Varachu theeratha mukhangal

College of Engineering Trivandrum, Annual Magazine 2013

VARACHU THEERATHA MUKHANGAL Annual College Magazine 2013 College of Engineering , Trivandrum Chief Editor Staff Editor Student Editor Associate Editors Cover Central Art work Illustrations

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: Dr. V Gopakumar : Dr. Dinesh Gopinath : Sidharth K Varma : Akhil Thulaseedharan Nayanan D. R. : Akhil V. K. : Gopika J. : Akhil V. K., Ajay Rajeev P.V., Shinana Surendran Lakshmi Narayanan M., Gopika J M.G.Sabari Jit, Anova S. Deve : Alli M. Sudhan, Akhil Thulaseedharan, Anjani S. Bhat, Roopa P. C : Anees Babu C, Salah Abdul Gafoor : Abdul Shukkoor Kalady : College of Engineering, Trivandrum : C-APT, Vattiyoorkavu, Trivandrum

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PRINCIPAL’S ADDRESS

Information may influence knowledge, but wisdom comes from experience. In order to help students grow in wisdom, CET provides a rich array of experiences to engage them, to broaden their perspectives and to erase boundaries they might once have drawn for their lives. A College Magazine, is a bigger canvas where students and faculty members can scribble their experiences in life which broaden perspectives of readers.

Experiences at CET encompass the array of academic, student life, travel/study, technology, internships, research, work-study, arts, athletics, social service etc. When students take it upon themselves to get involved, we know that they will continue to serve the public at large in powerful ways for the rest of their lives. As you read what’s happening in CET, please remember that what’s happening in your life is important to us, too. We are currently planning for our platinum jubilee in the year 2014-15, and we’d love to know what memories of CET you hold dear.

Wishing all success for the College magazine in the year 2012-13.

Dr. V. Gopa Kumar Principal

F O R E W O R D I wrestle the caliginous confines of the world, The tangled travails leave me exhausted. Exasperated.

Abiding the spheres of alternative interests, I fail to embrace the world within.

- The ‘I’ in ‘me’.

Often, it is not about being a new person, but being the person you were meant to be, and already are, but don’t know how to be. Let me close my eyes and see a light that casts a shadow on the world around me. Let the world retreat to darkness, for I see my light. I will embrace the scorching sun within and let it burn my flesh pure; for I’d rather be scorched by my light than wilt in your shadow.

CONTENTS 13. Auld Lang Syne : Translating to “Times long past”, Auld Lang Syne is a journey through the labyrinth of the mind as one finds it difficult to distinguish between what was then and what is now. The past shines upon your opaque self to reflect the present. An artiste finds solace in his work as the line between the reality and imagination blur in his paradigm.

24. Akzm`mhnIw F¶v

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Iq«nbn« Xo¡\epIsf Nhp«n saXn¨v `mÀ¤h\m im³ Xsâ iucyw XoÀ¡pw. '' þan¯pw bmYmÀ°y §fpw tNÀ¶v Hscmä Ips¯mgp¡mIp¶ IY.

33. The Higgs Boson A novel attempt to explain the complexities of the creation of the universe in common man’s language to allay the curious minds searching for answers regarding the celebrated “God Particle”, is this article on “The Higgs Boson”. Jargon like the Large Hadron Collider and spontaneous symmetry breaking have been broken down to help one appreciate the beauty of physics that governs us.

49. BßIYbn \ns¶mtcSv : ""H¶mtemNn¨m tIcf¯nse \m«phgnIfn F Ãmw hgnhnf¡pIÄ D­mhnà F¶v Xncn¨dnbm \pÅ kmaqlyt_m[w F\n¡p­mbncp¶ncn¡Ww. At¸mÄ t]mepw Ccp­ \m«phgn Fs¶ AÛpX s¸Sp¯n. ImcWw, A¯cw Hcp Zriyw Fsâ a\ Ên Hcn¡epw CÃmbncp¶p. sNdnb temIw am{Xw ]cnNbn¨n«pÅhcpsS a\Ên C§s\ ]e Zriy §fpsSbpw A`mhap­mIpw. AhÀ t]mfnkn tat¡gvkv Bbm aäp hn`mKw P\§fpsS ]e {] [m\ Bhiy§fpw AhcpsS {]tbmdnänbn D­m hnÃ. 25 hÀjw Rm³ ]cnNbn¨ temIw F{X ]cn anXamsW¶Xnsâ BZy kqN\.'' þ{]Wbw, s^an \nkw, Xncn¨dnhpIÄ, s]mfns¨gp¯pIÄ.... A£ c§fnte¡v ]IÀ¯nb PohnXm\p`h§Ä.

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66. _dm³ : agbpsS Imev]mSpIÄ : ""_dm³ F¶ t]Àjy³ hm¡n\À°w ag F¶mWv. Pohn¡m³ ]mSps]Sp¶ Hcp A`bmÀ°n s]Ip«nbpsS IYbmWv _dm³, Asæn B s]¬Ip «ntbmSv Hcp Cdm\nb³ sN¡\p tXm¶p¶ {]Wb amWv Cu kn\na. 1979 tkmhnbäv bqWnb³ A^vKm \n IS¶p IbdnbtXmsS A`bmÀ°nIfmbn sSlvdm \nepw Cdm\nse aäp {]tZi§fnepw PohnXw Ign¨p Iq«p¶ A^vKm\n IpSpw_w, aªpw agbpw {]Ir Xnsb amänbn«pw amäanÃm¯ a\pjyP·§Ä F¶v kn\na Ahsc hntijn¸n¡p¶p.'' þagbpsS `mjbn aPoZn hc¨ _dmsâ Iym³hmknteív...

I®mSnbpsS an\pan\p¯ {]Xe¯n sXfnbp¶ Ahyàamb hcIfneqsS \o \nsâ bm{X XpScp¶p. sI«p]nWªp InS¡p¶ Hmtcm hcIfpsSbpw Ipcp¡gn¨psIm­v \o \nsâ I®pIfnte¡v F¯n t\m¡p¶p.

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Auld Lang Syne…

It was the same old summer sun, witness of countless tales. A lone figure strolled down a grassy lane, his feet straying off the road as much as it was on it. A face that portrayed a mask of mirth as if a forlorn trance had settled upon it indelibly. Nothing seemed to break his reverie, not the irascible radiant sun above, or the soft whispers that surrounded him, nor did he look up once to savour the stunning landscape, in the midst of which he found himself. It was as if he had forsaken the world just as it had done to him.

He trudged the seemingly endless path. Seemingly endless to the mere observer, but he knew this path; he knew it like his hand, back and front. He had walked on it a million times, stepped on every inch of dirt, stumbled over every misplaced stone. It was his vista that never changed, where the universal law of transience digressed, a fey realm where the senseless made sense, where perception took a plunge into the unknown, where his totem kept spinning. Nothing surprised him here, for it was his safe place.

But today was different, as is the beginning of any story. Then again, it wasn’t exactly a beginning; here there were no beginnings, like a midsummer night’s dream. Today his eyes held a questioning gaze at the

gentle breeze that had sprung up. It tickled his cheeks and ruffled his hair, like an old lover, long forgotten, yet unabashed, yet uninhibited. It was alien in his breathless field, and it bothered him. For it was his safe place and it bothered him that it bothered him.

As he looked up again, the mask of silent amusement fell, for a fraction of the fraction of a second, indiscernible even to the shrewdest of eyes; yet it was there. Lines of some half-remembered dream that seemed to plague him, an awful wraith crawling through his soul, snatching at the fabric of his very existence. Then the detached countenance was back, as if it had never left, as if it was there forever, as if the shattered mask had melded by itself. He cast his eyes back down. The world was crazed and he wasn’t.

Yet today was different, for it always is. He looked up again; weary of whatever was awaiting him in his solitude. Then he stared with wonder at what he longed to see every time he walked this lane. A crested lark perched on a mighty oak. He stared in awe. But something was amiss. The lark did not sing its sweet melody. It did not soar the petulant blue sky. It sat there as haughty like the kings of yore, condescending his gaze of wonder with all the

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authority of wanton fate itself. The only time he ever betrayed his emotions, and he did not care. Echoes down the lanes of time, footnotes on pages ragged.

The silence that set around seemed to stretch on in a thousand layers. The longer it lasted, the shorter it seemed.

He opened his eyes an instant later; a blink of an eye later, to be exact, he saw what he knew he would see. His safe place vanished with the darkness of his eyelids. He saw her before him and what he felt he did not know. All the words wouldn’t suffice; now he knew what only a tranquil hush could convey. He saw her holding his hand, looking away. He saw the same cool breeze send a few strands of her hair down her face. It did not provoke a questioning glance from him now, for it did not caress him now as it did before. He looked at her and wondered what was it she had which he knew no face in the sea that surrounded him.

She turned and their eyes met. It had been two decades since he had seen those eyes for the first time, which had held him her captive ever since. But there was much that had changed. He was not what he was once and nor what he thought he would be.

What remained was just his paintbrush, once, now and, he knew, forever. His paintbrush and pencils which did not forsake him amidst the ruins of his fanciful childhood dreams.

He could have watched her forever. But right now, he had to complete his work. He tore his eyes off her face and started the final strokes at the canvas before him. It was the perfect piece, the best he had ever

done. It had everything; the sea, which refused to say its farewell to the shoreline, the gentle breeze, which loved anything which stood in its way, the sun, which seemed unsure whether to leave this world at the mercy of the gloom, and her holding his hand. He looked without seeing, a haunted gaze. A mere trickle, but a rain in essence.

He kept his eyes steady, unblinking, almost as if scared of the darkness of his eyelids; he did not want to go back to his safe place again. He looked around at the noise of the beach that seemed to engulf him, like the darkness trying to subdue the tongues of flames of a dying fire. But silence weighed on him.

The silence of the lark, the silence of that which was found and lost. It weighed as much as a realised heart. It was as light as a feather-tickle, but it also had the crushing load of a million words. A burden worth bearing, a gift and a curse. It was a drizzle in the dawn, an autumn breeze, but it was also the relentless downpour of scorching memories.

Memories which were worth the price they seek.

He took down his work and went to her. He smiled at her, but she did not recognize him, it had been a long time, too long. Thanks to years of cynicism, thanks to the law of transience, thanks to the soul of the universe. He rolled up the canvas and handed it over to the one next to her, from the one whose hands she held, the one with whom she left thanking him when he refused payment, even though he knew he needed it. This one was for his lark in the mighty oak. The seaside-artist watched them leave and sat before a blank canvas, waiting.

Turn the pages and you’ll see a man fall, he thought.

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XIcpsa¶dnªn«pw B Xoc¯v ho­pw ho­pw aW tIm«IÄ XoÀ¯p. kuµcyw BkzZn¡pw apt¼ Ahsb XncIÄ hngp§n... AhÄ im´bmWv. Hc½sbt¸mse, hmÕert¯msS AhÄ R§sf XgpIpIbm bncp¶p. ImXn IYIfmbv, Ihnfn Npw_\ ambv B XncIÄ. At¸mgpw Rm\mtemNn¡p

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Where do I belong?

Splash!!!

Grazing through animated water, deep, dark and blue.

Lantern fishes and obdurate corals, glimpses I. Dressed richly, in effervescent blue, crimson and yellow, Swim past me do they, unaware or without care, Glimmering light from the skies, the bursting life around, my eyes close.

Soul pushing the breath forward, in dark, cold subsurface.

Boom!! And they woke.

Life waited, in white and black and a tie.

Wrestling the unassailable drowsiness, and the liquid beauty, Rose my body, parting from an inertial mind.

Slimy people and frozen edifices, as the streets move backward, Swim past me do they, unaware or without care, World where the sharks latch on the smalls, Dark, cold and blue, work thou awarded.

Light beamed, a bulb, atop, white and injecting life.

Brain pushing the breath forward, in routine, boring supersurface.

To be eternally under sea, lusted the mind.

Return, sleep, dream, screamed silently, the soul.

To the rich wonders, the sea lures, this domain offers not a penny.

To close my eyes to the swoosh of water through the ears, longed I. But, clicked the brain, projecting a dark horrid puzzle Am I in a dream?! Such world, imagery, isn’t it?

Is it a nightmare, am in, or the subsurface, a pipe dream!!

Scrambling, the mind recalls, “Splash”. Underwater I’m, or am i?

Aren’t I, among pearly oysters, or is it, misses with pearls?

Why else, real and virtual, be so married up?

Confusion, with the solution absconding, Akin to a sailor, without crew, on the shore, stand I, Knowing not, where I belong, sea or shore.

A slender membrane, unbreakable, between the real and virtual.

You find me no silver bullet. Nor do I. Then, inside, arises the feel, Or the cold fear, Am I choking myself to death?

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Resonant Reminiscence

Along the golden sands and sapphire seas; I reflect back on life and forgotten ecstasies.

Footprints of mine etched in sand, Rushing waves- as from an exotic land, Here i stand beholding the endless horizon ahead of me, Like a vessel lost at sea.

The gentle breeze tingles my heart; The panorama has torn my sorrows apart.

Fading amber hues of the sky, Slowly engulf the solitude, by and by.

Along the golden sands and sapphire sea, I turn around and watch my past swept away at sea.

So thats how it happened.How even after weeks and months of sailing apart, of growing apart, not one shred of tear salined my days. Maybe because i had picked up moments, and days from the gones and pickled them in neatly lined glass pots. Maybe because i had secrets or maybe because everyone were stardust.

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Transitions Within me the remains of a faint graffito, I etched on the walls of my fractured heart.

The fluxion of an illogical joy so jest, I am bound to a timescale I call my past.

Memories fade into sea of doubts, Strangled by the hands of a tide called time.

My beat stops and I am swallowed on this judgement day, when I am thrown into a hell-hole pitch black and dark.

Vultures circle me; their prey for the eve.

Lured in by the smell of the sins I bear, but something resuscitates me back to life, A memory I preserved in a crystal ball..

I wake up and rise past this abyss I loathe, and speed past the carcasses of mortal men.

My feet bleeds at the kiss of the lava beneath, that burns with the glory of a thousand suns..

I pause not a second for reality check, to see if the 'transition' is just another dream.

For in the quest for the memories I lusted, I have no more tears left to shed.

I am greeted by the people I lost by mistake, and hugged by the love that once turned me blue.

Now I can summon a storm and toss away the guilt, I have mastered the memories that betrayed me...

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AhÀ¡nSbn ZpcqlXbpw \nKqVXbpw Im¯p kq£n¨ncp¶ Htcsbmcp hyàntb D­mbncp¶pÅq, AXv `mÀ¤h\mim\mbncp¶p.

