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The Auburn Umbrella: DRC raising the fashion quotient

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Following the tip by one of its informants that the students of DRC (Daulat Ram College) are creating a fashion-frenzy in the campus, the DU Beat fashion police decided to hold a surprise visit to the college to catch the suspects red-handed. Here is how they confessed to their crimes:

Karina

“My top and jeans are from Nepal. The footwear is from Sarojini Nagar. I believe in dressing as per the occasion and not overdoing things. This helps in bringing out the true aspect of one’s personality.” –Karina Singhal, 1st year, English (H)

Somesa Gupta

“My top is from Forever 21, jeggings and footwear from Zara and bag from Mango. For me, comfort supersedes any trend. I usually dress up for myself and do not believe in the concept of dressing to impress someone else.” –Somesa Gupta, 1st year, B.com (P)

Aakriti Jain

“I bought the top from Myntra. The jeans are of Levis, footwear from Khan Market and watch is from DKNY. I love vintage and monotones and try to inculcate them in my dressing sense. For me, a great analog watch and basic footwear in the colours brown, black and white is something which should be a must have in one’s wardrobe.” –Aakriti Jain, 3rd year, English (H)

Prachita

“The crop top is from Pantaloons, jeggings from Zara and footwear from Sarojini Nagar. I’m quite moody when it comes to dressing up. There are days when I want to keep it casual and then, on some days I want to draw attention. I usually prefer dresses as they complement my fashion sense and try not to follow the common trends to keep my style unique.” –Prachita Dinesh, 1st year, Bcom (P)

Dechen Choedon

“The shirt is from Himachal Pradesh. The shorts are from Levis, the sneakers are from VANS. I avoid being too fancy. I think one should dress up keeping in mind their body type and what looks good on it. Casual and sporty is the way for me. And keeping in mind the colour palette, I always prefer light and bright colours.” –Dechen Choedon, 1st year, Political Science (H)

Shristi Karwasra

“I’ve got the tank top and Palazzo from a thrift shop in Gurgaon. The footwear is from my hometown, Rajasthan. I like loose clothes in this season which help one get through college in such heat. I’m also really fond of denims. I think any modification in jean, ripped or folded, or a denim jacket/shirt becomes an ideal piece of clothing which is both stylish and suitable for college life.” –Shristi Karwasra, 1st year, B.A (P)

 

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Compiled for The Auburn Umbrella by: Nidhi Panchal

Image credits: Chirag Sharma for DU Beat

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YFFP Organizes Dialogue at the Singapore High Commission: Aspects of India – Singapore Relations

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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 an interactive dialogue in collaboration with the Singapore High Commission, as part of its Embassy Dialogue Series, on the 15th of September, the agenda for which was India – Singapore relations: Aspects of the Past and Future. The panel comprised of Mr. Gaurav Gogoi, Member of Parliament and co-founder at YFFP, Mr. Srinath Raghavan, senior fellow at the Centre for Policy Research, Ms. Nisha Kaur Uberoi, partner at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and head of the Mumbai Competition Law Practice, and Mr. Deep K Datta-Ray, assistant Professor at Jindal School of International Affairs.

The event was moderated by Dr. WPS Sidhu, senior Fellow for Foreign Policy at the Brookings India Centre and Brookings Institution. The audience comprised an eclectic mix of people, with a delegation from the Ministry of External Affairs of Singapore, representatives of various embassies, and students from various disciplines and colleges in Delhi. The event commenced with a short introduction by Mr. Darrel Chua, First Political Secretary, after which Mr. Sidhu briefly spoke about the past and present prospects between India and Singapore. Mr. Sidhu initiated the interactive dialogue by outlining the areas of collaboration between India and Singapore – economic, political and defence – and went on to provide an overview of India-Singapore relations. Mr. Gogoi attributed the prevalence of a strong cultural diplomacy and a presence of mongoloid decent as a commonality between Northeast India and Singapore.

 

Mr. Gogoi further spoke about the look east policy as a source of development in the Northeast, and emphasized its role in further strengthening ties between India and Singapore by projecting rail and air connectivity in these areas. He also spoke about making India a more investment friendly country through sustainable policy reforms and technological development and transparency. Mr. Raghavan pointed out the strong interplay of external players in South Asia, such as China and USA. He further laid emphasis on the TPP, India’s stand vis-à-vis the South China Sea issue and the model of regional and security architecture.

