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Arrogance lies in job done

Anima Sen talks about what it takes to be a nurse at the Mission Hospital in Kolkata | PAGE 2

Bennett University’s first-year Mass Communication students learn what it takes to be an ace mediaperson | PAGE 8

Alexis raises funds for Kerala flood victims

By SATVIK SURESH IYENGAR

Fundraiser poster at Bennett.

Bennett University’s social service club, Alexis, recently launched a successful on-campus fund-raising campaign to help Kerala flood victims.

The club members, all of whom were enthusiastic about the special drive and wanted to pitch in both with funds and efforts, used the first three days of the five-day exercise to interact with students from all departments and exhort them to contribute for the noble cause. Two days were reserved for seeking funds from faculty members who responded

positively, contributing to the cause and praising the campaign.

The students were told about the plight of the Kerala flood victims and asked to donate whatever they could to help them rebuild their lives and homes, much of which were destroyed in massive floods in August this year.

“We had to make sure that people did not donate under pressure but did so as a genuine gesture for their fellow countrymen hit by the catastrophe,” head of Club Alexis Mayank Tripathi explained.

Asked what kind of funds he was expecting

to raise, Mayank said that his anticipation was Rs 10,000. However, the drive turned out to be an unexpectedly big success with the club managing to collect a handsome amount of Rs 20,000, bettering its target twice over.

Tripathi, a founding member of the club formed in 2016, termaed the drive a great achievement, “as we won the battle on multiple grounds – not just by launching a happening awareness campaign but also by doubling the donations from the initial target.”

August was a nightmarish month for the

people of Kerala as heavy and incessant rains, coupled with the opening of the dam gates, resulted in massive flooding of residential areas in major cities of the State.

Heavy casualties, close to 450, were recorded.

Thousands were rendered homeless and refugee camps became a home of epidemics and flood-related ailments.

Funds were raised for Kerala but many forgot how another State in the north-east had suffered similar fate but with no publicity or help. Nagaland, underwent tremendous difficulties due

to unusually high rainfall this year.

Tripathi, however, came up with a quick solution. Though the money was raised in the name of Kerala victims, he said, it was a good idea to split the amount equally for both the Sates.

“It was people’s money, so we had to ask them if splitting of the money between two states was fine with them. Nobody objected,” Mayank added.

What followed was another round of interactions and unanimous acceptance of the idea. Finally, the club donated Rs 10,001 to each of the suf-

fering State, “the extra rupee being for good luck,” Tripathi said.

The enthusiasm that the entire team showed in building awareness among students about the plight of the flood victims, Tripathi said, was a milestone and would be remembered long by graduating students. Club member Gauri Dhiman, says, “The feeling of coming together and helping is inevitable.”

As for now, there seems to be no stopping this club committed to working for the good of the people with the motto of ‘Go Alexis!’

art ambassadors Farmers get sunrise technology Odisha’s bring talent to Delhi Rotosol pumps can work for nine hours at a stretch

By LISHA BHASKER AND KYLE SIMLAI The 12th edition of the Renewable Energy India, Expo took place from September 18 to 20 with delegates from over 45 countries and more than 750 exhibitors participating.

The globally recognized manufacturing company ROTOSOL was one of the exhibitors dealing eco-friendly DC motors and solar pumps.

The firm comprises two plants spread across an area of 15000 sqm, and carries an ISO 9001 mark.

Rotosol produces DC solar surface pumps, submersible pumps and pool pumps. Stainless steel of 304 grade is used in the making of the motor and the pump which consists

PLUS POINTS

Stainless steel of 304 grade used for maximum efficiency Ceramic thrust reduces friction and facilitates noiseless operation of no cast iron or plastic parts. It comes with encapsulated stator and long-lasting bearings.

The compact size results in low inertia and contributes to less energy wasted in moving the rotor mass and, thus, higher efficiency. It also makes han-

dling the bore well easier.

Solar pump is an environment-friendly technology for the benefit of farmers as it works on sun energy and requires minimal operating cost.

So other advantages are easy maintenance, easy installation, less pollution and portability.

Rotosol solar pumps can specifically work for up to nine-hours. They work both in well and borewell operations and have an inbuilt motor sensor. They have a five-year warranty and are the No.1 solar pump in India by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).