AÑsâ c­v {Sm³kv^dpIÄ¡nSbn epÅ CS¯mhfambncp¶p a\¸qÀ¡c. AÔ hnizmk§fpw A\mNmc§fpw sI«pIYIfpw \ndª Hcp temIamWv Fs¶bhnsS hcth äXv. Fs¶bpw AÑs\bpw a\¸qÀ¡cbn Cd¡n hn«v _kv Xncn¨p t]mbt¸mÄ Cu temI¯p \n¶p Xs¶ Häs¸«p t]mb {]XoXn bmsW\n¡p­mbXv. \qäm­pItfmfw sImf¼ kns\ Im¯p InS¶ Atacn¡sb t]mse, Fs¶bpw AÑs\bpw Im¯v hmÀ²Iyw shÅ ¨mbw sIm­v adím³ Btcm hn^e {iaw \S¯nbXnsâ Ahinã§fpambn CSnªp hogmdmb Hcp hoSpw Im¯p InS¶ncp¶p. hÀj§fmbn Bcpw Xmakn¡m¯ B hoSn\v Aåsa¦nepw ASps¯¶p ]dbm\pÅXv Rm³ kvIqfn t]mbncp¶ hgn¡pÅ IÃymWnb½ bpsS hoSmWv. ho«n \n¶v kvIqfnteípÅ bm{Xbn IÃymWnb½bpsS hoSv ]n¶n«v sXcph¸pÃpIfpw C©¡mSpIfpw XSkw XoÀ ¡p¶ sN¦Ãv \ndª hgn, ]pg apdn¨p IS¶v apf¦mSpIÄ¡nSbneqsS Hcp ]m¼ns\t¸mse hfªv ]pfªv Ahkm\w cmahnemkw sslkvIqÄ apäs¯¯p¶p. kw`h _lpe

cmahnemkw kvIqfnsâ hnimeamb ssaXm\w sN¶hkm\n¡p¶Xv KÔÀÆ¡pf ¯nemWv. ImemIme§fmbn Bcpw D]tbm Kn¡msX ]mbep aqSn¡nS¡p¶ B Ipfw ]s­t§m GtXm KÔÀƳ \S¯nb Ima tIfnIfpsS ^eambp­mbXmsW¶ Hcp IY X§Ä¡mhpw hn[w ]pXnb `mK§Ä Iq«n t¨À¯v F\ns¡sâ kl]mTnIÄ ]dªp X¶ncp¶p. ssaXm\¯nsâ B `mK¯n\v Ip«nIÄ s]mXpth Abn¯w Iån¨ncps¶ ¦nepw Xsâ \nKqVamb icoc¯m hio Icn¨v hÀjmhÀjw Ht¶m ct­m Ip«nIsf KÔÀÆ¡pfw ]ctemIt¯íb¨ncp¶p. Hcp km[mcW a\¸qÀ¡c¡mcsâ hgnIÄ KÔÀÆ ¡pfw sIm­hkm\n¡p¶p. Akm[mcW¡mc sâ hgnIÄ Bcw`n¡p¶Xpw AhnsS \n¶p Xs¶.

Imew IcnbneIÄ sIm­v adím³ {ian¨ CShgnIÄ ]n¶n«v kv]Àiw sIm­v Pohs\Sp¡p¶ \mK¯m·mcpw ]n©p Ipªp §sf ]nSn¨p Xn¶p¶ sN¶mífpw \ndª ae Ibdn Gsd Zqcw apt¶m«p t]mbmemWv sX¿ ¯dbnse¯pI. a\¸qÀÆ¡c¡mcpsS hnizmk hpw BNmc§fpw F´n\v PohnX ssien Xs¶bpw B sX¿¯díp Npäpw \¦qcan«ncn ¡p¶p. `oXn hn¯n«v hfÀ¯nb, ImSp \ndª B ImhnemWv hÀjmhÀjw `mÀ¤h\mim³ `KhXn thjw sI«nbmSpI. ssZhhpw a\pjy \pw X½nepÅ AXnÀ hc¼pIÄ t`Zn¨p sIm­v `mÀ¤h\mim³ Ddªp XpÅpt¼mÄ a\¸qÀ¡c¡mcpsS t]mb hÀjs¯ ]m]`mc §fpw hcpw hÀjs¯ {]Xo£Ifpw tZhn¡p kaÀ¸n¡s¸Sp¶p. aIc amk¯nse Xrt¡« Znhkw ]mXncm{Xn¡p XpS§n ]peÀs¨ hsc \ofp¶ sX¿¯n\v a\¸qÀ¡cbnse B_me hr²w P\§fpw `àn]qÀÆw ]s¦Sp¯ncp¶p.

At¶ Znhkw am{XamWv `b¯nsâ Idp¯ aqSp]Sw \o¡n AhÀ KÔÀÆ¡pfw IS¶n cp¶Xv.

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\nemhp t]mepw F¯nt\m¡m³ `b s¸Sp¶ B Znhkw AÀ²cm{XntbmsS hmZy taf§Ä¡pw tXmäw ]m«n\psam¸w `mÀ¤h\m im³ BSn¯pS§p¶p. a\tbmebpw Nmbney hpw Xncn ajnbpw tNÀ¯v k]v X hÀ®w XoÀ¡p¶ apJ¯v tZhnbpsS cu{Z `mhw Pzen¨p \n¡pw. Ccp«ns\ CÔ\am¡n I¯n sbcnbp¶ ]´§fpw `mÀ¤h\mim\n ]S Imfn {]thiw \S¯nb tZhnbpsS AeÀ¨ Ifpw cm{Xnsb `oIcam¡pw. Iq«nbn« Xo¡\ep Isf Nhp«n saXn¨v `mÀ¤h\mim³ Xsâ iucyw XoÀ¡pw. tZhn cà Zmlw XoÀ¯v hens¨dnbp¶ tImgnIsf t\À¨bmbn ]mIw sNbvXv Ign¨v ]peÀs¨tbmsS Ghcpw aebnd §p¶tXmsS B hÀjs¯ sX¿¯n\v ]cnk am]vXnbmIpw. Hcp km[mcW sX¿w IemImc\v Iån¨p sImSp¯ \nÀÆN\§Ä¡p ]pd¯mbn cp¶p `mÀ¤h\mim³. taSw ]¯p apX CShw BZyw hscbpÅ Bdp amk¡mew sX¡v tImc¸pg apX hS¡v sN¼ntem«pImhp hsc t]mbn AbmÄ sX¿w sI«nbmSn. Bdp amk

¡mew ssZhambpw Bdp amk¡mew ssZh ¯nsâ \ngembpw `mÀ¤h\mim³ Pohn¨p.

AbmfpsS AÛpX kn²nsb¡pdn¨pw {XnIme Úm\s¯¡pdn¨pw {_ÒNcys¯¡pdn¨pw BÄ¡mÀ ]eXc¯nepÅ IYIfp­m¡n.

Xsâ Aam\pjnIXzw {]ISn¸n¡pw hn[¯n ]e AÛpX§fpw AbmÄ a\¸qÀ¡cbn \S¯nbncp¶p. _p²n¡v DÄs¡mÅm³ Ignbm ¯Xns\bmWv AÛpXsa¶v ]dbp¶sX¦nÂ, Fsâ aq¶v hÀjs¯ a\¸qÀ¡c hmk¯n Htcsbmcp {]mhiyta A§s\sbm¶v t\cn«p ImWm³ F\n¡mbpÅq. Hcp]t£ a\¸qÀ¡c bn AbmÄ ImWn¨ Ahkm\s¯ AÛp Xhpw AXmhpw.

AÑsâ t]m¡än \n¶pw tamãn¨ NmÀan\mdn\v Poh³ \ÂIm\pw Iq«pImcn \n¶v ISw sIm­, XmfpIfn \ákpµcnIÄ \r¯w Nhn«p¶ ]pkvXI¯n \n¶v `mh\ bn I¸temSn¡m\pamWv \«p¨ípw Ccp«nsâ ad tXSn KÔÀÆ¡pfhpw Ipän¡mSpIfpw IS ¶p Rm³ sX¿¯dbnse¯nbXv . AÑ\n \n¶pw sXdn¨p hoW \ncoizchmZ¯nsâ

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hn¯pIÄ a\Ên InS¶p apfs]m«m³ XpS§n bXn\m a\¸qÀ¡c¡mcpsS BNmc§fnsem ¶pw hnizmkw Is­¯m³ F\n¡mbncp¶nÃ. sX¿¯dbn \n¶v amdn hÆmepIÄ Xe Iogmbn X]Êncn¡p¶ `oa³ ac¯nsâ Nph«n encp¶v Rm³ knKcän\p Xo sImfp¯n.

Ft¸mgpw Ie]ne iÐn¡p¶ hÆmepIÄ Ft´m A¶v A]mc au\¯nembncp¶p.

NmÀan\mÀ ]pI]Se§fmbn ]pd´Åpt¼m gmWv a\pjytâsXt¶m arK¯ntâsXt¶m Xncn¨dnbm\mIm¯ Hcp Rc¡w tI«p Rm³ sR«nsbWoäXv. AXnsâ DdhnSw tXSnbpÅ Fsâ At\zjWw sN¶hkm\n¨Xv sX¿¯ díp ]pdInepÅ sNdnb ]p¡q«¯nemWv. ]ckv]cw tXSp¶ c­v \á icoc§fpsS hnZqc ImgvN Hcp Iuamc¡mc\p am{Xap­m Ip¶ lrZbanSnt¸msS Rm³ I­p. sI«p]nW ªp InS¡p¶ c­p icoc§fnsem¶v IÃym Wnb½bpsS aIÄ N{µnI tN¨nbpsSXmsW¶v s]s«¶v Rm³ Xncn¨dnªp. ssh[hy¯nsâ Bdmw hÀjw ]pXp icocw tXSn t]mbXv Ipds¨m¶paà Fs¶ AÛpXs¸Sp¯nbXv. F¶m B AÛpXw hensbmcp sR«en\p hgnamdm³ t]mIp¶tX D­mbncp¶pÅq.

Iuamc¯nsâ BImwjbpw N{µnI tN¨nsb hcnªp apdp¡nbXmcmsW¶dnbm \pÅ PnÚmkbpw P·\mbpÅ A{i²bpw IqSnt¨À¶t¸mÄ Ibdn \n¶ IÃn³ Iq«¯n \n¶v Rm³ hgpXn hoWp. Rm\p­m¡nb H¨¸mSp tI«v ]nSsªWoä ]pcpj icocw a\¸qÀ¡c¡mcpsS ]mXn ssZhamb `mÀ¤h\m imtâXmsW¶ Xncn¨dnhv Fsâ ASn hbän eqsS Hcp an¶embn IS¶p t]mbn. ]mXn apdnª kpcX kpJw XoÀ¯ ss\cmiyhpw IÅn ]nSn¡s¸«Xnsâ PmfyXbpw tIm]w sIm­v adíms\¶ t]mse Pzen¡p¶ I®p Ifpambn Abmsfs¶ Xpdn¨p t\m¡n. ]pIªp Xocmdmb knKcäpw hens¨ dnªpsIm­v Rmt\mSn. s]m´¡mSpIfpw ]md¡q«§fpw NmSn¡S¶v £Wt\cw sIm­v Rm³ aebnd§n. Hcp tPXmhns\t¸mse HmSn ¡nX¨p h¶v hoSp Xpd¶ Rm³ apdn¡Is¯ ImgvN I­v DcpInsbmen¨p t]mbn..! Xebn tImachpw ssI¿nepShmfpw Imen Nne¦ bpambn I¯p¶ ]´§Ä¡p \Sphn `mÀ¤h

\mim³ sX¿t¡me¯n \n¶«lkn¡p¶p.

Rms\¯p¶Xn\p ap¼v Hcp Imäns\¡mÄ thK¯n Abmsfsâ ap¼nse¯nbncn¡p¶p.

FhnsS \nt¶m tI« sN­ taf¯n\pw tXmäw ]m«n\psam¸w `mÀ¤h\mim³ F\n¡p Npäpw BSn¯pS§n. a\¸qÀ¡cbnse `qX t{]X ]n imNp¡fpw AbmÄs¡m¸w D·mZ \r¯amSn. t]Sn sIm­v \n¶p hnd¨ Fs¶ Igp¯n\p ]nSn¨v AbmÄ BImi¯nte¡pbÀ¯n. hmZy taf§Ä aqÀ²\y¯nse¯nbt¸mÄ `mÀ¤h\m imsâ Zw{ãIÄ Fsâ Igp¯nte¡mgv¶nd§n.

Fsâ I®n Ccp«p Ibdp¶Xp t]mse tXm¶n. _en¡p sh¨ Hcp tImgnbptSsX¶ t]mse Fsâ càw AbmÄ Duän¡pSn¨p. aq¶v Znhkw Ignªv t_m[w hngp t¼mÄ a\¸qÀ¡cbn \n¶v GsdbIsebpÅ Hcmip]{Xnbnembncp¶p Rm³. Bip]{Xn bpsS apjn¸³ KÔw XoÀ¯ AkzØX OÀ±nepIfmbn ]pd´Åp¶Xnsâ CSthfbn AÑt\mSv Rm³ N{µnI tN¨nsb¡pdn¨p tNmZn¨p. hÀj§fmbn t]dp¶ Häs¸Sensâ thZ\ kln¡ h¿msX B ]mhw BßlXy sNbvsX¶ AÑsâ adp]Sn Fs¶ ho­pw At_m[¯nsâ h³IcIfnte¡p \bn¨p.

H¶cbmgvNs¯ Bip]{Xn hmkw Ign ªv a\¸qÀ¡cbn Xncns¨¯pt¼mÄ `mÀ¤h \mims\ ImWm\nà F¶Xmbncp¶p \m«nse kwkmc hnjbw. \«p¨ív Cd§n \S¶Xn\m In«nb KÔÀÆ im]sa¶pw {_Òc£Êns\ I­v t]Sn¨sX¶pw Ft¶¡pdn¨pw AhÀ ]e IYIfpap­m¡nsb¦nepw Iipamhn³ sIm ¼n Xq§n acn¨ N{µnI tN¨ntbm \mSphn«p t]mb `mÀ¤h\mimt\m AXn IYm]m{X§ fmbn h¶nÃ. ]ns¶bpw Bdpamkw Ignªv Rm\paÑ\pw a\¸qÀ¡c hnSp¶Xn\p ap¼v Xrt¡« \mÄ sX¿¯n\v Ings¡hnSpt¶m hs¶mcmÄ `KhXn thjw sI«nbmSnbtXmsS `mÀ¤h\mimsâ Xntcm[m\w ]qÀ®ambn.

F¶n«pw \o­ Ccp]¯naq¶v hÀj§Ä¡p tijw adhnbpsS IÃpIÄ XoÀ¯ {]Xn_Ôw adnIS¶v AbmÄ tNmÀs¶men¨p sIm­ncn ¡p¶p, ISp¯ ZpÀKÔw han¨p sIm­v..