Mr. Raghavan also spoke about the growth of competitive federalism in recent times and the Singapore model of smart cities being adopted in Andhra Pradesh and other states in India. Mr. Deep K. Datta-Ray spoke about India’s changing attitude towards China as a partner rather than a threat and the effect of this shift of ideology in its foreign relations. Ms. Nisha Kaur Uberoi spoke extensively on the need of greater convergence between India and Singapore in the economic realm. Ms. Uberoi further spoke about India as an anchor for China in Asia and not as a counter balance. The growing disparity of investment between states and how it can be tackled was elucidated by Ms. Uberoi. The floor was then opened to questions.

These questions addressed issues such as viability of rail connectivity, parameters of regional architecture, and the role of individual states in attracting FDI. Lastly, Mr. Sidhu laid emphasis on conflict prevention and conflict resolution as imperative aspects of the security architecture. The question-answer session was followed by a reception, where all the speakers were available for further interaction. The audience also got the opportunity to interact with Mr. Lim Thuan Kuan, High Commissioner of Singapore to India. The event was a significant contribution to YFFP’s mission of bringing foreign policy issues into the ambit of youth groups and to engage the youth in debates with scholars and policymakers.

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Lady Shri Ram College for Women

Amazon’s Kindle on Campus initiative in LSR

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Amazon’s Kindle On Campus is an initiative to encourage reading amongst student communities and make it easier to do so through the Kindle app and device.

An interactive session with the Amazon leaders had students asking questions on the program and how they could get involved. The program started with a quiz where several students won Kindle vouchers.

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The launch of Amazon Kindle on Campus program took place on 15th September 2015 at LSR at 1pm. The speakers of the session were Meenu Handa who’s the Director, PR of Amazon India; and,
Parthasarathy Madhukar, the head of Kindle For Education, Amazon India.

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Ms. Meenu Handa eloquently spoke about Amazon’s leadership principles which had the audience awestruck.

The event was organised by the Placement Cell of LSR and the students were briefed about the program. 7 Kindle Evangelists were selected from LSR who were given Kindle Paper White and Kindle Evangelist kits.  These evangelists are to be the face of Kindle on campus.

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This is Kindle India’s first program for Undergraduate students. Hence, it becomes a huge step towards integrating College students at root level.

Question and Answer round took place where the winners were gifted Kindle vouchers; and Amazon’s 14 Leadership principles were introduced during the session.

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Sri Venkateswara College

Students from IHE, SGTB Khalsa and LSR win at Hindi debate on CBCS in Sri Venkateswara College

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Vimarsh, the Hindi Debating Society of Sri Venkateswara College, organised an inter-college freshers’ debate competition on 19th September 2015 on the topic, ‘Will the implementation of CBCS (Choice Based Credit System) improve the standard of higher education in India.’

While the debate saw active participation from speakers both, for and against, it failed to draw any stable conclusion and the topic remains debatable as the speakers in favour as well as against the motion were able to present their views effectively based on facts and reason. The most important points put in favour were the interdisciplinary approach of the system, availability of choice to students, transfer facility available to different colleges and universities on the basis of credits later, bringing down competition by providing grades instead of marks etc.

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Members of Vimarsh, the Hindi Debating Society of Sri Venkateswara College

 

 

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Winners and judges of the inter-college freshers’ debate

Whereas, the speakers against the motion focused on the lack of proper infrastructure and qualified faculty in Delhi University and other institutions, problems in implementing uniform syllabus due to diversity in states and their curriculums, grading system which they thought would further demoralise the hardworking students, the way the CBCS was implemented i.e., without  consulting students and teachers. Aakash Pawar and Priya Singh from Vimarsh steered the proceedings of the house while allowing participants to present heated arguments through interjections.

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36 participants from various Delhi colleges, eligibility being one team from one college, battled to win top three titles which were all taken away by girls. 

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The judges, Shri Neeraj Kumar, a famous writer and journalist and Shri Ramkishor Yadav, Associate Professor in Sri Venkateswara College, adjudged Aakritii as the best speaker (against the motion) from Institute of Home Economics.
Monika as the best  speaker (for the motion) from Lady Sri Ram College and Aditi Muradia as the best interjector from SGTB Khalsa College. The judges stressed on the need to differentiate between speech and debate and talked about some important points to be kept in mind which were found lacking in the presentations of some contestants. President Anchal Bawa and Vice- President Pulkit Khanna of the society brought the curtains down by presenting a warm vote of thanks.
Guest post by Aakash Pawar from Vimarsh

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Shri Ram College of Commerce

The victor carries on as SRCC Youth Conference 2015 ends

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Shri Ram College of Commerce’s annual Youth Conference of 2015 ended on 19 September with the theme, “..and the victor carries on..” after seeing eminent speakers from various fields address and inspire the students.