They have a five-year warranty and are the No.1 solar pump in India by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).

By VIDHUSHI MITTAL AND PUSHKAR SINGH

Demo of a solar pump at Expomart 2018.

Photo by Lisha Bhasker

Pen on leather craft leaves imprint

By DEENA DAYAL NARAYAN AND DEVYANI VERMA Vasulu, an artisan who has bagged National and State levels honours, has long been attracting customers at Dastakar village. The shop rented by Khandasreeni Vasulu had colourful lampshades and wind chimes. The craft is a form of art known as Kalamkari which means “drawing with a pen,” he explains.

Vasulu and his team manufacture their own leather and use a special ‘kalam’ to create the intricate designs on lamps, wall hangings, and other decorative items.

The kalam is carved in a manner so as to help create sharper strokes and smooth finish. The Vasulus have been practising this

Khandasreeni at his Kalamkari stall. craft for the past 30 years.

The products at his shop, range from ₹200 to ₹10,000. They are not the only things that

are

Photo by Devyani Verma

on high demand.

Dastkar is a great platform to work on the promotion of traditional crafts in India.

Stalls, usually of temporary ownership, are flooded with innovative ideas and entrepreneurial minds as customers browse

through the shops. Vasulu is one such entrepreneur.

As a resident of Dharmavaram, Ananthapuram in Andhra pradesh, he has been called to Delhi NCR for conducting workshops and teach his techniques and skills to aspiring aspirants.

He has been bestowed with the State Award for his skill back in 2011. Vasulu is also the proud recipient of the National Artisans Award which he will be receiving later this year.

Passionate about his art and the journey he has taken thus far, he tells you that he practices and teaches his two children as well as he believes the too have a hidden craftsmen within their personalities which need honing.

Suraj Mahavana and Sadana Rana, 22 and 55 respectively, own a stall in Dastkar Village, Chhatarpur.

They are craftsmen from Odisha. Suraj specializes in Warli art. Sadana has been making terracotta pots for 25 years.

The stall, Swastik Art and Crafts, is owned by Mahavana. He hails from Puri Raghu Rajpur, a village in Odisha.

He has been setting up a stall at Dastkar for nine years. He comes here twice a year. The name of the stall comes from Swastik, his brother.

His entire family is involved in the propulsion of this craft. Also, they do whirly art on the items made by them.

He also sells his crafted products through the Dastakar stall that is free for him. Asked about sales, he said, “Sales increase during festivals like Diwali” but otherwise the response is low. He usually faces transportation problems while bringing products from Odisha to Delhi as they often get damaged. It takes two and a half days

for the products them to be transported in Delhi. As he puts up a stall at Dilli Haat, he knows that the sale at Dastkar is lesser than the better known and centrally located Dilli Haat. To sell products at Dastkar, he sometimes has to give discounts to customers.

His daily earning, he said was around Rs. 1000 a day.

Another craftsman from Odisha, Sadana Rana, hails from Samandpur village and sells terracotta pots at Dastakar.

“I have been doing this for the past 30 years. However, Rana has been setting up stall at Dastkar only for the past five years. He has been regular at Dilli Haat and also some government events or exhibitions. According to him, he pays ₹9912 as rent for the stall to the DCM and 18 percent of his sales, also go to the NGO. As part of DCH activities, he trains children design the outer part of the terracotta pots. He has lately been facing problems in selling his products as the number of visitors to Dastakar is less. “I have earned ₹6000 only till now from which I must pay 18 percent to DCH, he said.

Sadana Rana with terracotta products.

Rana travels from Odisha to Delhi by train, but parcels his products so that his mud pots don’t break.

Transportation costs him around ₹10,000 put up. In one season, he earns around ₹60,000 ₹70,000. “During weekends the number of visitors increases. People of Delhi know the true value of art and love to buy these kinds of products,” he said.

Usually, the youth buys the products for gifting purposes. People in their 40s and above mostly purchase his products for gardening.

Rana puts up exhibitions all over India, but the demand for his products is highest in Delhi. Talking about terracotta, he said, 20-25years back people used used it in kitchens and storage and also as earthenware for bringing water from the well.