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Stranger Sad eyes haunting, tears so close Shoulders sagging from weight unknown Desperation in every line Etched deep into her every thought Caged she was, shackled firm To the walls of cruel helplessness Fighting, struggling to escape Trying, praying to be free She looked at me, her eyes so deep Pleading to be set free I scrambled, fumbled, to no avail There was no way, no hope, no go I wondered how she had gotten this way I hurried to let her out But before anything else could prevail, That stranger in the mirror turned away.

I was in a moment. A moment , when the world closed its eyes tightly, shutting life, space and time from their piercing rays of light. Ironically the light was the darkness and I, an instant. I took a year to live that instant. And many a smile was suppressed within the brain let alone throat.

An ephemeral breath.

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shfn]mSv

""Fsâ acWw'' shfn]mSv tI«p. \nsâ iЯnsâ DbÀ¨bnepw Xmgv¨bnepw lrZbw AXnsâ ]qÀ®Xbn \n¶pw iÐanSdn, hnd¨v XeIp¯n KÀ¯¯n hoWp. kwkmcw, A[nIanÃ. Npäpw t\m¡n Ddp¼pIÄ ]mbp¶p, kam[m\anÃmsX... angnIfpsS Xo£vWX a\Êns\ ASp¯p \nÀ¯n amdnamdn angnIÄ kwkmcn¨p. kwibw!! shfn]mSv bmYmÀ°ytam...? \msfsb t\m¡n Dd¸nÃmsX amdp¶ PohnXw bmYmÀ°yw Hfn¨pt\m¡n¨ncn¨p. hiyamb Nncn... ho­pw ""ImWnÃ'' F¶p¨¯n shfn]mSv A«lkn¨p.

F´m Dd¡¯nepw \o Nncn¡mdpt­m?

Im]Syw \ndbm¯ Nncn \ndªncp¶ \nsâ apJw \mSy¯nsâ ssI¿mch§tfäphm§n.

Nncnsb Xpdn¨p t\m¡n Rm³ \n¶p.

Nncn¡p¶hÀ¡p am{XamtWm Cu temIw? hnIrXamb bmYmÀ°ys¯... shfn]mSns\, s\©pw hncn¨v t\cnSpw Rm³. iàn \nsâ Nncnbn Xpfp¼p¶p­v. {]Wbsamcn¡epw {]Xn¡q«n Ibdnbn«nÃ.

Rm³ {]Xnbmbn, Aà temIw {]Xnbm¡n, apXpIn ap{ZIp¯nbmtLmjn¡p¶p. {]Wbw hnet]ip¶ t]mse tXm¶n. thZ\bpsS kpJw Nncnbmbn amdnamdn h¶psIm­ncp¶p.

A\izcXsb Xncn¨dnbmsX hgnamdn HgpIp¶ bmYmÀ°yw tNmZy NnÓambn Ahtijn¡p¶p.

ssZhaps­¦nsemcp tNmZyw. FÃmadnbp¶ \o F´n\n§s\mcp IYsb¶nsegpXn? ""FÃmw \ÃXn\v'' CÃm¯ ssZhw Nncn¨p bmYmÀ°yw sImª\w Ip¯n.

XtemS ad¶pt]mb Icw £Xta¸n¡ms¯mcp {]lcw. ""BZym\p`hw'' AÃs¶mcp adp]Sn. bmYmÀ°yw aµlkn¨p, angn\oÀ DuXnhoÀ¸n¡msX, ]ns¶bpw Nncn¨p, ho­pw ho­pw...

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a\Êam[m\w, \n\¡nÃm¯ Nncn F\n¡ps­¦nÂ...? bmYmÀ°y¯nsâ shfn]mSv ho­pw apg§n. kam[m\w X¨pSíptam...? Bªp Ip¯n.

AXv XtemSemIm³ ]e P·w th­n hcpw. adhnbpsS ASn¯«n B thZ\sb Xf¨nSmw, ad¡mw, ad¶p. ]pXphgnbn GImInbmbn \S¶p. temIw ""icnbÃ'' F¶p a{´n¨p.

F¶nte¡Sp¡msX A\´Xbn \n¶p bmYmÀ°yw shfn]mSv ]pds¸Sphn¨p.

ASp¡pwtXmdpw AI¨íp apÅp then sI«p¶ shfn]mSv \« {`m´p ]nSn¸n¡p¶ shfn]mSv acWw, AXpam{XamWv imizXw. kvt\l¯nsâ adpapJwImWmsX ]mSnb IhnIÄ. tcmZ\w \ndsªmgpIp¶, kt´mjw ]pIbp¶, \Kc¯nsâ amdn Nobp¶ hnet]ip¶ {]Wb¯n \ocmSp¶ kzmÀ°X. Nn´IÄ amdnamdn h¶p, I®nencp«v ]SÀ¶p.

ZpãXbpsS sImSpapSn ]«bw XosdgpXWw. shfn]mSnsâ ssIbn AXnPoh\w sh¨pNncn¨p.

Rm³ cmhW³, koXsb kvt\ln¨ e¦bnse cmhW³, cm£kcmPmhv. shfn]mSp tIÄ¡msX {]Wbw X\n¨p\n¶p. hnfn¡m¯ kZyív t]mbh³, ]t£, A¶pw C¶pw hni¸mbncp¶p ImcWw. {]Wbw £W¡¯b¨p. shůn hc¨ hct]meXv amªp t]mbn. hni¡p¶h\v IpSn¡m³ ]¨shÅw X¶p. a\Ên AarXv \ndªp. hni¸nsâ elcn I®n t\m¡n IªnshÅw tNmZn¨p. a­³, aca­³, shfn]mSp Nne¨p. a¬Iew DS¨hÄ Iªnshůn\p ]cXn. kzÀ¤¯n\p c­p hmXnep ]WnbWw hc­ a¬IpSw, DSªXv CSínsS shfn]mSv apcfp¶p.

sNhn s]m¯n {]Wbw Imes¯ t\m¡n.

Imew am{Xw km£nbmbn Fs¶ t\m¡n.

Imess`ch³ hcpthmfw Im¡Ww. Imew a{´n¨p imizXamb D¯cw.

AI¨bpsS IW¡n N{µ³ \ns¶¡mfpw F{Xtbm AIse, F¶n«pw N{µ³ `qanbnte¡v {]Imi¯n\p apÅpthenbn«nÃ. ""shdp¸v'' asämcp shfn]mSv. shdp¸psIm­p apÅp thenbnSmw, ]co£Ww!!

Imew tXm¸n¡p¶ ]co£Ww. an­msX Imew km£nbmbn \n¶p. adpapJw s]m¯n N{µ³ `qansb {]Wbn¡p¶p. ]qÀ®Xbn \n¶pw AÔImc¯nte¡v, amdnamdn hcp¶ D¯c§Ä.

Fsâ apJw! Fsâ `mhw!

Rms\¶ `mhw \ndªp. `qan N{µs\ shdp¯nÃ.

KpcpXzmIÀjWw \Sphn \n¶«lkn¨p.

N{µ\pw kqcy\pw \«p¨ív, N{µ³ acn¨nÃ. kqcyXm]w N{µs\ ]ngpsXdnªnÃ.

N{µ³ Icªp, Bcpw ImWmsX. \n\¡p th­n kqcys\ kln¨p ]Iepw \nemhv sNmcnªp. \o Adnbp¶ntÃ?

AtXm Adnªn«pw au\w \Sn¡pt¶m?

CXv shfn]mSÃ, kwibw!! \nemhn \o kpµcnbmWv... imeo\X AIemsX \nemhv NncnXqIn. ssI¡p¼nfn \nemhv ]nSªp. \nsâ ssIIÄ¡p Xmtemen¡m\mhnÃ. bmYmÀ°yw shfn]mSnsâ hmbv Xp¶ns¡«n BßlXy sNbvXp, shfn]mSp Icªp.

I®pIÄ Imes¯ t\m¡n, D¯cw Imew Xcpw... ]pXnb shfn]mSv an­n XpS§n Imew km£n... imizXsb tXSn Pohn¡mw...

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The Mayans were right about the world ending on december 22, Sachin Tendulkar retires today..!

- a fan

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Xncnªp t\m¡p¶nS¯v Cu \nanj§fn Rms\sâ Poh³ Is­¯m³ ad¶p t]mIp¶p... ]n¶oSv, HmÀ½bpsS Poh\n \\ª I®pIÄ¡p Imhembn ]p\ÀÖ\n tXSp¶p...

HmÀ½Ifn Pohn¡p¶Xnsâ Id Fsâ Poh\n ]SÀ¶p XpS§n. \S¶p XpS§p¶nS¯v a§nb ImgvNIÄ, X«n hoWp sIm­ncn¡p¶p..

Hmtcm apdn¸mSpIÄ ]ns¶bpw HmÀ½IfmIp¶p...

HmÀ¡ms\mcnSw Imew NndInteän ]d¡p¶ Znhk§tf, Hcp Xqh _m¡n sh¡q, HmÀ½Ifn s]mXnªp sh¡m³... ]ds¶¯p¶Xn\p ap³s]þ s¸msg¦nepw XWp¯p hc­ hncepIÄ¡v sNdp NqSnsâ HmÀ½ Xncbm³...

NndInsâ DujvafX ambm¯ Hcp shfp¯ XqhÂ...

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34 We, Homo sapiens, have always been a species who sought the reason behind everything.

From the time immemorial, we have sought answers to the apparent questions about the vast and spectacular universe we live in. Everyone thinks about their own identity and the identity of our universe, at least sometimes and it was this curiosity which led to the most majestic achievement of mankind, Science. Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge.

Science has helped us to extend our senses to peek into the wacky weird quantum realm, where particles pop out of nothing and have more than one position at the same time, and to look in awe and wonder about the beauty of stars, galaxy clusters and even to ponder about the black holes, which is far more stranger than any science fiction.

It was just an ordinary day, July 4th 2012, but soon it turned to extra-ordinary as the eminent scientists at CERN, European Centre for Nuclear Research, officially announced the detection of a well-known, well-anticipated ‘celebrity’ particle famed as ‘The God Particle’, the Higgs Boson.

Though the particle is said to be 99% confirmed as Higgs Boson, the physicists have to be 100% sure it is Higgs Boson because obviously, they don’t want another mistake like the Opera experiment which declared neutrinos travelled faster than light. No wonder, the discovery of Higgs-like particle is d e f i n i t e l y a g r ea t achievement of CERN and the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) which is a massive particle accelerator, lying deep beneath the borders of France and Switzerland, having a length of 27km. LHC experiment is said to be one of the greatest in the history of mankind, as it aims to recreate the initial stages of our universe and study its birth. LHC accelerates protons to 99.9% the

velocity of light in ultra-high energy conditions, and make them collide with each other. This collision is assumed to give out particles like Higgs Boson and that turned out to be true. Even though it was a misleading name “The God Particle”, which made the Higgs a celebrity, Higgs Boson is, in fact, a milestone in our quest seeking our universe’s identity. It is an interesting and curious fact if the Higgs Boson had not been found, we might have had to throw out half of the modern theories of physics like the Big Bang Theory, Standard Model and even the contender for the theory of everything, The String Theory.

What exactly is this Higgs Boson and what role does it have to play in our understanding of the Universe? I will come to these questions shortly.

Before that let us see how it got the famed name “The God particle”. Actually, Leon Leaderman, the author of a book about the Higgs Boson wanted the title as ‘The God damn particle’ as it was both important and hard to detect. Also it was extremely difficult to prove its existence .But the publishers renamed it as “The God particle”. This name, specifically the reference to God, sensationalized it. And the Higgs Boson gained a lot of public and media attention. If the book wasn’t renamed, most probably I won’t be writing this at all. I think the only girls worth liking are the ones that play hard to get (Boys, take this as advice: Girls, think!!!) Higgs Boson is hard to get and it is in fact worth liking.

35 Now let us come back to the question, what is Higgs Boson? Basically, Higgs Boson is an elementary particle according to the Standard Model of particles and it is a Boson since it obeys BoseEinstein statistics . (As engineering students, I don’t think you’d have any problem with that) In fact, it was proposed as the Higgs field or Higgs mechanism, in the words of Peter Higgs. The Higgs Mechanism allowed fundamental particles to have ‘mass’ and Higgs field can be used to explain the “spontaneous symmetry breaking”. That is just a fancy name. Its actually simple stuff . We will come back to it later.

Now, you might be wondering. What is Standard Model? The Standard Model is the most accepted theory about the basic building blocks of matter and interactions between them. Developed by Shelton Glascow, Steven Weinberg & Abdur Salam, it is regarded as almost a theory of everything. According to the Standard Model, every matter in the universe (except dark matter & dark energy, obviously) is made up of six Quarks (Combination of 3 quarks make hadrons like proton & neutron, whereas two of them makes a meson) 3 leptons and 3 corresponding neutrinos (like electron and electron neutrino) and the force carriers. Fundamental forces are due to the exchange of some kind of particles known as force carriers known as ‘gauge Bosons’. Photons carry the electromagnetic force, Gluons & 8 of them, carry the strong nuclear force W+,W- and Z0 Bosons carry weak nuclear force. Gravity is supposed to be carried by yet undiscovered hypothetical particle of spin 2 called as graviton. (All other force carriers are spin 1 particles.) This is an overview of the Standard Model. You might be thinking, why I explained this in an article about Higgs Boson. You will see why.

So that was the Standard Model. Now what

does it have to do with the Higgs Bosons?

Obviously the Standard Model doesn’t explain why different fundamental particles have different mass or why does photon and probably graviton not have any mass, when W+,W- , Z0 bosons and bosons of strong nuclear force have some mass. Since Standard Model describes the fundamental particles and fundamental forces, it must also describe mass to account for the fact that gravity & electromagnetic forces have long range, whereas the weak and strong nuclear forces are short ranged. Here comes the importance of mass and Higgs Boson. The more massive the force carrier, the lesser will be its range.

Just think of throwing a stone. The heavier it is, the lesser will be the distance traveled. Photons and gravitons, having zero mass, can travel great distances with maximum velocity possible, i.e. that of light. Hence electromagnetic & gravitational forces can act over long distances. But the W & Z bosons of weak nuclear force being as massive as 100 Gev/c2 , have restriction to their motion and the velocity they can achieve. So nuclear forces are short ranged. Thus the Higgs mechanism was incorporated into the Standard Model for the description of mass and range of forces, as the Higgs Boson.

How does the Higgs Boson provide mass?

Higgs field is present everywhere, even around me and you, even though we can’t feel its presence, at least not directly. You have mass because the elementary particles which constitute you have mass.

