up. Having been to college this entire semester just to either give presentations or submit assignments you probably don’t have any desire to go give the exams either. Moreover, if you’ve been convincing yourself all this time that the dedication, hard work and zeal that enabled you to ace the boards more than two years ago will come back at some stage, well it’s your last year and it’s still not back yet so chances are it’s probably gone for good. So just do what you can to get through the next month and count the days till the fest season commences once again!

In conclusion it is officially the time to set an alarm, fix the old coffee machine, open those dreaded books and somehow salvage what’s left of this semester. So stop reading this and start studying if you haven’t already.

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Shraman Ghosh

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Food for Thought at TEDxSRCC

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In keeping with the ethos of ‘Ideas Worth Spreading’, TEDxSRCC was an independently organized TED conference organized by the students of Shri Ram College of Commerce on the 28th of October, at Alliance Francaise. The conference did complete justice to its theme ‘Food for Thought’ by providing a wide platter of ideas to ponder upon, to its audience.

The conference kick started with an astounding performance by Ronnie Chibber, an internationally acclaimed sand artist. The most interesting part of his talk was the life lessons that he learnt from a street magician. Next up was Raj Desai, a budding tech entrepreneur, the mind behind the famous ‘WiFi Dustbins’. Raj spoke about his journey from being a student of Commerce to switching lanes to become the Co-Founder of a tech and innovation firm Think Scream. He also stressed upon the significant amount of information available on the Internet and the methodical way to use it efficiently.

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The third speaker was Nita Mehta, chef par excellence, and author. Her talk revolved around sharing her recipe for being successful, at being a chef and a best selling writer of cookbooks. Next up was a performance by Varun Narain a puppeteer. His performance concentrated on the emotions of human beings. He poetically used his puppets to impart ideas and subtly conveyed his message, about the boundaries that exist in human society between what is acceptable and what is not.

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The next talk was by Paresh Gupta, an alumnus of Shri Ram College of Commerce and the CEO of My Career Architects. This angel investor’s talk focused on his how he made the impossible possible from being a struggling small-town student to an investment banker and finally a successful entrepreneur. The first session ended on a high note with this talk. In the break, the attendees had an amazing opportunity to interact one to one with the speakers.

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The second session started off with another great talk by Nikhil Taneja whose topic was ‘ ‘Don’t Be an Asshole’. Kindness would be the word to sum up his speech in one single term. The next speaker was Sanjeev Bikchandani, founder of Naukri.com. who spoke along the lines of Business is finding deep consumer insights and providing solutions to it’. The final speaker of the day was Naveen Kasturia, who narrated his tale of chasing his dreams from an engineer to an actor.

The TEDxSRCC stage witnessed people share their extraordinary stories. Stories that inspired, moved, and motivated people. Powerful ideas, inspiring life experiences and creativity marked this event, put up by the students of Shri Ram College of Commerce.

 

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Abish Matthew attends Entreyug’15 by E-Cell JMC and E-cell DCAC

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Entrepreneurship Cell, Jesus and Mary College and Vyapaar, E-Cell, Delhi College of Art and Commerce organised Entreyug’15 on November 3rd in Jesus and Mary College. It was an amalgamation of various events, startup fair and a speaker session. The event was attended by over 600 students from  various colleges across Delhi. The chief attraction of the event was the guest speaker and comedian Abish Mathew.

The events began with the ‘Game of Entreyug’ consisting of a combination of 7 events like Emote it, Nothing to lose, Translate it, Realm of Numbers, E-Guess, Uniquify your B-plan and Grab the Bait. The startup fair, consisting of twelve stalls was carried out simultaneously. Startups like Kuppies, Bobble, Stri, Azura, Fabity, Zoomcar, Orange, Lavanya Art Works, Climber, Blisspoint, Cinescope Talkies, Enactus DCAC among others showcased their entrepreneurial streak. The convenor of both societies expressed that such successful associative events between colleges should be encouraged.

Raunika, a student of Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management Studies, who established her startup ‘Azura’ a month back expressed her delight on seeing the responses of the visitors. She said, “I am happy to see so many students genuinely liking my work. This is my first such initiative, and it turned out to be definitely encouraging.”

The speakers included Mr Harshal Patel, Head of Marketing and Partnership affairs of the Bobble App, Vineet Taneja, CEO of Micromax, Mr Rajat Jain, former MD of Walt Disney and Mr Rohit Raj, owner of Sneh Hotels and Grog Entertainment.The speaker session concluded with an hour of extreme entertainment, As Abish Mathew delivered the final speech with his typical brand of humour. When asked about the speaker session, Harshit, a student of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce said, “It was a knowledgeable yet fun experience. I gained a lot yet laughed like never before.”

Shubhi Vashistha and Salil Arora, President of Entrepreneurship Cell JMC and Vyapaar,E-Cell DCAC respectively, appreciated the collaborative efforts of both the colleges, which made this initiative possible.

Photo by Anisha Singh from JMC

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Start-Up Connect 1.0 kick started at Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management

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Startups INDIA kick started their flagship event, Start-Up Connect 1.0 at Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, New Delhi on 24th of October 2015. The day was loaded with everything related to startups from the guidance on how to start and build your own startup, to planning the business idea and its fundraising. The event housed a set of eminent and successful entrepreneurs.

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“Its never about the next big idea, its always about the next big implementation and this is the reason we organised Startup Connect 1.0 to connect with all the like minded people,” says Saurabh Kothari, Founder of Startups INDIA community.

The day commenced with one of the most distinguished entrepreneur as well as a speaker Sameer Grover – CEO, Crown It. He talked about topics: from realizing the ultimate dream of being an entrepreneur to taking the venture to a multi-million estimate. The main focus of his speech was laid onto having a “rock star team” with people supporting the common goal, with complimentary skills. Unlike other entrepreneurs, Mr. Grover emphasised on figuring out the leader among the group saying that “democracy is overrated”. He followed the famous  ‘ant theory’ with the analogy that “failure is inevitable and the next step is to get up and run again”. Finally, he shared his simple theory that “always go back to your basics and do what you love. People may take away your idea, but they can never take your soul” and “you have to work hard to make it a success”.

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The event was then extended into the session in ‘Cyber Legal Ecosystem’ conducted by Cyber Law expert Sai Sushanth. He enlightened the audience about the various kinds of cyber crimes they are exposed to while using the internet as well as the software; giving away the suggestions to protect oneself from such thefts by creating various layers of protection through IP.

The baton of the event was then passed onto another set of influential orators: Sahil Jain, co-founder Dineout and Vikram Upadhyaya, GHV Accelerator.

Where Sahil Jain took up the talk with a proper entrepreneurial approach, Vikram Upadhyaya mixed it well with an investor’s viewpoint. Mr. Jain’s stressed  on starting a venture that looked onto the kind of problem it was solving. He also shared a complimentary opinion that there can also be “creation of a new market, out of an existing one”, by sighting his very own life example of Dineout.

Later, Mr. Upadhyaya shared how “entrepreneurship is a rollercoaster” and helped specify the points that the investors dig up for. He concluded his speech by advising on to “not to try to raise too much money on the early stage” to the young entrepreneurs.

The day concluded with a final fundraising process for start-ups elucidating the audience on the various ways to raise the funds and the numerous processes involved in doing the same. Saurabh Kochhar, CEO- Foodpanda India and Sandro Stephen, Indian Angel Network concluded the session with a final fundraising session where they discussed with audience all the problems and solutions which startups face at the time of fundraising.

After the speaker sessions, the audience got a chance to interact with these CEOs and investors individually and discuss their queries.

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