All said, platforms like the Dastkar Village are good for people from small villages come to big cities like Delhi thereby earn and showcase and sell in livelihood.

Also, on the flipside, people in big cities understand the value of art as its link to the history and culture of India.

Photo by Vidhushi Mittal

Students rock and roll with blind date on campus

By SRI LAASYA PRIYA “Pulse”, the event management club in Bennett University, hosted a blind date event on the campus on September 18. With 15 couples participating, the three hour event held in the senior mess, new block, was a grand success.

The registrations for the event opened a fortnight before. All the ‘singles’ saw an opportunity to start new friendships.

On the day of event,

all the registered students assembled in the lecture hall to pick their partners through chit picking. Three rounds of competitions followed to select the best couple.

In the first round, karaoke version of a famous song was played and the couple had to guess the movie.

There were no eliminations in this round.

The second round was a treasure hunt followed by a dance round.

Blind date participants on a treasurehunt. (Right) Winners Saumyata Tyagi and Rishav Bansal.

Photos by Tejaswini Mittal

The pairs had a gala time hunting for treasures in a fun filled competition.

The treasure hunt followed by the dance round.

Though Saumyata Tyagi, BBA LLB first year and Rishav Bansal, Btech third year student, came first in the treasure hunt, it was the dance round in which the couples had the maximum fun. ‘They had to dance with the music and freeze when it stopped. “It was a great way to interact and get to know each

other.” Kaashyup, a third year student who stood third in the competition along with Devyani Verma.

After the announcement of the results, the floor was thrown open for everyone to tap their feet over peppy Bollywood and Hollywood numbers which have been a rage over the years.

That marked as a remarkable end to a refreshing and innovating event on the campus with students pitching for more events.

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Nursing is about serving and caring

By ALIVIA MUKHERJEE Anima Sen, aged 26, is a nurse at Mission Hospital.

She belongs to Durgapur, West Bengal. She completed her schooling from St Clares and her B.Sc in nursing from Aliah University, Kolkata.

She took training Of Hygiene and Public Health from School Of Nursing, Kolkata. She got her job in this well known Hospital after having working experience in ITU,CCU for 2-3 years. According to her the best thing about her job is the trust that she gains from her patients , and the happiness that she gets by helping in recovery of the patients.In school she was active in the NGO club where serving others were given prime importance.

College life gave her opportunities to experience nursing , she got to attend many health and nursing related programmes , and

‘Do what you love and love what you do is something that should be followed while choosing and pursuing a career path’ - ANIMA

also appeared for development training in RN Residency program. It just not motivated her, but also increased the interest in her. The challenges in her job includes workplace violence which is very common between visitors, nurses, patients and co-workers, long working hours, lack of team work and harmony,working in biological and chemically hazardious environment.

During faculty meeting the nurses get to discuss about the problems and internal issues, option for choosing working time slot are being provided, adequate safety check of the instrument is done.

These helps in curbing the challenges they face.Doing every work with dedication and smile sumps up her recipe of success. Due to long working hours , there is a effect on mental health , the anxiety and frustration level increases. She looses her patience and concentration . She takes out time for meditation , slow physical activities like yoga, brisk walking which keeps her fit both physically and mentally. To keep herself up to date she has nursing specific app on her phone like Black’s Medical Dictonary App, she follows some good nursing blogs, goes through Nursing Care Plan 2014, keeps herself involved in nursing

organization, she is also a member in the @NurseTogether where nurse from different places form a community.’

“Do what you love and love what you do is something that should be followed while choosing and persuing a career path’’said Anima.

She is happy with her profession as she not only earn enough income but also a lot of blessings. Even though it takes a lot of hard work to gain trust, but hard work is nothing as compared to the reward of trust and blessings that she gets.

She enjoys caring and supporting the old people, she treats them as her family. Being in this profession her medical knowledge enhances which helped her in saving lives during emergency situations. she gets immense love and respect being a nurse . She defines nursing as compassion and caring.