And they have mass because they interact with the Higgs field or the Higgs Bosons. But what exactly is this mass? Mass or initial mass is nothing but the resistance to accelerated motion. The more massive the object, the more is the force required to accelerate it. You can move a car by pushing, but can you move a train by pushing? No. This resistance which gives rise to mass is provided by the Higgs Boson. The more the Higgs Boson interacts with a

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particle, the more resistance or drag it experiences and more massive it becomes. The photons which do not interact with Higgs Bosons have no mass at all, so they move with the maximum possible velocity through space. Neutrons which have a very weak interaction with the Higgs have a tiny non- zero mass.

Electrons and quarks interact more with the Higgs Bosons, so they have non-zero mass. This mechanism known as the Higgs mechanism is widely accepted because scientists know that electron’s mass can increase as much as 40 times while passing through a positively charged crystal lattice. If such an interaction can increase mass, the origin of mass should also be by a similar mechanism. And it is a fact that people will believe almost anything if someone says scientist said that----or scientists proved that….

Let us see a well known classical analogy of the Higgs mechanism. It is something most of you might have heard of. Imagine me and a celebrity, for instance, a popular movie star. We are walking through a public place with a lot of people. I am like a photon. The celebrity is like an electron and people around us are like the Higgs Bosons. I can walk through them fast because I am unknown. But the movie star being popular can move much slower pushing through has fans and admirers. So me, the photon, experiences no resistance at all and hence no mass. The movie star, the electron, experiences a resistance and hence has mass. Now don’t ever

underestimate me for being a photon. My mass may zero, but I am the fastest thing in the world and I don’t age.

I hope you understood how the Higgs mechanism can be used to explain the mass of fundamental particles. Now let us come to the other part. Do you still remember that fancy name I had mentioned before? It was “spontaneous symmetry breaking”. To understand this and the role of the Higgs field in it, let us go back in time, to the beginning of everything we know. Shortest time interval over possible is 10-43 seconds (Planck time).

At that time, physicists believe there were only one fundamental force and only one type of particle.

Density was infinite. Things are hot. Real hot. And things are happening really fast. Gravity was (and is) always messy. It was gravity which got separated from the universal force at the end of 10-43 seconds.

No wonder Sheldon cooper exclaimed-“Gravity, you heartless bitch!!”. But it is a fact that it was gravity’s heartlessness which made our existence possible.

Anyway, desperate because of the separation of gravity, at the instant of 10-35 second from beginning of time, the strong force also left the union. Gravity was in fact the bitch, now we know who the dog was!! When this strong force left, something happened. The universe banged, without a sound. In the cosmological inflation the universe expanded by a factor of 1030 m 10-35 seconds. This caused the

37 universe to cool and this cooling caused the remaining force to separate into electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces. This picture gives us an inevitable conclusion that all four forces are different forms of a single force. Experimental and mathematical data suggest that W,Z bosons and photons behave similarly at very high temperatures resulting in the unification of electromagnetic and weak nuclear force into a single ‘electro-weak force’. At even higher temperature strong force becomes weaker and merges with electro weak force. But gravity is still causing problems. Gravity is not interested in unification.

separated wherein one group gained mass and other did not. Thus electro weak force was separated into electromagnetic & weak force. Two brothers were living as one when a girl came and suddenly they started behaving differently!!. One went along with the girl and they were separated!! But if we raise the temperature above 1015 k the symmetry comes back forming electro-work force because of a zero Higgs field. The electromagnetic and the weak force are in fact fundamentally part of the same force, and they appear different only because the non-zero Higgs field obscures the symmetry between them. Now that’s all about spontaneous symmetry breaking.

So, what broke the symmetry between electromagnetic and weak force causing them to behave differently? Or what caused this ‘Spontaneous symmetry breaking? (For the sake of simplicity, we can just forget about strong force and gravity for now.) During the early stages of the universe, when electromagnetic force and weak force were ‘married’ together as one electroweak force, a villain entered the scenario. It was the Higgs field. Before symmetry breaking, as the universe expanded and cooled, the initially huge density of matter and radiation steadily dropped, the vast expanse of universe became ever emptier and field undulations became more subdued.

It means that the average value of the field became zero. At some instances the value of field might jitter slightly above zero and a moment later it might drop slightly below zero, averaging to zero, the value we intuitively associate with absence or emptiness.

The discovery of Higgs like particle is nothing less than a great scientific achievement. The Standard Model predicts only one type of Higgs Boson. But a theory known as ‘Super symmetry’ (abbreviated as susy!!) predicts the existence of five types of Higgs Bosons. No, I am not planning to punish you more with that stuff!! I think you have had enough! I honestly hope that this humble article will definitely help you in some way, at least, to find some sleep. Anyway, even though the discovery of Higgs Boson, which showed the accuracy of theoretical physics, is indeed a landmark, I personally don’t think that we are anywhere near the end or finding the theory of everything. There are many questions.

Waiting to be answered, but there are even more answers waiting to be questioned. Many scientists believe that the String Theory, which state that matter is made up of infinitesimally small vibrating

When the temperature of universe dropped sufficiently to 1015k from 1032k, the Higgs filed condensed to a particular nonzero value throughout all of space.

This is known as the formation of a non-zero Higgs va cuum expectation value-just another technical jargon which simply means that the Higgs field condensed to a finite value which is non-zero. This broke the symmetry between W, Z Bosons and photons, and they got

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strings whose frequency of vibration determines its properties is probably a theory of everything. But I would disagree. I am not challenging the brilliant scientists and pioneers of string theory like Edward Wittan, Leonard Susskind or Brian Green. As a matter of fact, I am not even qualified to talk to them, let alone challenging, but this thought that we wont be finding a theory of everything, comes from a desire buried deep inside my heart (technically, brain). I don’t want to have explanation of everything. If everything is explained, then what will we ponder and wonder about? How can we be curious anymore? How can we enjoy a magic trick if we know the secret behind it? I don’t want physics to end its majestic journey. It must go on and on, forever and ever. And my faith in this fact comes

from recent news, about the disproval of the interpretation that it is the measurement which causes quantum uncertainty, finding of a galaxy by Hubble space telescope, which shouldn’t exist and other unsolved mysteries of physics. (Right now, a newly discovered particle, known as E 38 is shaking the foundations of Standard Model you probably didn’t know about this because it hardly had the word ‘God’ in it’s name). I don’t want the universe to completely reveal its identity. Some part of it is better left concealed.

The end is nearing. Not of the world!! I will definitely say hello to you on 22-12-2012 morning.

Anyway, you really deserve a nobel prize if you really have read this writing up to the end. Alas! They don’t give Nobel Prize for tolerance. I have to admit one thing, if the physics, explained in this article seems to be boring. The problem is not with physics but with my narration. Let us not stretch it too long again.

Before the end, do you know that a famous personality lost 100 dollars for placing a bet proclaiming that Higgs Boson would not be found??

No?? Guess!! Who is the most famous living physicist? Yes, it is Stephen Hawking!! And he paid the money!!!

In a shower of exalted ink, i stood silent yet a loud voice within my heavy throat kept disturbing me, like needles piercing onto the raw scarlet tapestry wound high on my slender neck.

Sharp fingers reached out for my naked heart, but the heart frozen, crumbled into smithereens..

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Destiny’s Child There’s a famous quote that goes, ‘A good education should teach you to open your mind’

Think back. When you came and stood in front of the Golden Walkway in front of campus as a teenager for your first day in college, you had stars in your eyes.

Somewhere during the course of the ensuing four years you make friends, drink the odd beer, check out the opposite sex and land a job. You still have not been able to answer the question of what your larger purpose in life was, and if anything, leave that hallowed Walkway for the last time more confused than when you first came in. For some, it’s a different story.

Think back. When you were a child and you thought that nothing could stop you climb the coconut tree in your backyard, draw up a tale of aliens taking over your housing colony and standing up to them on your own, sing at a Beatles concert with delirious crowds cheering you on. Sometime during the next few years, we forget to dream. In a misted vista of coaching classes, preparations and advice, we forget what we wanted in the first place. Or we never bother to find out. For some, it’s a different story.

Kerala’s educated youth were always considered its greatest asset through media, political PR and general opinion. The operative word is ‘educated’. South Indian education is famous for creating an assembly line of engineers, bolted and fitted out to the

last degree, who are then dumped into large pits from which IT services companies dip their buckets to get their yearly catch. The slightly faulty ones are taken out of the line and put back in the beginning to undergo a therapy of supplementary exams, humiliation and the sort. The day is awaited when student musicians, student entrepreneurs, student painters and student photographers are treated with the same respect and demand in society as student engineers. The day is awaited when a final year student student understands that a 9-5 IT sector job is allowing someone else to use your inherent intelligence to further their ideas.

What happens to your ideas?

Kerala state might be small, but their youth are not. The Student Entrepreneurship Campaign, popularly known as 30 Days To Freedom was a landmark campaign that came out of all this. It was a campaign that's come out of years

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of getting stuck in the rut of classrooms, pointless assignments, seminars, reports and more baggage that truly makes no value addition whatsoever during the most creative period of one’s lifetime. 30 days to freedom endorses something very simple. If you have ideas, if you are passionate and you want to create change, get out of class. Might sound radical in a place where 5 year old kids are taught the basics of the IIT-mains, but such change is necessary in a nation that's starving for productivity, creativity and imagination from its youth.

A hundred colleges in Kerala woke up to this message. Society will one day soon wake up and

notice how incomplete the present college system is and how genuinely smart people will find a better way. There needs to be an ecosystem to support it.

More than free t-shirts, songs and newspaper coverage, 30 days to freedom was a campaign to get people to lead, to stand for what they believe in. In the midst of all the causes and movements happening out there, rarely do you come across one that can benefit everyone uniformly, without bending to religion, country or caste. This was one of them.

Everyone's a leader, its just that we choose not to show it.

Today was a peacock blue day, with bits and bags of bluebells thrown around on gypsum cakes struck to the floor.

I could smell the bitter asphalt seeping through.

And at that instant I melted, I melted sheerly and viciously onto the floor and held the scattered bluebells glued to the coarse cement.forever. 'forever' exists.

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Mohenjo-Daro

Still sometimes the desert winds halt here, And lay tearfully the wreaths of silence.

Oft when sun smiles, the vanquished sands retreat And offer glimpses of the lost grandeur.

Long before the rains learned treachery, This bruised land did flaunt a green skin.

There, the noble clan spread its roots And blossomed to become History’s pride.

Nor castles nor monuments burdened this land.

Bonds of love were all that they built.

No foreign soil did their bare feet conquer.

Envy and greed were left to the Gods.

Then they vanished like the morning haze, Leaving behind vague remnants of past glory.

Like the high noon mirage that lures lost souls, Mohenjo-Daro still eludes us all!!

Things changed like the adamant seasons, like the coal black night seeped into the dulcet evening sun, and drank the vivid rays in plenty even bits of my bones, gently..

And so much I've changed that I cannot even recognise me anymore.

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" " C h n s S k v { S o ä v s s eä v C t à ? ' ' þ IÃymWw Ignªv Ipcy\mSv F¶ sNdnb {Kma¯nse \m«phgnbn Cd§nb DS³ Iq«p Imct\mSpÅ Fsâ BZys¯ tNmZyw AXmbn cp¶p. kv{Soäv sseäv DÅ \nc¯pIÄ am{Xw I­p ]cnNbn¨ 25 hbÊpImcnbmb \KcPo hnsb kw_Ôn¨v Hcp]mSv IuXpI§fpsSbpw Xncn¨dnhpIfpsSbpw XpS¡ambncp¶p AXv. Xncph\´]pcw \Kc¯n Hcp km[m cW CS¯cw lnµp IpSpw_¯nemWv Fsâ P\\w. AÑ\pw A½bpw kÀ¡mÀ kvIqÄ A²ym]IÀ. _meyhpw Iuamchpw buÆ\ ¯nsâ XpS¡hpw ]T\hpw FÃmw Xncph\´ ]pc¯v. Hcp sdbn th {Sm¡neqsSbpÅ bm{X t]mse GXms­ms¡ kp\nÝnXamb {SmPÎdn bpÅ PohnX ]mX ap¶n (A²ym]\w XncsªSp¯v \m«n tPmen t\m¡m³ Xocpam \n¨ Hcp F©n\obdnwKv _ncpZ [mcnWnbpsS ]n¶oSpÅ PohnXw GXm­v Sn¸n¡Â BWtÃmþ Nne ØeIme t`Z§Ä HgnsI).

A¯c¯nsemcp {Sm¡n hogcpsX¶pÅ Xo{hamb B{Klap­v a\ÊnÂ. ta[m ]SvIdpsSbpw kpµÀem _lpKpWbpsSbpw Hs¡ BÎnhnÌv PohnXw Bthit¯msS ImWp¶ Imew. ]t£ GXp Xc¯n Sn¸n¡Â PohnX¯n \n¶pw ]pd¯p NmSmw F¶v AdnbmsX ]I¨p \n¡pIbmWv. At¸mgmWv IHRDEþbn tPmen In«p Ibpw Ipcym¸n Fs¶Ãmhcpw kvt\lt¯msS hnfn¡p¶ Ipcy¨s\ I­pap«p¶Xpw. ]ns¶ R§fpsS PohnX¯nsâ {SmPÎdnIÄ Iq«nap«p

tIm«bw PnÃbn Ipdhe§mSn\p kao]w Ipcy\mSv F¶ {Kma¯n Hcp CS ¯cw {InÌy³ ImÀjnI IpSpw_¯nemWv Ipcym¸nbpsS P\\w. \Kc tamUnIfpw B[p \nI kuIcy§fpw F¯nt\m¡nbn«nÃm¯, Smdn« tdmUpIfm s\ävhÀ¡v sN¿s¸Sm¯ Hcp km[mcW {Kmaw. GXm­v sXm®qdp iXam\t¯mfw {InÌy³ aXhn`mKw. AXnepw `qcn`mKhpw tdma³ It¯men¡À. tdma³ It¯men¡cÃm¯ {InÌym\nIÄ t]mepw \½psS BÄ¡mcà F¶mWv AhnSps¯ s]mXp t_m[w. ImÀjnI hyhØbneq¶nb PohnX coXn, DtZymKØcpsS F®w hncfw, kÀ¡mÀ DtZymKØÀ hncense®mhp¶hÀ am{Xw, c­p aq¶p IntemaoäÀ Npäfhn FÃmhcpw ]cnNb¡mÀ, sI«pd¸pÅ, XnI¨pw bmYmØnXnI kmaqly hyhØnXn. AhntS ¡mWv sXm«Sp¯ \nc¯nse Xmak¡msc t]mepw ]cnNbanÃm¯, hyXykvX kmwkvIm cnI ]mc¼cyapÅhÀ CSIeÀ¶v Xmakn¡p¶, tZimS\¡nfnIsf t]mse hcnIbpw t]mIpI bpw sN¿p¶ P\§fpÅ Hcp sNdnb sat{Sm \Kcamb Xncph\´]pc¯p \n¶v Rm³ sNÃp¶Xv. {KmaoW/\mKcnI, lnµp/{InÌy³, ImÀ jnI/DtZymKØ IpSpw_ hyhØIfnse hyXymk§fpw, {]mtZinIþ`mjmt`Zþkmwkv ImcnI hyXnbm\§fpw Hs¡ tNÀ¶v F®n ¸dbmhp¶Xpw ]dbm³ ]äm¯Xpamb H«\ h[n hyXykvXXIÄþ Ch {]Zm\w sNbvX IuXpI ImgvNIfpsS \ndapÅ Zn\§fmWv 18 hÀjs¯ Fsâ Ipcy\mSv PohnXw. Cu ImeL«¯nse Nne ckIcamb Xncn¨dnhpI tfbpw Nn´Itfbpw ]änbpw Fsâ hyànXz ¯nep­mb amä§sf ]änbpw Hcp Bß]cn tim[\ \S¯m\pÅ Hcp {iaamWv Cu Ipdn ¸neqsS Dt±in¡p¶Xv.