Related reading: Day 1 of SRCC Youth Conference 2015

Mr. Kaushal Mehtani, Director Finance with the BIG 4 was the first speaker of the day. He advised students to have a clear goal in life but also not to follow it blindly but rather, cautiously.

The crowd was visibly excited at the entry of legendary veteran cricketer, Mr. Kapil Dev. Talking about how playing for the nation was the best thing he did in his life, he asked students to follow their passion just the way one falls in love. This speaker session was a rather interactive one where audience got an insight into Mr. Dev’s life and ideas.

The main attraction, arguably, of the day was Mr. Nawazuddin Siddiqui. Being an exemplary actor and with the ‘unconventional’ (a word he claimed to dislike) choices of roles he makes, the actor talks about his early days and how getting just a 40 seconds scene in a movie seemed momentous then. What made him stand apart from the rest was the fact that when others lost hope, he carried on like a real victor.

The next speaker was Ms. Shikha Sharma, CEO Axis Bank. She said, “In a competitive world like this, forget your gender. Don’t consider yourself unequal and also don’t expect any privileges. Companies run on purely on talent.” She spoke of her vision of 33% of rural India going digital in the coming few years.

The one man orchestra and record holding beat boxer, Vineeth Vincent, stole the show and many hearts (surely those of boys too) with his fine tunes and funny stories. After which, the founder of the company Alma Mater, Varun Agarwal took over the stage. He talked about his bestselling book, How I Braved Anu Aunty and Co-founded a Million Dollar Company and gave the audience some tips on how to stop procrastinating.

Once the side-kick in the Pretentious Movie Reviews, Biswa Kalyan Rath is certainly a world- class comic in his own right today. Keeping up with his style of comedy Biswa this time targeted the overly enthusiastic festival celebrations that nobody can escape. In spite of being the last speaker of the day, Abish Matthew was delightful as ever with his tongue-in-cheek humour. He also presented a song for the audience with a guitar about how youngsters shouldn’t waste themselves over drugs. “Bob Marley and The Who are who they are because they drank doodh,” went the lyrics.

 

We covered the event live on our Instagram and Twitter handles!

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Intra College Events conclude at Sri Venkateswara College

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The Fine Arts Association of Sri Venkateswara College organized its week of annual intra college competitions from 14th to 18th September, 2016. There were a total of 9 events which included dance, music, quiz and stand up comedy, covering most cultural activities. Students were asked to register on the spot and perform. All the winners were awarded with cash prizes and certificates and the judges were various teachers of the college.

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Participants of performing arts such as dance and music were asked to prepare their solo pieces. The quiz had questions from almost everything under the sun, for sketching and painting participants were asked to choose from the themes of vintage, euphoria and intimacy. The spoof was to be made of a Bollywood film where the parody of ‘Dabbang’ was the most liked by the judges. The photographers were asked to click portraits, emotions and the beauty of the college, on the spot.

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The event saw more than 200 students participating and indulging in extra curricular activities to showcase their talent.

 

The list of the winners are as follows :

Event Position Winners
Western Dance First

Second

 Kashish Gaba and Pankaj Verma
Gaurav Rawat and Jasika Chadha
Sketching and Painting First Sonia Singh (Sketching)

Rohan Kapoor(Painting)
Indian Music First

Second

Third

Tarunjot

Rohan

Vipun
Folk Dance First

Second

Raghav Monga

Anushka Tamuli
Spoof Making First (Team) Gopal, Rajneesh and Aditya
Western Music First

Second

Sumer Bhatia

Ishita and MZ (tie)
Photography First

Second

Harshit Chawla

Prakhar
Quiz First
Second

Third

 Rishabh Chawla and Nikhil Gupta

Deepak and Vipul Garg

Lakshya Chawla

Stand Up Comedy First

Second

 Rajat

Rajneesh

 

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Passion and determination key elements at SRCC Youth Conference 2015 day 1

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SRCC Youth Conference, is a two day long conference organised by Shri Ram College of Commerce, features distinguished personalities from diverse fields every year. They narrate some of the emboldening moments, downfalls, and visions of their lives and thereby inspire the building pillars of this nation, i.e. youth. It is being held on the 18th and 19th of September this time.  The theme for the conference this year is ‘But The Victor Carries On,’ which accentuates primarily on the will to achieve something despite all the odds and to believe in one’s own competences.