Anima Sen: Nurse at Mission Hospital

By DEVYANI VERMA

By ANUSHKA SINGH ‘There are no free lunches in the professional life’, said SB Singh when asked if he would like to give any advice to young people who still have to choose their careers. An engineer by profession and his field of interest is hydraulics, which was something he wanted to do after realising that the area near his college was plagued by water scarcity. In an hourlong candid conversation, he opened up about his take on professionals and their work.

Singh elaborating on his career choice who said that he chose hydraulics after realising that the lack of potable water may pose a problem in the upcoming years. The best thing about his work?

In response, Singh said that he enjoys facing and tackling new challenges every day. When asked how his school and college years shaped him, he replied by saying that it was the water scarcity in the vicinity of his college which inspired him to take up hydraulics. His biggest challenge at work is that

Shashi Bhushan Singh

His biggest challenge at work is that the intense competition in the marketplace always keeps him on his toes but he and his team always manage solve the problem by looking for a probable solution, analysing the solution and then moving forward. the intense competition in the marketplace always keeps them on their toes but he and his team always

solve the problem by looking for a probable solution, analysing the solution and then moving forward.

‘My profession is my life’

By ARNAB HOTA

There are no free lunches ‘Keep working, don’t give up’ when it comes to career Priyanka Srivastava is a Chartered Accountant (CA) by profession and the founder of her business venture caMattersOnline.

She recalls having been fascinated with taxation and accounts at a young age when her father, Mr. VB Srivastava, Income Tax Commissioner, would return home with folders packed with work. She is passionate and devoted to her work of finding fun in looking into and analyzing the Financial Health of a business.

“In my final year at school, I almost failed in my preliminary exams and was afraid of being reprimanded and vowed to my father that I would work harder. My love for maths drove me into working passionately for a better marksheet, which ultimately led me to choosing CA as I topped in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.” She tells you.

Challenges at work for her range from meeting deadlines to sorting out clerical errors: “ work pressure is continuous but inner calmness is the key to solving these challenges. Whether it be a grouchy client or a disharmony among employ-

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From the early days of his college life he got inspired by one of his teacher who left his OAS job to pursue teaching.

After his graduation teaching was the only option left in front of him so he decided to choose it as his profession. During his college days he use to discuss his doubts with his friends in free times .

He never wasted a single time gossiping about unproductive topics.

The main challenges in his profession are to instill self confidence among weak students which he did successful. “ I had to earn confidence of my subordinates. The subordinates should feel I know their problem they should feel protected not ruled”.

The recipe of success according to him is keeps your eyes and ears always open .His hobby is his profession so no stress at

I had to earn my subordinates’ confidence - Pradeep Hota all. He spends most of his time in reading to keep him update.

His advice to the young generation is have confidence in yourself and sky is not the limit. Don’t waste a single minute because a minute wasted is gone forever.

‘Passion, focus are must for success’

By DHRUV DHANKAR

Priyanka Srivastava ees, let the other person express his grievance and then approach them with a gentle and natural tone, she delegates the work and also takes a stand for her employees in the presence of her clients. Srivastava believes that once you have to set out to do something, keep working on it till you feel that you have reached there. “I have four words for that,” she said. “Consistency, persistence, focused approach.” She says.

She admits that she often faces work-related stress and it sometimes effects her health. “I am

still learning how to tackle it, experimenting with various methods ,” she says. “ Taking time off, separating home and work lives and being cool headed works well. “I find myself at ease after having confided to someone, namely my spouse.”

Her advice to young people who still have to choose their career simply is, “Don’t do what other people are doing or what the society asks of you.

Just do what you want to do, and keep on doing it.

Listen to your heart, your mind will follow.”

Vinita Dhankar, PGT Sewag International School, describes her love for the profession of teaching and challenges she faces in an interview.

Vinita Dhankar’s journey began when she was called in by the Army School in -- for a leave vacancy of two months. She found the job interesting.

Before starting her job as a teacher, Dhankar with only experience of being a teacher came through enacting a teacher’s role during teacher’s day function at school.

Asked what she loved most about her profession she said “It is the challenge to groom and inspire children. I find making students more fluent in English and disciplining them for life are the other challenges.” she added.

As a teacher she experiences a lot of stress, “When the students are unable to score good marks and perform well, I

Vinita Dhankar feel very stressed. I tackle the problems by analyzing and finding an easy way to sort out the problem.” she said.