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{]Wbhpw hnhmlhpw...

GXp {]Wb hnhml¯nsâbpw Xnc ¡Y t]mse, Hcpan¨v Pohn¡m³ Xocpam\n¨ Xn\p tijw {]Wb kpc`neamb, AXnkpµc amb, Xo{h A\p`h§fptSXmb Imew. {]Xo £n¨Xp t]mse c­p hoSpIfn \n¶pw ITn\amb FXnÀ¸v. Im¯ncp¶v ho«pImcpsS k½Xt¯msS Hcpan¨p Pohn¨p XpS§msa ¶mbncp¶p R§fpsS [mcW. Xocpam\§fn \ap¡v Dd¨ hnizmkaps­¦nÂ, \½psS {]nb s¸«hÀ¡v AXv kmhImiw t_m[yamIpatÃm, kvt\lw sIm­pw Imew sIm­pw adnIS¡m³ ]äm¯ kmaqlnI {]iv\§Ä H¶panÃtÃm, kvt\l]qÀÆw Im¯ncn¡m³ R§Ä X¿mÀ.

A§s\ c­p hÀjs¯ ]ehn[ \o¡pt]m¡pIÄs¡mSphn c­p ho«pImcp sSbpw k½Xw. ASp¯Xv IÃymWw GXp Xc¯n thWsa¶ NÀ¨. aX]camb NS§p Isfm¶pw th­ F¶ Imcy¯n FÃmhcpw tbmPn¨p. XmensI«ns\ ]änbpw F{X BfpI sf £Wn¡Wsa¶papÅ Imcy¯nepw R§ fpw ho«pImcpw X½n A`n{]mb hyXymkw. ]t£, P\m[n]Xy ]cambn c­p Iq«cpw hn«phogvNíp X¿mdmbn. F\n¡pw Ipcym¸n¡pw XmensI«v Hcp Xc¯nepw AwKoIcn¡m³ ]änÃmbncp¶p(sI«nbnSm³ ]iphpw Fcpabpw H¶paÃtÃm. c­pt]À ]ckv]cw Cãs¸«v Hcpan¨v Pohn¡m³ Xocpam\n¡pt¼mÄ HcmÄ F´n\mWv asäbmsf sI«p¶Xv?). A§s\ XmensI«v Hgnhmbn, ]t£ _Ôp¡fpw kplr ¯p¡fpambn Ipd¨[nIw BÄ¡msc hnfn¨v t h W w IÃy m Wsa¶v Fsâ ho « pIm À¡v \nÀ_Ôw. Xosc tbmPn¸nÃmbncps¶¦nepw R§Ä AXp k½Xn¨p. B`cW§Ä AWnbn söpw ]«pkmcn DSp¡nsöpw Rm³ XoÀ¯p ]dªp. ]ehn[ NÀ¨IÄs¡mSphn Xocpam\ ambnþ Xncph\´]pc¯v Hcp lmfn sh¨v IÃymWw. ]ckv]cw amebnSpI, Fsâ Aѳ ssI]nSn¨p XcnI(At±l¯nsâ {]tXyI B{Klambncp¶p). ]ns¶ X\n Xncph\´]pcw kZy. Hcp ame, Hcp hf, I½Â, tIcf kmcn, Aev]w apøqhvþ CXmbncp¶p Fsâ Hcp¡w.

Akm[mcWamb coXnIÄ I­v ]ecpsSbpw s\än Npfnªn«p­mhWw. Nnesc¦nepw k t´mjn¨n«pap­mhpw. hoUntbm hmin ]nSn¨v ]dsªmgnhm¡nbncp¶p. ]t£ hn]peamb t^mt«m FSp¸v D­mbncp¶p. t^mt«m FSp¸pw Xnc¡pw FÃmw sIm­v Ipcym¸n Aev ] w AkzØ\mbncp¶p. At¸mgmWv Hcn¡epw ad¡m\mhm¯ lrZbkv]r¡mb Hcp kw`hw D­mbXvþ iÀ½mPn Fs¶Ãmhcpw hnfn¡p¶ Fkv.Fkv.iÀ½ (tIcf¯nse I½yqWnÌv

{]Øm\¯nsâ BZyIme t\Xm¡fnsemcmfpw IdIfª a\pjykvt\lnbpw) R§fpsS ASpt¯¡v hcnIbpw, \njvIf¦amb kvt\l t¯msS ssI]nSn¡pIbpw D½ XcnIbpw sNbvXp. ""hfsc \¶mbn, B`cW§fpw ]«p kmcnbpw CSmsX, {]tXyI NS§pIfpw CÃmsX, Kw`ocambn.'' þAt±l¯nsâ DÅn X«nb hm¡pIÄ.

Bbnc¯ne[nIw BÄ¡msc hnfn¨p hn]peamb hnhmlw R§Ä¡v Ipd¨[nIw AkzØXbp­m¡nsb¦nepw AXv NpäpapÅ kaql¯nep­m¡nb t]mknäohv Bb sNdp Ne\w Xncn¨dnbm³ km[n¨Xv ]n¶oSmWv. Fsâm¸w Fw.sSIv ]Tn¨ jmPp ]n¶oSv I­t¸mÄ ]dªpþ ""\n§fpsS ho«pImÀ A§s\ sNbvXXv \¶mbn, FÃmhscbpw hnfn¨v IÃymWw A§s\ \S¯nbXv hensbmcp kzm[o\w D­m¡n. C§s\bpw ]äpsa¶v a\ÊnembtÃm''. AXp icnbmsW¶v tXm¶n. an{i hnhmlw Ft´m Hcp Ipg¸w ]nSn¨ kwKXnbmsW¶ a«n sNdnb coXn bn Hcp Ign¨nembn \S¯p¶Xn\p ]Icw, R§fpsS ho«pImÀ AXv FÃm _Ôpan{Xm ZnIsfbpw hnfn¨v hn]peambn \S¯nbt¸mÄ AXv kaql¯nsâ ap¶nepÅ Hcp henb Un¢tdj³ IqSnbmbn amdn. "R§fpsS a¡Ä ]ckv]cw CãamhpIbpw Hcpan¨v Pohn¡m³ Xocpam\n¡pIbpw sNbvXp. R§Ä AXn\v A`nam\ ]qÀÆw k½Xw \ÂIp¶p' F¶ {]Jym]\w. Fsâ Aѳ IÃymWw hnfn¨ coXnbpw B Xc¯n Xs¶bmbncp¶p. ""Fsâ aIfpsS hnhmlamWv, hc³ {InÌy³ aX hn`mK¯nÂs¸« BfmWv, AhfpsS tNmbvkm Wv. B`cW§fpw ]«pkmcnbpw th­ F ¶mWv AhfpsS Xocpam\w......'' þAѳ A`nam \t¯msS ]dbp¶ hm¡pIÄ CXmbncp¶p.

DÅn F´p hnNmcn¨ncps¶¦nepw ]pdta¡v FÃmhcpw ]dbpwþ ""\¶mbn kmtd...''. kt´m j]qÀÆapÅ, BßmÀ°amb {]XnIcWap ­mbXv CETþbnse BZyIme A²ym]Icn semcmfmb N{µtiJc³ kmdn \n¶mWv. ""\¶mbn tKm]o, R§fpsS IÃymW¯n\v ChÄ B`cWsam¶pan«nÃmbncp¶p. sNdnb NS§v. FÃmhÀ¡pw \mc§mshÅw am{Xw.''þ 50Ifnse KmÔnb³ kzm[o\w.

IÃymW tijw aq¶mas¯ Znhkw R§Ä \À½Zm kXym{Kl ]´ente¡v t]mbn. kÀZmÀktcmhÀ AWs¡«n ap§n t¸mbns¡m­ncp¶ aWn_enbn ta[m ]SvItdmsSm¸w 3 Znhkw kXym{Klw. AhnsS \n¶pw lnameb¯nte¡v. bq¯v tlmÌÂkv Atkmkntbj³ Hm^v C´y (YHAI) kwL

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Sn¸n¨ c­mgvNs¯ s{S¡nwKv. bm{XIfpw kac§fpw Hs¡bmbn Fsâ PohnX¯nse kPohamb Hcp L«¯nsâ Bcw`w. ]n¶oS t§m«v ]qbwIp«n, NmenbmÀ, BZnhmkn `qkacw XpS§n IqSwIpfw kacw hsc F¯n\n¡p¶ ]cnØnXnþs^an\nÌvþa\p jymhImi {]Øm\§fnse kPohamb CSs]SepIÄ. hnPbn¨Xpw ]cmPbs¸«Xpamb Hcp]mSv t]mcm«§Ä, ckIcamb bm{XIÄ, IqSnt¨cepIÄ, A\p`h§Ä. B{Kln¨Xp t]msebpÅ PohnXbm{X.

s^an\nkw, PohnXw, {]Wbw...

10 hbÊpÅ R§fpsS aI³ sX¶epw Iq«pImcpw ho«pImcpw Hs¡t¨À¶pÅ IpSpw_ kwhn[m\w km[mcW ]pcpjm[n]Xy kwhn [m\¯n\v ]pd¯p \n¡p¶ Hcp LS\bmWv. Hcp s^a\nÌv kv{SIvNÀþ kv{Xo¡p tase ]pcpj\v A[nImchpw AhImi§fpw khn tij ]Zhnbpw \ÂIp¶ IpSpw_ LS\bn \n¶pw XnI¨pw hyXykvXw. Hcpan¨p Pohn ¡m³ Xocpam\n¨ c­pt]À ]mckv]cyt¯msS,

{]Wbt¯msS, kulrZt¯msS, kt´mj t¯msS PohnXw ]¦nSp¶ coXn. AXn ]pcp j³ F¶ coXnbn Ipcym¸n A[nImcntbm kv{Xo F¶pÅ coXnbn Rm³ hnt[btbm AÃ. cq£amb ]ckv]c hnaÀi\§fpw hmKzmZ§fpw kuµcy ]nW¡§fpw Hs¡ bp­v, ]t£ AhnsSsbm¶pw gender Hcp factor BIp¶nÃ. ho«ptPmenIfnepw AXp t]mse Xs¶, kv{Xoþ]pcpj hyXymkw Hcp LSIaÃ.

F¶p IcpXn IW¡p sh¨v ]Ip¯v Xpey coXnbn tPmen sN¿pI F¶XÃ. IqSpX Xmåcyhpw kvInÃpw DÅ ]Wn AhchÀ sN¿pI. A§s\ ao³Idn sh¡epw Cd¨n¡dn sh¡epw Hs¡ Ipcym¸n BkzZn¨p sN¿pw, N¸m¯n D­m¡Â XpS§nbh Rm\pw. Hcp ayqkn¡v I¬skÀ«n ]e hmZy§fpw H¯p tNÀ¶v at\mabamb kwKoXw D­mIp¶Xp t]mse, AÀ°clnXamb N«¡qSpIfnÃm¯ kwhn[m\¯neqsS PohnX¯n kwKoXw \ndbp¶p, IhnX D­mIp¶p, kuµcyap­m Ip¶p, {]Wbw \ne\n¡p¶p. 18 hÀj §Ä¡p tijhpw A¡mZanI {]hÀ¯\§ fnepw, NSS t]mepÅ ]mtTyXc {]hÀ¯\ §fnepw F\n¡v CSs]Sm³ IpSpw_ LS\ bmsXmcp XSkhpw D­m¡p¶nÃ, adn¨v iàn ]Icp¶p­v Xm\pw.

IuXpI§Ä, Xncn¨dnhpIÄ, s]mfns¨gp¯pIÄ...

Ipcy\mSv F¶ a²yXncphnXmwIqÀ ImÀjnI {Kma¯nse PohnX coXnIf pw ImgvN¸mSpIfpw cpNnIfpw aW§fpw ImÀjnI hyhØIfpw Hs¡ F\n¡v ]pXpa \ndª

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Xmbncp¶p. ]n¶oSv BtemNn¡pt¼mÄ B IuXpI§Ä {]Zm\w sNbvXXv Hcp]mSv Xncn¨ dnhpIfpw ]e [mcWIfpsSbpw s]mfns¨gp¯p Ifpw Hs¡ IqSnt¨À¶ Hcp ]T\ {]{Inb bmWv. sN¶nd§nbt¸mÄ I­ kv{Soäv sseäv CÃm¯ \m«phgn apX XpS§n Cu ]T\w.

H¶mtemNn¨m tIcf¯nse \m«phgn Ifn FÃmw hgnhnf¡pIÄ D­mhnà F¶v Xncn¨dnbm\pÅ kmaqly t_m[w F\n¡p­m bncp¶ncn¡Ww. At¸mÄ t]mepw Ccp­ \m«p hgn Fs¶ AÛpXs¸Sp¯n. ImcWw, A¯cw Hcp Zriyw Fsâ a\Ên Hcn¡epw CÃmbn cp¶p. sNdnb temIw am{Xw ]cnNbn¨n«pÅ hcpsS a\Ên C§s\ ]e Zriy§fpsSbpw A`mhap­mIpw. AhÀ t]mfnkn tat¡gvkv Bbm aäp hn`mKw P\§fpsS ]e {][m\ Bhiy§fpw AhcpsS {]tbmdnänbn D­m hnÃ. 25 hÀjw Rm³ ]cnNbn¨ temIw F{X ]cnanXamsW¶Xnsâ BZy kqN\.

DW¡ I¸/N¡ ]pgp¡pw ao³Idnbpw {][m\ hn`hamb Ipcy\ms« Blmc {Iahpw F\n¡v XnI¨pw ]pXnbXmbncp¶p. DW¡ao³ Idnbpw Fs´¦nepw Hcp tXmc\pw am{XaS§p ¶ efnXamb `£W {Ia¯nsâ kuIcyhpw kuµcyhpw hÀj§Ä¡p tijw Ct¸mgpw Rm³ BkzZn¡mdp­v. ASp¡fbn BsI Ht¶m ct­m aWn¡qÀ am{Xw. ]ehn[ hn`h §Ä Hcp¡n F¶pw HmWw BtLmjn¡p¶, Znhk¯nsâ `qcn`mKw kabhpw ASp¡fbn NnehnSp¶ "anUn ¢mÊv aebmfn' ]Ým¯ e¯n \n¶v h¶ F\n¡v C§s\bpw BImw F¶pÅXpw Hcp ]mTambncp¶p.