 

Shri Rajnath Singh, Union Home minister and former BJP President, was the first one to take the stage and he subsequently emphasized on India becoming the world leader and an economic and intellectual power by utilising the youth of the country (referring to the latest example of Sunder Pichai becoming CEO of Google) and economic development being a significant backing. He also talked about Thomas L. Friedman’s article ‘Infosys vs Al Qaeda’ and over their disparities- Boon or Bane? Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia , the ‘Maharaja of Gwalior’ and  former Union Minister of State for Power and a  Member of Parliament from the State of Madhya Pradesh from the Guna constituency, highlighted the importance of being empathetic towards our fellows, especially in times of need and desolation. According to him, we as leaders must talk less, listen more, look at the things that are not there and ask why not, and last but not the least, follow our passion heedlessly. Rahul Kanwal, news anchor and Editor-at-large of Aaj Tak and India Today Television, invited questions from the audience and thereby led to an enriching interactive session. On being asked about his views on modern media losing its spirit in the chase of stories, he responded by saying it is quite like the chicken and egg adage. He elaborated it with the recent publicity of Sheena Bora case; how a successful story might not be a great one and might as well be a TRP killer instead.

 

Kalki Subramaniam, transgender rights activist and celebrity from Tamil Nadu, was the fourth speaker of the day.  She spoke about her being transgender but feeling feminine at the same time and encouraged the audience to appreciate their individuality. She talked about how she was abused by not only her classmates but also her teachers and expresses her resentment while she was sent to a mental health facility so she could be treated of this “disease.”

Benny Prasad, Guinness Record Holder and musician, spoke about his struggles in life like how his school gave him a 10th class passing certificate on a condition that his parents would take him away and  consequently the school could hold its record of 100% pass percentage. He convinced the audience to never trust the world thoughtlessly as they might toss you away after the completion of their self-motivated interests. He was followed by Arunabh Kumar from TVF Pitchers fame who talked about going from job to job looking for the work that would satiate his desires- after having worked in 17 different jobs, he said he’s finally living the life with The Viral Fever.

The first day of the conference was ended by a Music Panel Discussion with Mr. Nikhil D’Souza, Ms. Sona Mohapatra, Ms. Hard Kaur and Mr. Vijay Nair moderated by RJ Swati. Where Hard Kaur, well known for speaking her mind, talked of the hardships she faced in order to retain her identity and get accepted as a serious musician at same time, Sona Mohapatra and Nikhil D’Souza brought up the topic of Bollywood vs. independent music. To close on a high note, the artists performed for the audience.

Watch our Instagram and Twitter handles for live coverage on day 2 too!

Update: Here’s all that happened on day 2 of SRCC Youth Conference 2015.

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Bazinga: DU introduces compulsory sex education courses in line with Indian sanskaars

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In one of its most revolutionary reforms till date, Delhi University has decided to introduce a compulsory sex education course from next year.

In order to not upset parents and politicians with the “s” word and to respect Indian culture, the course will be called Hindi Sanskaars 101 and the curriculum will include texts on how to stay away from temptation and how to find the perfect heterosexual mate from your caste. Supplementary chapters on Chinese food and its effect on rape culture and the ill effects of live-in relationships for women in particular will be included. Though the entire course has not been disclosed yet, extensive beating about the bush, pun intended, is to be expected with diagrammatic discussion on the reproductive systems of plants.

Whether it will be in the form of a qualifying, allied or credit course is yet to be decided by the administration but it has been declared that there will be a 75 mark theoretical paper and 25 marks worth of internal assessment. “Delhi University has always been a very liberal and progressive university. It is time to accept that youngsters of today are very modern and it is important for us to make them aware of and prepared for the consequences of wearing shorts”, said an abstaining member of the administration, Pyaare Hilaake.

Contrary to the implementation of the FYUP or the CBCS, the initial response from student and teacher bodies has by and large been positive. A member of a student body, who has previously participated in the outrage against the Kiss of Love movement welcomed the new course and said, “Students need to be made to realise that sex is impure and only married couples can partake in this sin without compromising on our values. Personal liberty and consent have no place in our culture.”