According to her, blend of hard work, discipline, dedication, devotion and lot of patience is perfect recipe for success.

How does she keep herself up to date with her profession? “Reading and collecting all information regarding education pattern helps,” she said. “Be passionate and focused”, she said when asked what her advice was for young people who still have to choose their careers.

‘No elevator to success’

He dates past with passion

By ADITYA MISRA

By APOORVA SHARDA

Rashmi Gupta, an owner of a yoga centre in Dehradun, is also an instructor.

According to her teaching anything hasn’t been easy, and so isn’t yoga. She says it’s a tough job. Being health conscious herself, she spreads the knowledge about how human body works.

She says, “As I came into this profession, not only did I get to teach others about it, but I learn something new every day!” She believes that teaching along with learning is one of the best experiences. Finding her yoga classes boring initially, things changed gradually.

She was now selected for the yoga team which built her confidence and intrigued her to know more about the subject.

She said: “Being selected for the yoga team not only brought confidence, but also assured that I can build up my carrier in the field.” She believes in working hard and not waiting for the fruits to fall. She says, “Always take the stairs, there is no elevator to success.”

At the cost of little patience and time consumption, Archaeology offers great thrill and adventure as a job. In conversation with Bhuvan Vikrama, an archaeologist serving Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) brings out some interesting facts and anecdotes which might change the boring perception of history into an interesting field to pursue.

“Archaeology has been an underrated profession for a long time and continues to be so. It is a multidisciplinary field that requires a lot of time and commitment.” says Vikrama. His interest in Indology and Indian culture was the catalyst in him choosing this profession. “ My father was also an archaeologist and a source of inspiration. Broken potsherds and other relics always held a fascination for me.” he adds.

He finds the bygone era very attractive and being an archaeologist it has given him the opportunity to seek solutions to modern day problems. He strongly believes that our ancestors were far wiser and had a

Rashmi Gupta She still reads books, articles and blogs as diverse subjects like yoga and

pranayama can’t be studied enough. She attends Patanjali’s workshops as

well. To the young ones, she says, “Don’t burden yourself.”

Bhuvan Vikrama (on camera) at an excavation site more practical and realistic approach towards life and its problems. Archaeologist, he explains is “one who dates the past.”

In school, he loved studying the Sanskrit language and Ancient Indian History. His student life was eventless and had wandered place to place due to his fathers posting.

Although, it didn’t allow him to get a good academic record, it gave him

an insight into different cultures and ways of life, which helped him in his profession later in life.

“When I was doing a diploma in archaeology from the Institute of Archaeology, I asked my teacher why a certain element in temple architecture was introduced? He asked me to find out and interpret. I took that up as a challenge and wrote my thesis in it.”

Adds Dr. Bhuvan Vikrama.

Being in this profession for more than two decades, Vikrama has been maintaining ancient monuments and keeping them presentable for ever-increasing footfall. This is considered a big challenge.

However, “being a time demanding profession, archaeology involves lots of travelling and multifarious activities that have affected my health, but not my love for my work,” he says.

Old world comes with modern charm

By AANYA SINGH MISRA AND ADITYA MISRA

Antique Collections of Classic Furnitures displayed at Dastkar Village, New Delhi

Photo by Aditya Misra

Oiling spirit of charity Meraki, an oil-essential brand based out of Delhi, tells a tale of a differently enabled products

By JATHIN NAIR AND ISHAAN ARORA Under the colourful roofs of Dastkar Village stands a shop with a green board showcasing name Meraki. A young lady in her 30’s greets you with a smile, “Meraki is a Greek word which means doing things with love, passion and soul”, she tells you.

Shubhra, whose father started the business three years ago, now supports her him in this work with passion.

The Meraki family woks in ways and ideologies that support charity. They give people jobs all over India, from Kashmir to Kerala.

They have made a 2000 miles network. The family gives workers shelter

and also educates their children through schools funded through their venture. The Meraki range has oil-products for meditation, post workout, relaxation, detox, sleep and treating ailments like congestion, acne and allergies.