A½¨nbpw aäwK§fpw IqSnt¨À¶p sN¿p¶ FÃm Irjn¸WnIfnepw Rm\pw Bhpwhn[sams¡ IqSpambncp¶p. ]pÃph§ epw DW¡¡¸ hm«epw IpSw]pfn s]dp¡n s]mfn¨v DW¡epw Im¸n¡pcp ]dn¡epw

C©n¡­w sh«epw Hs¡þ FÃmw ckambn cp¶p. Gähpw HmÀ¯ncn¡p¶ A\p`hw Hcn¡Â A½¨nbpw Rm\pw IqSn Im¸n¡pcp ]dn¨XmWv. BZysams¡ F\n¡v hfsc ck ambncp¶p. AXypÕmlt¯msS ]dn¨p XpS§n. c­pþaq¶p aWn¡qdn\pÅn Xocpsa¶mbncp ¶p Fsâ [mcW. D¨bmbn, Xocp¶nÃ.! DuWv Ignªv ]ns¶bpw XpS§n. DÕmlhpw FIvsskävsaâpw FÃmw Ignªp. F§s\sb ¦nepw XoÀ¶m aXnsb¶mbn. XocmsX \nÀ¯m³ ]änÃtÃm.. AXv hensbmcp {KmaoW ImÀjnI hr¯nIsf¸änbpÅ Hcp \Kc Pohn bpsS sdmamânIv k¦å§fpsS s]mfns¨gp¯m bncp¶p. \Kc¯nse sSdÊnse Irjn t]mse bpÅ Hcp tlm_nbà IÀjIsc kw_Ôn¨v AhcpsS ImÀjnI¸Wnþ AXv ckaÃ, ITn\m [zm\w Xs¶bmsW¶ BZys¯ Xncn¨dnhv.

Xp¼¸qhpw sXm­n¸ghpw I®n Cän¡p¶ aªpXpÅnbpw ]pgbpw ]d¼pw Hs¡bpÅ kpµcamb {KmaoW _meyþIuamc§sf¸än hmbn¨v , Chsbms¡ \ap¡v \ãs¸«tÃm Fs¶ms¡ Nn´n¨n«p­tÃm Ft¶mÀ¯v sXsÃmcp PmfyX tXm¶n. Fs´Ãmw kuIcy §Ä A\p`hn¨v kpJambn hfÀ¶v ]Tn¨v DtZymKØcmbn B kuIcy§fn can¨p sIm­mWv Cu \ãt_m[w ]d¨nÂþ AXpw F\ns¡mcp henb Xncn¨dnhmbncp¶p, ]e k¦å§fpsS s]mfns¨gp¯pw.

Ipcy\mSv PohnX¯nse Gähpw lrZ bkv]Àinbmb A\p`hw s]kl hymgmgvN bpambn _Ôs¸«XmWv. Fsâ BZys¯ s]kl hymgmgvN. A¸w D­m¡Â DÄs¸sS FÃm¯nepw Rm³ A½¨ntbmsSm¸w IqSn. A¶v Acn Dcen C«v s]mSn¨v Ipg¨mWv A¸w D­m¡Â. Hmtcm¶v sN¿pt¼mgpw A½¨n AXpambn _Ôs¸«sXÃmw ]dªp Xcpw. Ipcni¸¯nsâ Imcyhpw, AXv amtam Zok ap§nbhÀ¡v({InÌym\nIÄ¡v) am{Xta sImSp¡pIbpÅpsh¶pw kÔyív Ipcni¸w apdn¡pt¼mÄ iÀ¡c ]m\nbpw Ipcni¸hpw IpSpw_mwK§Ä FÃmhcpw tNÀ¶v Ign¡p sa¶pw aäpw. amtamZok ap§m¯ Bsf¶ \nebn Rm\Xn ]¦ptNcp¶Xv AhÀ¡v _p²nap«p­m¡psa¶p IcpXn Rm³ kuIcy ]qÀÆw Hgnªp \n¶p. AXphsc FÃmw D­m¡m³ IqsS \n¶n«v Ahkm\w cwK ¯nÃmXncp¶Xv A½¨n¡v hnjaap­m¡n. amtamZok ap§m³ X¿mdÃm¯Xp ImcWw ]n¶oSpÅ s]kl hymgmgvNIÄ R§Ä Ipcy\mSv t]mImsXbncp¶p. CuÌdn\p sNÃpw.

AXv AhnsS {]tXyIn¨v Hcp {]iv\hpw D­m¡nbnÃ.

53 c­p hÀjw A§s\ kt´mjambn t]mbn. At¸mgmWv AhnSs¯ aq¯ tN«³ s]s«¶v acn¨p t]mbXv. Ipcni¸w apdnt¡­Xv ho«nse ImcWhcmWv. tN«sâ A`mh¯n Ipcym¸n AXp sN¿Ww, Csæn hnja amhpw. A§s\ B {]mhiyw sXm«v Ipcym¸n s]klíp t]mIpw. Hcp XhW A½¨n Fs¶bpw B NS§nte¡v hnfn¨p. A¶p sXm«n¶phsc FÃm hÀjhpw Rm\pw A¸hpw ]m\nbpw Ig n¡pw. F\n¡Xv Xcpt¼mÄ sNdp¸Imew sXm«v ASnbpd¨v hnizkn¨ Hcp aX {]amWamWv A½¨nbpw IpSpw_mwK§fpw kvt\l¯nsâ _e¯n adn IS¶Xv. aX hnizmk§Ä¡pw hne¡pIÄ¡pw A¸pdw kvt\l_Ôw hfcp¶Xv Fsâ lrZbs¯ hÃmsX kv]Àin¨p.

{InÌym\nIfpw apÉo§fpw X½n IÃymWw Ign¡ptam At½?

Ipcym¸nbpsS tN¨nbpsS Iuamc {]mb ¡mcnbmb aIfptSXmbncp¶p Cu tNmZyw. Zo]bmânbpw Ipcy¨³ ]m¸\pw IÃymWw Ign¨Xp sIm­v lnµp¡fpw {InÌym\nIfpw X½n IÃymWw Ign¡psa¶v AhÄ¡dnbmw.

B sIm¨p Ip«n¡p­mb Cu Adnhv kmaqly amä¯nsâ Hcp sNdp Ne\ambn thWw ImWm³. A¯c¯nsemcp hnhmlw km[yam sW¶pw AXn\p tijw c­p IpSpw_§fpw CW§nt¨À¶v hfsc kt´mjambn ]ckv]c klIcWt¯msS bmsXmcp {]iv\§fpanÃm sX Ignbp¶psh¶Xpw c­p IpSpw_§fn sebpw Ip«nIÄ¡p am{Xaà henbhÀ¡pw, NpäpapÅ bmYmØnI kaql¯n\p t]mepw IuXpIambncp¶ncn¡Ww. Fsâ IpSpw_¯n emIs« ASp¯ Xeapdbnse 90% IÃymW§ fpw {]Wb hnhml§fpw hyXykvX PmXnþaX hnhml§fpw Bbncp¶p.

kzXz t_m[¯nse hyXnbm\w... hÀj§Ä¡p tijw Gähpw AÛpX Icambn tXm¶p¶Xv F\n¡v kzXz t_m[¯n ep­mb amähpw hnImkhpamWv. ap¼v sFU ânänsb ]än Hcp tNmZyw D­mbm kv{Xo/ C´y³/aebmfn/lnµp (aXhnizmkansà ¦nepw) F¶v kwib teiat\y ]dbpambn cp¶p. Ct¸mÄ AXv "lnµp/{InÌy³' F¶v

dot{]m{Kmw sNbvXXp t]mse, c­p hn`mK ¯nepw DÄs¸Sp¶ t]mse. c­p kwkvImc§ fpw ]cnNnXambt¸mÄ h¶p tNÀ¶ hnImk ]cnWmaamhmw. A]cnNnXXz§fmWtÃm hy XykvXÀ F¶ Nn´bp­m¡p¶Xpw Nnet¸m sgms¡ AkzØXIÄ P\n¸n¡p¶Xpw. kmw kvImcnIamb ]cnNb§fpw ASp¯v CS]g InbpÅ PohnXhpw FÃm¯cw AkzØX Ifpw CÃmXm¡p¡bpw Oneness tXm¶n¸n¡p Ibpw sN¿pw. an{i hnhml§Ä B AÀ° ¯n D­m¡p¶ kmaqly amä¯nsâ hym]vXn hfsc hepXmWv. A§s\ Fs¶ kw_Ôn¨v c­p ZimÐt¯mfapÅ Ipcy\mSv PohnXw sNdpXpw hepXpamb Xncn¨dnhpIfpw A\p`h§fpsams¡bmbn Fsâ hyànXz¯n ep­m¡nb amäw hfsc IuXpIt¯msSbmWv Rm³ t\m¡n¡mWp¶Xv. Ct¸mgpw IuXpI §fpw B ]T\ {]{Inbbpw XpScpIbpw sN¿p¶p.

hm¡jvWw \½psS PohnX¯nse aÄ«n ssUsa³ jW tImUnt\äv kn̯n \ap¡v ap¼n Hcp]mSv {SmPÎdnIÄ D­mIpw. \½sf ]än AXymhiyw ¢mcnän Ds­¦nÂ, PohnX¯n kt´mjambncn¡m³ Xocpam\aps­¦n C Xn Gähpw ]änb {SmPÎdn I­p]nSn¡m³ km[n¡pw. AXp ]n´pScm\pÅ [ocXbpw AXn Dd¨p \n¡m\pÅ ZrV\nÝbhpw D­mIWsa¶v am{Xw. \ap¡v {]nbs¸«hÀ¡v AXv Ime{ItaW t_m[yamIpw. PohnXw FÃm AÀ°¯nepw Pohn¡phm³ km[n¡pw.

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Fsâ {Kma¯n³ kÔyIÄ

]Iens\ XgpIn aS§pam ]ßn\o]XnX³ X\phn \n¶pw DXnÀs¶mcp sN¦\em sN´mac t]m Xnf§pam ]mStiJc§fpw, kv^SnIapSbpw t]msemgpIpsamcp sXfn\oÀ hbteeIÄ¡p kJnbmIphm³ tamln¨Xpw, IÀ½km£n X³ hÀ®§fm Nmen¨ ]Snªmd³ kÔym taL§fpw, sN¼Iac¯n³ NnÃta IqSWbpw sNdpInfnIÄ X³ sIm©epw, sN¼I¸q aWw t]dpam sNdpImäpw, hnip²n \ÂIpsa³ {KmakÔyIÄ F¶nse IhnXIÄs¡¶pw BÀ{ZXtbIn. ]¨¸cnjvImc¯n³ ]pXpXoc§fnse Xmgvhmc§fn {Kmaw adbpt¼mgpw, KWnXhpw imkv{Xhpw D·mZ¯nse¯n¡pao PohnX thKXbn Rm\pgdpt¼mgpw, lrZb¯nsâ tImWpIfnsehnsStbm NnXdn¡nS¡psamcp KrlmXpcXz¯n³ ss\À½eyXbv¡m Zn\m´§Ä \ndw ]IÀ¶p.

Ft¶mÀ½IÄ X³ GSpIfnse HmWamIpam _meyIme¯n\pw, apSn apdn¨p amäpam tIZmc s\änbn Rms\³ kJm¡Äs¡m¸w ]n¨sh¨Xn\pw, km£nbmbn \n¶Xpw B kÔyIÄ Xs¶. ]ns¶sbt¶m AIsebm A¼eapä¯p Aã]XnioepIÄ ]cnip²n \ÂInb {]tZmj Ime§fn Im¯ncn¸n³ apjnhdnbmsX hnSÀ¶p \n¶ncp¶ \b\§Ä¡p \Sphnsemcp sXmSpIpdnbmIphm³ kÔyX³ timWna Hcp knµqcs¸m«n³ Im´nbmbn amdn.

Hcn¡se³ PohnX kmbmÓ¯n FÃmapt]£n¨p Rm³ bm{Xbmhpw, A¶o HmÀ½IÄ X³ kpKÔw Hcp sNdpImämsbhnsStbm adbpw.

F¦nepam kÔyIÄ X³ a[pckvacWIÄ F\ns¡¶pw {]nbamsbmc\p`qXnbmbncn¡pw.

UNION REPORT Dr. Ciza Thomas

Rahul Vinod

COLLEGE UNION STAFF ADVISOR

COLLEGE UNION GENERAL SECRETARY

The College Union for the academic year 2012-13 came to power after CET witnessed its first election in almost nine years, on January 30th, 2012. Fierce competition ensued between the two parties with KSU emerging the victor with majority of the seats.

The College Union officially took charge of the office in presence of eminent personalities Hon. Union Minister Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Hon. Excise Minister K. Babu, Renowned Director Mr. Rajeev Anchal and the likes. The inauguration of the Art’s Club and Women’s Club were carried out simultaneously. The ambitious Student’s Parliament was also introduced. The Intra-college inter semester cultural extravaganza Sargam ’12 was also officially flagged off along with the Union inauguration.

From Day 1 the Union has strived to put cultural and technical activities in the college to the fore.

With its first activity Disha ’12, the CET version of the Fresher’s Day, wherein the Mechanical Dept. emerged victorious yet again, the Union activities had kicked off. Sargam ’12 was also conducted in February which saw the 2009-13 batch rise above the rest.

The Union also ensured maximum participation for the Kerala University Youth Festival. CET secured the fourth place with 52 points, 4 points better than its last outing. Also we retained the Fine Arts trophy.

The Women’s Club of CET celebrated the Women’s Day. The Club also organised a month long Yoga programme, exclusively for girls, with the help of the CGPU cell of CET. Also the facilities of Ladies Amenities Centre were upgraded following strict demand from the Union. Several other programmes like the Mehendi competition were conducted by the enthusiastic lady representatives of the Union making the club a very active one.

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Revival of all the extra-curricular clubs in CET was another endeavour undertaken by the Union.

These clubs were officially inaugurated and new members inducted and are working smoothly. The CET Film Club, Music Club, Dance Club, Literary and Debating Club, Robotics Club ROBOCET, Innovation Centre etc. are just a few of the several clubs actively functioning in CET. Several activities like the Funny Film Quiz, Debate Competition, Film criticism, music and dance workshops were held much to the gratification of the students.