Disclaimer: Bazinga is DU Beat’s weekly column of almost believable fake news. We firmly believe sex education should be made mandatory for youngsters, not Hindi Sanskaars 101, but the kind that talks about contraception and safety.

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BITS Pilani to host 30th BOSM this week

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One month into the semester and it’s time for BITS Pilani’s first fest of the session. The 30th edition of BITS Open Sports Meet or BOSM will take place from the 18th to 22nd September. This year BOSM will witnesses roughly 1500 outstation participants from IITs to Delhi University along with international participation from Sri Lanka and Dubai. With a professional show and new events lined up, the fest is set for a complete revamp this year.  Here’s a look at the major new developments this time around:

The inauguration ceremony scheduled for the 18th will host Mrs. Premlata Agarwal, the oldest Indian woman to scale Mt. Everest as the chief guest with Mr. Joy Bhattacharya as the Guest of Honour for the occasion. There is also an inspirational talk scheduled by Mrs. Premlata on the 19th based on her lifetime achievements and the struggles she endured for the same.
 BOSM witnesses a professional show for the first time ever with “The F16s” , an electro indie band from Chennai coming down to Pilani as part of their new album launch.  The event serves a twofold purpose-drawing in the general crowd and setting the tone for the other fests to come. Ignition, the LAN gaming event is also being reinstated this year with a lot of popular games and it promises to be a major crowd puller. A F1 simulator and football game screening are also on the itinerary. The usual and widely popular street football, box cricket and zorbing as well as Mountaineering and Adventure Club’s Spartan Dash are also seeing a renewal.

Among the sporting events, women’s football and an Indian sports zone which will include kabaddi and pitthoo are being introduced this year. In addition to this there are the regular events planned for this BOSM too, ranging from the BOSM sports quiz to photography and commentary competitions.

The organising committee (the CoSSAc)  as well as the Sports Financial Committee is adopting a more liberal approach towards things. Plans are in place to enhance BOSM as both a sports fest as well as a BITSian one. The sports secretaries of the various hostels are being involved in streamlining the management process. Due to a surplus of funds, there is bound to be an increase in prize money and every participant will receive a goody bag.  The BOSM app will be getting a brand new interface and matches are being prescheduled to afford the teams greater convenience.  

BOSM promises to be much bigger and better this year. With the tireless effort being put in to make the sporting fest grander than ever before, there is definitely going to be a lot to look forward to.

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Shri Ram College of Commerce

4th Edition of SRCC Youth Conference

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The 4th edition of SRCC Youth Conference is going to be held on 18th-19th of September this time. YC is known for its charm of blending the two-days with speakers from different fields together and serving intellect and entertainment on the same platter.

‘But, the victor carries on’ is what it lives by and leaving its audience inspired for greatness is what it strives for.

The speakers released so far include:

Keynote Speakers:

  1. Rajnath Singh (Union Home Minister, Former BJP president)
  2. Shikha Sharma (Managing Director & CEO of Axis Bank)
  3. Kapil Dev (Former World Cup winning captain of the Indian crocket team)
  4. Rahul Kanwal ( (News anchor and Editor-at-large of Aaj Tak and India Today Television)
  5. Varun Agarwal (Author of best selling book “How I Braved Anu Aunty and Co-Founded a Million Dollar Company” and founder of company Alma Mater”
  6. Kalki Subramaniam(Transgender rights activist, actor, writer and celebrity from Tamil Nadu)
  7. Benny Prasad (Guinness Record holder; travellor; musician; inventor of a new kind of guitar of his own)
  8. Vineeth Vincent (Beatboxer)

Music Panel Discussion: The Rolling Tones

  1. Nikhil D’souza (Guitarist; singer)
  2. Sona Mohapatra (Bollywood play-back singer; singerof many superhit songs from recent movies)
  3. Hard Kaur (British rapper; Bollywood playback singer)

Stand-up Comedy:

  1. Abish Mathews 
  2. Biswa Kalyan Rath

With the biggest surprises yet to be unfurled, Youth Conference has set expectations soaring to the skies.
The event is open to all college students and entry is free. Register here to attend the Conference here: www.youthconferencesrcc.in. Find all details regarding registration and speakers on their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/srccyouthconference

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