The price starts from as low as Rs 345 for a 10ml bottle of lemon oil and goes up to Rs 1,595 for a bottle of pure vetiver oil. The Meraki use cold-pressed oil to retain the purity of the products with no adulteration or wastage. What makes Meraki stand out in a plethora of similar products is the essential oils segment. Shubhra faces new challenges but she is confident that people will be more aware of what nature has to offer.

Meraki range in Dastkar Village, New Delhi Photo by Ishaan Arora

A dream realised out of passion for art, wood and handicraft in 1986, Classic Furnishers was started by Mahinder Kumar in Delhi .They manufacture exquisite traditional and modern furniture with great handicraft, out of teak, imbibing various forms of handmade crafts in it with detailed styling.

Endless hours of imagination, design aesthetics and traditional craftsmanship go into the making of each product. They believe in creating pieces with same finesse and perfection in carving wood and craftsmanships in the past, recording their aesthetic attributes for years to come, creating what they call ‘antiques for tomorrow’. The main aim is to “educate the youth about our vast and varied heritage” says Bhavya Arya, the

Cultural heritage of Pichwai art by Sushil Soni on display at Dastkar Village

Photo by Chirag Aneja

By DEBPARNA NAYAK AND CHIRAG ANEJA A traditional art form practised by the Gaud Brahmin priests of Shrinathji Temple of Nathdwara in Rajasthan. Pichwai paintings depict the incidents in Lord Krishna’s life. Intricate figurines are beautifully drawn and painted on pure cotton fabric

using natural colours.

Gold and silver foils are used for inlay work. Sushil Soni, a trained master in this art uses modern techniques in Pichwai art . He learned the nuances of the art form from his father at a tender age of 10. He learnt the intricacies of miniature art from Prof. Ghanshyamji Nimbav.He introduced a new way of turning min-

iature paintings into folk Pichwai paintings. He also experimented with various media and techniques in Pichwai art.

The owner of the stall at Dastakar, Sushil Soni has displayed his Pichwai paintings in many parts of the country including (Jamat Art Gallery ) Mumbai, (Jawahar Kala Kendra) Jaipur, ( Murushree

By JIVRAJ KOHLI AND PARUL RAINA

Radha Krishna made by artist Ashutosh Verma

Photo by Jivraj Kohli gave a brief about the art, the history behind it and about himself. He revealed that even the smallest of the Sanjhi art takes about a day to complete.

When asked about why he chose this as his profession, he said, “yeh kala mere khoon mein hai.”

current owner and daughter of Mr. Kumar of Classic Furnitures.

The beauty and sheen of furniture lies in its details and the company masters it to perfection.

To achieve and bring out the finest examples of colonial teak wood furniture, their unique selling proposition is to ensure that the unique identity, spirit and the traditional style dosen’t get diluted.

Antique collections and classy look blooms the store of Dastkar. Prompt delivery of customised finished products is ensured within 15-20 working days, by reputed courier service .

Special care is taken to restore the sheen and shine of the product to richly display the proud heritage of the 21st century.

The legacy of rich Indian culture is taken forward with a touch of modernity.

Classic furnishers redefine furnishing in a classy way.

Glorious stories power Pichwai art

Cutting edge art of Sanjhi The art of Sanjhi is believed to have been inspired by the gopis (cow herding girls) who would sit and make beautiful patterns and shapes with fallen leaves and flowers waiting for Lord Krishna to return after gazing cows.

Krishna would stop there, rest for a while and then go home. This evolved using of powder colours. While working with colours, a stencil was required called “saancha”. The stencil is placed on a vedi (a specially constructed platform made of mud and cow dung), measuring 12ft by 8ft. Colour and powder is put on the stencil using a cloth. The “bhaav”(emotion or sentiment) is such that even a speck of dust should not touch Sanjhi.

The artists want the art to be pure from any dirt. The artist, Mr. Ashutosh Verma, aged merely 21 years,

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Ashutosh works on Sanjhi art at his stall in Dastkar Village

Photo by Jivraj Kohli

Parishad ) Kolkata, (Craft Museum) New Delhi. He was honoured by the Govt. of Rajasthan in the year 2000 bagging many state level awards. Sushil Soni aged 35, informed that the paintings in gold and silver fetch handsome prices like rupees 450000 to rupees 2 lakhs. , making this one of the most popular art forms in the country.