The various association heads for each departments breathed fresh life into the Department association they represent. All the Department Associations were inaugurated officially along with a wondrous spectacle of cultural activities. Eminent personalities were invited for talks and the students took the opportunity to showcase their talents. Professional performances like stunt riding by the GhostRyderz were also witnessed.

Onam Celebrations followed with equal vigour with each departments competing against each other in competitions of Athappookkalam and Tug of War. CET donned a traditional attire and special Onasadya was organised in respective departments.

True to its word, the Union revived the much awaited technical fest of Kerala’s best technical institute paving the way for the spectacular Drishti ’12. Setting new benchmarks for technical fests across the state Drishti ’12 saw a footfall of over 5000 with participation of over 1000 from all over the country. Mind boggling technical competitions and workshops were held along with conferences and talks by eminent personalities. The technical clubs of CET especially Innovation centre and ROBOCET along with all the department associations worked relentlessly to make Drishti ’12 the success that it was. Even without any money being collected from the students Drishti ’12 was still a profit making venture. The Union takes this opportunity to thank all the students of CET who took immense pain to materialise this long standing dream of ours.

With the college accreditation around the corner, the college has seen sweeping changes in the infrastructural facilities available. A new bus on the Kazhakutam route, improvement of the physical education dept, standardisation of the college canteen etc are only some of these changes.

The Annual Sports and Athletics meet was also held after a long gap, after crossing several hurdles.

Also the Union organised an “Against Rape” campaign to get suggestions from students to be sent across for scrutiny by the Verma Commission at the centre.

As the Union nears the end of its term, the whole of CET is gearing up for one final act. The pride of CET, “Dhwani ’13 High Stakes” is to be held from March 7-10.

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? Xm¦Ä aps¼gpXnb t\mhepIÄ BSp Pohn X¯ntes¡¯m\pÅ hgnbmbncp¶psh¶v Ft¸msg¦nepw tXm¶nbn«pt­m?

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sN¿p¶p. BSp PohnXw FgpXWw Fs¶mcp e£yt¯msSbà ap¼pÅ aq¶v t\mhepIfpw FgpXnbXv. ]t£ Fsâ hfsc¡mes¯ Hcp kz]v\ambncp¶p KÄ^ns\¡pdn¨v Fs´¦nep sams¶gpXWsa¶pÅXv. F¶m Fs´gpX Ww F¶sXmcp {]iv\ambncp¶p. KÄ^nepÅ Hmtcm a\pjysâ PohnXs¯¡pdn¨pw ChnsS bpÅhÀ¡dnbmw F¶Xmbncp¶p Fsâ [mc W. \½Ä \nc´cw t^m¬ hnfn¡p¶p, I s¯gpXp¶p, A§s\sbmcdnhp­v. Adnbm³ h¿m¯ Hcp Imcys¯¡pdn¨v ]dbpt¼mgmWv, Hcp ]pXnb Imcyw ]dbpt¼mgmWv Ft¸mgpw t\mh Ipd¨pIqSn ckIcambn tXm¶pI. A §s\ hfsc¡mew Im¯ncn¡pIbpw \Po_n sâ IY AhnNmcnXambn h¶p tNcpIbpambn cp¶p. AXv aebmfn C¶phsc tI«n«nÃm¯ H cp IYbmsW¶v tXm¶pIbpw A§s\bmWv t\mhsegpXpIbpw sNbvXXv.

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]pXnb IY In«nbt¸mÄ F´psIm­v Xm¦sfmcp ]pXnb cN\m ssien ]co£n ¨nÃ?

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Cu IYbpsS ktµiw ]camh[n BÄ¡mcn se¯n¡pI, AXn\v efnXamb coXnbnepÅ BJym\amWv Gähpw DNnXsa¶mWv Fsâ hnebncp¯Â.

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tIÄhn¡mc\mb s_\yman\n \n¶v Fgp¯pImc\mb s_\yman\nte¡v amdnb t¸mÄ \Po_n\v Fs´Ãmw amä§fmWv kw `hn¨Xv? bYmÀ°¯nse \Po_pw BSp PohnX ¯nse \Po_pw X½n Gsdb´cap­v. \Po _nsâ IY Gsd¡mew Fsâ a\Ên sI«n ¡nS¡pIbpw AhnsS \n¶v Hcp ]yq] Nn{Xi e`amIp¶Xp t]mse Gsd ]cnWma§Ä¡v hnt[bambn AsX¶n \n¶v ]d¶pbcpIbp ambncp¶p. s_\yman³ F¶ Fgp¯pImcsâ {]bXv\w AXn\p ]pdInep­v.

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F¶ IYm]m{Xw s_\yman\n F ´mWv Ahtijn¸n¡p¶Xv?

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epÅ tkmjy s\ävhÀ¡pIÄ PohnXs¯ t\cnSpt¼mÄ F§ns\bmWv {]tbmP\w sN ¿m¯Xv F¶ Bi¦bpw Rm³ CXneqsS ]¦pshíp¶p. A{´t¸À F¶ IYm]m{Xw Ahsâ {]nbs¸«hfpsS acWw tXSnt¸mIp t¼mÄ t]mepw Chsbm¶pw Abmsf Xcn¼pw klmbn¡p¶nÃ. HmÀ¡p«n Asæn s^bv kv_p¡n \ap¡v hfsc th­s¸s«mcp kp lr¯nsâ t]mepw AXn\p ]pd¯pÅ `qansb hnsSbmWv cmPysahnsSbmWv F¶v ]et¸mgpw \½Ä¡dnbnÃ. shÀNz dnbmenän¡v ]pd¯v BfpIfpambn \½Äs¡mcp _ÔhpanÃ. C§ s\ krãn¡¸Sp¶ temI§Ä F{Xam{Xw iq\yamWv F¶v ]dbm\pw IqSn Rm³ {ian¨n «p­v.

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? Xm¦fpsS BZy aq¶v t\mhepIÄ¡pw s]m Xpsh kzoImcyX Ipdhmbncp¶p. Hcp {In Ìy³ ]Ým¯e¯n Ah FgpXnbXp sIm­mWv A§s\ kw`hn¨Xv F¶v tXm ¶p¶pt­m? \½fn \n¶v hnaÀi\w XpS§Ww Fs¶mcp ImgvN¸mSpÅXp sIm­mWv A§ s\ kw`hn¨Xv. ep¯t\knb F¶ t\mh t\m¡pIbmsW¦n AXn s_\yman³ Xs¶ Hcp IYm]m{Xambn hcp¶p­v. \½Ä, \½Ä IqSn DÄs¸Sp¶ kaqls¯ hnaÀin¨p sIm­p thWw ]pdwtemIt¯¡p hcm³ F s¶mcp ho£Wt¯mSp IqSnbmWv A¡t¸m cnsâ Ccp]Xp \{kmWn hÀj§Ä F¶ t\mhsegpXp¶Xv. {]hmNIsâ c­mw ]pkvX I¯nemsW¦n {InkvXphns\ asämcp coXn

bn BhnjvIcn¡pIbmWv. {InÌy³ ]Ým ¯ew F¶p ]dbpt¼mÄ Xs¶bpw {InÌym \nänbpsS hyXykvXamb `mh§Ä ]dbm\mWv Rm³ {ian¨Xv.

? Hcp {InÌy³ ssdäÀ Fs¶mcp te_ hogp sa¶v `bap­mbncpt¶m?

Hcn¡epanÃ. ct­m aqt¶m krãnIÄ sIm­v Hcn¡epw Hscgp¯pImcs\ hnebncp ¯m³ km[n¡nÃ. Fsâ sam¯w IrXnIfpw

FSp¯p t\m¡pIbmsW¦n {InÌy³ ssdänw Kvkv F¶p ]dbp¶Xv hfsc Ipdt¨bpÅq.

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AXntâXmb KpW\nehmcw C Ãm¯Xn\memWv AXn\v kzoIm cyXbpw Ipdbp¶Xv. B[p\nIX bpsS Ime¯v UÂlnbn t]m bn FgpXnb IYIfpambn XmcX ayw sN¿pt¼mÄ F{Xtbm \ne hmcw Ipdª krãnIfmWv ]e t¸mgpw KÄ^n \n¶p­mIp ¶Xv. AÃmsX t_m[]qÀÆamb Hcp XnckvImcw AXn\p ]pdIn ep­v Fs¶\n¡v tXm¶p¶nÃ. ]t£ Ct¸msgms¡bmsW¦n Ipsdsbms¡ amä§Ä h¶n«p ­v. Ct¸mÄ Cd§p¶ GsXmcp hmcnI t\m¡nbmepw KÄ^n \n¶pÅ GsX¦nepsamcp kmlnXyImcsâ krãn AXnep­mIpw. AXv hmcnI hn«p hogv N sN¿p¶Xp sIm­Ã, Fgp¯v Iptd ¡qSn apt¶m«p t]mbn F¶Xp sIm­mWv.

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efnX PohnXs¯ Cdm\nb³ {]IrXn kuµcy¯nsâ Iym³hmkn Nmens¨Sp¯ kn\nabmWv _dm³. AXpÄs¡mÅp¶ PohnX aqey§Ä XoÀ¯pw kzm`mhnIXbpsS ]Ým¯ e¯n \n¶psIm­v kn\na t{]£IÀ¡p ap ¶n AhXcn¸n¡p¶p. A`n\bn¡p¶hÀ¡v A[nIw thj¸IÀ¨IfnÃ, kn\nabn A[nI sam¶pw ]Ým¯e kwKoXw IS¶p hcp¶nÃ, F´n\[nIw ]dbp¶p, \mbnIív Hä UbtemKv t]mepanÃ. lrZb¯nsâ `mj {]WbamWv, _dm³ t{]£Icpambn kwhZn¡p¶Xv B `m jbnemWv. {]Wbw hÀ®m`amb Npäp]mSpIÄ XoÀ¡p¶ kn\naIÄ I­p ]cnNbn¨hÀ¡v Cu kn\na apgpan¸n¡m³ km[n¡psa¶v F\n ¡v tXm¶p¶nÃ. {]Wb¯nsâ sshImcnI Xe§sf AhXcn¸n¡p¶ps­¦nepw {]Wbw am[pcyaqdp¶ ap´ncn¨mdmWv F¶v kn\na Hcn S¯pw {]Xn]mZn¡p¶nÃ. _dm³ F¶ {]Wb IYbn PohnX¯nsâ D¸pw Ibv]pw a[pchpw \ncmiIfpw Hcpt]mse ssIImcyw sN¿p¶p F¶p thWw hnebncp¯m³. kn\nam kwhn[mbIsc \mw ]et¸m gpw sePâv F¶v hntijn¸n¡mdp­v. Ht¶m ct­m kn\naIfpsS hnPb¯n \n¶mhWw A¯csamcp hntijW¯n\v ]et¸mgpw A hÀ AÀlcmIp¶Xv. Nn{XoIcn¨ FÃm kn\na Ifpw H¶n\p ]pdtI H¶mbn t{]£I {i² t\Sn F¶pÅXv Inw In Up¡ns\bpw aPoZnsb bpw t]mse temI¯nse Npcp¡w Nne kwhn [mbIÀ¡p am{Xw AhImis¸«XmWv. 1996  ]pd¯nd§nb At±l¯nsâ "^mZÀ' F¶ B Zy kn\na apX AtX Iym³hmkn hncnª Children of Heaven, Color of Paradise, The Willow Tree, Song of Sparrow XpS§n FÃm kn\naIfpw Ne¨n{X thZnIfn {i² t\Sn.

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Hcp kn\nam IY A¸msS ]IÀ¯p hm\à Rm\pt±in¡p¶Xv adn¨v, kn\na F¶n ep­m¡nb sshImcnI Xe§sf NÀ¨ sN¿p I F¶XmWv. Hcp]t£ AXv ]qÀ®ambn a\

agbpsS ImåmSpIÄ... ÊnemIWsa¦n B kn\na ImWpI Xs¶ thWw. _dm³ F¶ t]Àjy³ hm¡n\À°w ag F¶mWv. Pohn¡m³ ]mSps]Sp¶ Hcp A` bmÀ°n s]¬Ip«nbpsS IYbmWv _dm³, A sæn B s]¬Ip«ntbmSv Hcp Cdm\nb³ bphmhn\p tXm¶p¶ {]WbamWv Cu kn\na.

67 1979 tkmhnbäv bqWnb³ A^vKm \n IS¶p IbdnbtXmsS A`bmÀ°nIfmbn sSlvdm\nepw Cdm\nse aäp {]tZi§fnepw PohnXw Ign¨pIq«p¶ A^vKm\n IpSpw_w, a ªpw agbpw {]IrXnsb amänbn«pw amäanÃm¯ a\pjy P·§Ä F¶v kn\na Ahsc hntijn ¸n¡p¶p. IpSpw_\mY\mb \Pm^v F¶ hr ²³ Hcp I¬kv{S£³ sskänse c­mas¯ \nebn \n¶v Xmtg¡p hoWv ImsemSnbp¶ XmWv IYbpsS XpS¡w. \Pm^n\p ]Icw tPm ens¡¯p¶ dlvaXv(_dm³) ]Wn¡p {]m]vX bsöp I­ saaÀ Ahsf I¬kv{S£³ sXmgnemfnIÄ¡v Nmbbp­m¡p¶ ]Wn Gån ¡p¶p. CtXmsS Xm³ sNbvXncp¶ tPmen \ã amIp¶ e¯o^v _dmt\mSv ImWn¨p Iq«p¶ ]cm{Ia§Ä sNdpsXm¶paÃ. C{Xsbms¡ bmbn«pw _dm³ X\n¡p th­n amänsh¨ Hcp Nmb¡¸n \n¶mhWw e¯o^n\v _dmt\m SpÅ {]Wbw P\n¡p¶Xv. “At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet.” F¶v ¹mtäm Hcn¡Â ]dbpIbp­mbn.

AXpt]mse {]Wbw HcmfpsS kzm`mhnI Po hnX¯n D­m¡p¶ amäw, AXmWv e¯o^v F¶ 17 Imc\neqsS aPoZn BhnjvIcn¨ncn¡p ¶Xv . \nÊmc Imcy§Ä¡p t]mepw kl sXmgnemfnIfpambn hg¡Sn¡p¶ e¯o^v HSp hn ]IzXbpÅ, hnImc§fpw hnNmc§fpap Å Hcp ]pcpj\mbn¯ocp¶p. e¯o^nsâ Po hnX¯n\v AÀ°§fp­mIp¶Xv B {]Wb ¯n \n¶mWv HSphn tPmen \ãs¸«v asät§m Po hn¡p¶ _dms\t¯Sn e¯o^v bm{X Xncn¡p ¶p. Cdm\nb³ {Kma§fpsS ]Ým¯e¯n emWv kn\nabpsS ]n¶oSpÅ {]bmWw. aªp cpInsbmgpIp¶ sNdnb AcphnIfpw ]c¼cm KX hkv{Xw [cn¨ {KmahmknIfpw Cdm\nb³ kwKoX¯nsâ t\cnb CucSnIfpw kn\nasb at\mlcam¡p¶p. “from the hot fire of being apart comes the flame that burn the heart.” kn\nabnse Gähpw Cãs¸« cwKw e¯o^v _dmsâ ho«nse¯p¶XmWv. IXIn ap«p¶ e¯o^n\v hmXn Xpd¶p sImSp¡p¶ _dm³ e¯o^ns\ I­v AÔmfn¨v hmXneS ¡p¶p. sXÃp t\cs¯ \niÐXíp tijw ho ­pw hmXn ]Xnsb Xpd¡p¶p. ]mXn Xpd¶ hmXnen\ncphiw c­p t]cpw apJw Xmgv¯n \nev¡pt¼mÄ X\n¡v \Pm^ns\ ImtW­Xp s­¶v e¯o^v ]dbp¶p.

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hniz{]kn²amb {]Wb IYIfpsSsbÃmw ]cyh km\w ss\cmiyambncp¶p. _meyIme kJn, tdmantbm Bâv Pqenbäv, BtâmWnbkv Bâv ¢ntbm]m{S A§s\ F{Xsb{X... _dm\pw B bmYmÀ°yw AwKoIcn¡p¶p. {]Wbn¨v \ãs¸«n«pÅhÀ¡v _dm³ F¶ kn\na Hcp \ã ambn tXm¶ntb¡mw. {]Wbw \nÀhrXn {]m]n¡p¶Xv ]ckv]cw H¶mbn¯oceneqsS am{XamsW¶v hnizkn¡p ¶hÀ¡v A§s\ tXm¶mt\ XcapÅp. {]Wbw Hcp Xncn¨ dnhmWv. \mw, {]Wbn¡p¶hÀ \½psS {]Wbs¯ Xncn¨ dnbp¶p. kn\nabpsS Ahkm\w A^vKm\nte¡v t]mIphm³ hml\w Ibdp¶Xn\p ap³]v _dm³ e¯o^nsâ apJ¯v t\m¡n sNdp ]p©ncn s]mgn¡p¶Xv A¯csamcp Xncn¨dn hn \n¶mhWw. kn\nabpsS Gähpw HSphnes¯ cwK ¯n sNfnbn ]Xnª _dmsâ ImåmSpIfn agshÅw \ndbp¶Xp t\m¡n kt´mjn¡p¶ e¯o^nsâ apJ¯v B {]Wb¯nsâ \nÀhrXnbmsW¶v Rm³ hnebncp¯p ¶p. A^vKm\nte¡pÅ hml\¯n _dm³ bm{XbmIp t¼mÄ hgnbcnInse acs¡m¼n \n¶pw Hcp ]£n¡q«w hm\nte¡pbcp¶p. BÀ¡n_mÄZv a¢ojvsâ (Archibald MacLeish) þhm¡pIsf A\zÀ°am¡pw hn[w acs¡m¼n \n¶v sXdn¨p hoW ]mh¡q«s¯ t]mse aPoZnbpsS kn\n a Ime¯nte¡p sXdn¨p hoWncn¡p¶p, Ime¯n\p kq£n ¡m³ th­n. _dm³ Imes¯ AXnPohn¡p¶ kn\na bmIp¶p...

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tXSnbnd§pt¼mÄ Adnªncp¶nÃnhív Bgw C{Xtbsdsb¶v Npän¸nWªp InS¶ncp¶h {]Wbn¡pIbmbncp¶p.

AhbpsS DÄshfn¨¯neqsS Bg§Ä tXSnb Rm³ I­Xv, kvt\l¯nsâ \ocpdhbmbncp¶p.

HSphn Rm\pw Ahbn Aenªp.. ag s]¿p¶p­mbncp¶p.. apdnthä Nn{Xie`§Ä lrZb¯n \n¶pw ]d¶pbcpIbmbncp¶p..

C¶se cm{Xn Dd§m³ InS¶t¸mÄ Hcp Ipªp an¶man¶n Fsâ XebWbv¡cnIn h¶ncp¶p... sNhnbneqsS Ibdn, Xebn shfn¨w hotis­¶p IcpXn c­p sNhnIfpw Nq­phnc sIm­v apdp¡nbS¨p.

Rm³ Fsâ kz]v\¯nte¡v ]d¶Xpw cm{XnbpsS Ccp«nemWv...

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‘I don’t mind sleeping in a coffin... as long as I can breathe.’

The very word ‘Faith’ can work wonders when allied with something called ‘vision’. But the same word can turn unimaginably cataclysmic when used together with the word ‘Blind’. I guess the blinding ability of cataract is a way behind that of the very word, Blind faith! To begin with, let me jot down a small incident from my childhood. I did become as mad as a march hare when I was knocked down by severe typhoid just three weeks before my eighth grade annual exams. My mom brought me some sweet nectar with crumpled flower and leaves from temple (she PRACTICES Hinduism). While pouring that liquid into my mouth she said, ‘Have faith in Almighty. This will help you recover faster.’ I instantly asked, ‘Mom, how is this saturated sugar solution going to heal me faster??’. My mom sharpened her tone and said, ‘Crazy girl, even this death bed couldn’t chain your tongue! Fear God. This unwanted rationalism is gonna take you nowhere.’.

She was right. My rationalism brought me nowhere.

But tell you what, this ‘nowhere’ is far better than that ‘somewhere’, where people don’t mind sleeping in a coffin as long as they can breathe.

Well, let me not waste my ink on the promotion of rationality here.

All I’m trying here to do is catch light upon the superfluous lore, governing our lifestyles. I don’t know how many of you have read Macbeth. For people who haven’t read it, Macbeth is a fictitious character created by Shakespear whose

thoughts and activities are scrupulously controlled by three witches. You would want to laugh at his condition, dancing to the tunes of the three witches and Mrs Macbeth. Speaking out of an observer’s eye, our underutilisation of frontal lobes has created many Macbeths. We are Macbeths of 21st century (It is believed that Macbeth’s name shouldn’t be read aloud. So, mind you.).

Throwing a look on present me take this topic to a higher see so many ‘functional’ rather we too go in trend. To kick a start that spilling salt,

scenario makes pedestal. We beliefs around, common with the with, it is believed walking under a ladder or breaking a mirror will have a bad effect. What can you call such stupid surmises? Well, I call them, ‘Daffy deliberate display of doltishness’. On true technical note, its nothing but ‘biased sampling of data’. These are the excuses we resort to when things don’t work out as expected. A clever way to ward off incapability, I must say. There are many other bottomless beliefs (so called superstitions) very much considered in India and other nations too. For example, if you are going somewhere and you see a cat, especially black,

71 it is considered as a very bad omen. Adding on, while leaving home, sighting a widow or a barren woman is not lucky. The list goes endless. Though we all know that these are superfluous beliefs, somewhere deep inside our hearts, we are stuck to our roots and still believe in some of the superstitions, if not all.

RELIGION, FAITH, BELIEF and SUPERSTITION. These terms are intricately entwined. In order to draw any possible conclusion, we need to know these in the most simplified form. To begin with, What is RELIGION? Well, religion is nothing but an attempt to create a cohesive, cooperative and civilised society. Likewise, FAITH is complete trust or confidence in someone or something. Treading further, what is BELIEF? Belief is the psychological state in which an individual holds a proposition or premise to be true. And last but never the least, SUPERSTITION. Wikipedia defines superstition as a belief in supernatural causality: that one event leads to the cause of another, without any physical process linking the two events, such as astrology, omens, witchcraft, etc., that contradicts natural science. If you try to interpret these definitions, you will figure out a gradual decrement of antithesis and synthesis, from left to right. Religion is a very logical term with profound meaning. Religion goes in pace with science and evolution as it is originated from refined knowledge in true terms. Let the same knowledge preceed faith. We ought to embrace the real definition of faith in contrast to the commonly conceived understanding of faith that is well promulgated by the vast majority of people in the denominational world. It is very well said, “Faith cannot outrun knowledge- for it is dependent on knowledge.”(Romaus 10:17). If we carefully analyse, the entire world can be run on the basis of first two

words. It’s a grave concern that we tend to embrace the last two words easily and swiftly, overshadowing and diminishing the superiority of the first two.

Coming to the point, it is painful to observe that our culture provides no friendly meeting place for the authorities of science and religion to engage in good-faith efforts to understand the truth about our life and our world. How many people seek or find the preparation required to deal profitably with issues such as resurrection and the laws of nature? To be genuinely open to truth and be able to seek it effectively is surely one of the greatest human attainments. I am convinced that it can come only as a gift of grace. It implies faith in a cosmic context where one no longer feels the need to hide, to invoke explanations that really explain nothing at all but simply enable one to hold a position with an appearance of reasonableness.

We have almost done away with the realistic aspect of any belief. For instance, half of the US believes in masonic mysteries and its divination. But speaking scientifically, its impossible for a human to hold such powers what so ever may be the annotation. Ofcourse, noetic scientists believe in such things for they just need something beyond negligible random event generator’s output. Jokes apart, we are merely serving food for that SUPPORT OF FAITH and mysticism. One thing that I would like to accentuate here is, we cannot live on aspects of mere beliefs unless we resort to its ownership…and for that, we need to build up the very CONSUETUDE OF QUESTIONING! Lets pay due reverence to those beliefs that come with the VISION FOR BETTER TOMORROW and possess judicious and ratiocinative aspect. Its time to embrace the truth and build a FREE FUTURE. Lets not be flock sheep anymore.

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Inf¨p \\¨ a®n hnfbn¨ht\ cY§Ä¡pw hn¹h§Ä¡pw ap³]v, \oenasb¯m³ an\mcw ]WnXht\ \osb¯m³ t]mIp¶Xv bp²w Ignª ]S\ne§fnte¡pw NpSeIfnte¡pamWv. AhnsS \nsâ _Ôp¡Ä ihs¡mXnb³ ]£nIfmIpw \o \nsâ Bbp[§fm ho­pw Infbv¡pw kvt\lw hänb \nsâ \mKcnIXsb \o kzbw Ipgn¨paqSpw.

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Bkàn Rm³ I­ncp¶p, acW¯nte¡pÅ hgnbneqþ sS\n¡p ap³t] t]mbhÀ, AhcpsS NndIä icocw, Icnª amwkw...

F¶n«pw Rm\o aª shfn¨¯nsâ hiyX tXSn h¶p.

ho­pw...

tl ssZhta.., F´n\p \osb\n¡ántbmSmkàn X¶p?

Fsâ NndIpIÄ Icnªp Rm\m I\en hosWcnbp¶ I­p \o Nncn¡p¶p...

AXpw \n\¡dnhpÅXmbncp¶p...

ho­pw \o Fs¶ \n³ NqSp IncW§fm ISensâ lrZb¯n \n¶pw ASÀ¯n amäp¶p... ho­pw Rm³ Ah\nbnte¡v XncnsIsb¯m\pÅ hgnIÄ tXSn Aeªp \S¡p¶p...

Imeap­mb Imew apXÂ Rm\o ]p\ÀÖ\n tXSp¶p...

tNt¡dnb NnÃIÄ XÃns¡mgn¨v, Ccpfp `£n¨v, au\¯nsâ `mjm ]pkvXIw am{Xw ]Tn¨v, Ime¯nsâ IqÀ¯ kqNn sIm­nXm Rm³ shfn¨w s\¿p¶p...

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HmÀ½ ]pkvXI¯n \ndsb hcIfmWv...

Nmªpw Ncnªpw, NneXv AäanÃmsX... aäpNneXv Npän¯ncnªv ho­pw XpS§nbnS¯v...

C¶seIfpsS Ipdp¡phgnbneqsS ap³t] t]mbhÀ Zqsc amdn \n¶v hcIfpsS \ndw ]dªv XÀ¡n¡p¶p...

AXn \n\¡mbv Hcp hc BZyw F\n¡v kam´cambn \n¶nte¡v ]ns¶, Hcp au\¯n\¸pd¯p \o ad¶ph¨ hm¡pIÄ hcIsf Ip¯pIfm¡n...

HSphn \½Ä Rm\pw \obpw...

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HmSn« {Zhn¨ hoSnsâ hcm´bn Iq\n¡qSbncn¡p¶ ap¯Èn apdp¡n¨ph¶ Hcp Xow BWv. ]gb HmÀ½IfpsS sN¼c¯n¸qameIÄ A¼e¯nte¡v sImSp¯v hnSp¶ _memaWn thsdmcp Ie¡³ Xow BWv. ]pdwtemI¯nsâ AdnhpIÄ t]dp¶ I¯pIfpambn ssk¡nfnse¯p¶ t]mkvävam³ t{]ta«³ Bthi¯nsâ Xow BWv. sXmSnbnse then¡¸pd¯v \n¶v I®n t\m¡n IY ]dbp¶ s]mSnaoi¡mc³ IrjvtW«³, ]s£ Xow AÃ. thsdt´m BWv...

(Gähpw henb Xow Rm\mWv...

H¶pw ths­¶ph¨v, F´ntet¡m HmSnbWbm\mbn... shdpsXsbm¶v DuªmemSm\mbn...

Ibdpambn Im¯p\n¡p¶ Fsâ {`m´pIÄ GXp Xow BWv...!!!)

]mf¯n\ät¯¡v ]mbp¶ Nn´IÄ Xoh­n apdnbnencn¡pt¼mÄ Rm³ shdpsX Nn´n¡mdp­v. ]mf§Ä Iq«nap«p¶nSt¯¡v Fsâ HmÀ½Isf hens¨dnªmtem F¶v. kná sseänsâ ]¨bpw Nph¸pw Fsâ \ndwsI« kz]v\§Ä¡v \ÂInbmtem F¶v. klbm{XnIcpsS shfp¯ Ip¸mb¯nte¡v Agp¡v ]pc­ Fsâ icocs¯ Ac¨v tNÀ¯mtem F¶v.

F¶n«v, Gähpw HSphn Hcp ZoÀLZqc h­nbmbn temI¯nsâ Aät¯¡v bm{X sNbvXmtem F¶v.....

a\Ênsâ NnÃp`n¯nIfn AebSn¨ Nn´IÄ BcmWp \osb¶v \nXyhpw \ns¶ HmÀ½n¸n¨p. \osb¶ Iym³hmknsâ \ndw BZnbn shfp¸p Xs¶bmbncp¶p. Nmb§fpsS AXn{]kcw HSphn AXn ]e apJ§Ä hc¨n«p. hyXykvX ZniIfnte¡v hyXykvXamb `mjbpw `mhhpambn Aeªp \S¶ Ah DSª inev]§fpsS apJambn FgpXs¸«p. AXn\p ]pd¯v \o hc¨sXÃmw Imew sXäns¸bvX agbpw Imäpw ambv¨p Ifªp.