Shanti Hastkala empowers women

Jageshwari Sachdeva with a customer at Dastkar Village, New Delhi Photo by Gauri Dhiman

By GAMINI CHANANA AND GAURI DHIMAN Shanti Hastkala is an organisation empowering women, especially rural.

Headquartered in Magod, Gujarat, with, branches are in Delhi, Juhu, Ahmedabad and Goregoan, the NGO works towards empowering and enabling rural Indian women in many villages. It provides them a unique platform to learn skills and promote their talent, thereby giving them an opportunity to gain financial independence.

This has not only improved the quality of life of village women but also enhanced their self-confidence. Around 100 women work under this NGO including girls who are 14 to 20 years of age, working to earn and support their family. Under this NGO even women aged 60 and above, work and earn to lead a better life in their old age. As many as 70% of women are from families where husbands waste all their earnings

Women are provided training for six months and they produce a plethora of goods like kurtis, wraps and soft home furnishings on alcohol and they have to educate and feed their children and family so they lead a respectable life. The NGO exports its products to Australia, the US and the UK. The NGO specialises in making kurtis, skirts, wraps, bags, jholas, curtains, quilts, soft home furnishings and handmade incense sticks.

“The workers get trained for 6 months and grasp the technique very quickly and produce new designs” says Jageshwari Sachdeva.

Sanjhi store in Dastkar Village, New Delhi Photo by Gauri Dhiman

Paintings depict culture

By PARUL RAINA AND TANYA GOEL The Pichwai art features a vivid description of incidents of Lord Krishna’s life at Nathdwara Rajasthan. These paintings are changed according to the occasion , season time and mood of the Lord.

Pichwai denotes “ Seva and Worship “ Major festivals which include Holi, Janmashtami, Annakoot, Ram Navmi are adorned with Pichwai paintings.

The painting is done on pure cotton fabric of specific sizes, using only naturally stone grinded colours or earthen pigments with metallic colours . Inlay work is done by silver and golden foils. The drawing rooms of many celebrities including Mukesh Ambani, Aditi Roy and Jacky Shroff showcase Pichwai paintings of Sushil Soni.

Sushil Soni a lineage from the Gaud Brahmin sect has preserved the tradition and pursues the rich

Beautiful piece of Pichwai Art by an unkown artist Photo by Tanya Goel art form . He mastered the art under the age of 10. He graduated in drawing and painting from the Nathdwara college . He is trained in this intricacies

of miniature paintings as well. Sushil Soni has experimented various medium and techniques with traditional Pichwai paintings.

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Saatvik Edge launches cells for pure future

By SATVIK SURESH IYENGAR AND SRI LAASIYA PRIYA Saatvik Green Energy is a company based in Ambala, it is specializing in making solar cells. Despite being a newbie in the market, the company has already won battles on few grounds. “We are the largest solar panel manufacturing company in the entire North India, where most of the competitors ply,” Manik Garg, Director Business Development, said in account of his company’s progress.

By the end of this year, they expect a growth of about 70 to 80 per cent in business, something that

they’ve already achieved halfway through this year.

What really differentiates them from other companies is their name, ‘Saatvik’ which means pure. It defines their unique style of business. Mr Manik Garg said, ‘‘My company uses innovative means for the manufacturing of their products, which in turn would act like a fuel for a pure future”. The raw materials come from China, Taiwan and Vietnam, and are of a brilliant quality.

The company ensures that their products are of great standard. The price ranges from Rs 7000 to Rs 7500, a reasonable price for solar cells, which

After China and Vietnam, OSDA targets India

makes their ‘pure-products’ the favourite in the market. The company has been mainly focusing on raising the bar in India, although it has used its card for exports, and is plying in few countries in Africa.

When asked about the future, all Manik Garg had to say was that the future looks bright. Despite a policy driven market, mainly due to government schemes such as the GST, he believes a stiffer future would mean more revolutionary plans.

Mr Garg believes that a fair flow of competition would make sure that the people of the country get what they wanted.

The Ambala-based firm sells four products ranging between the price range of Rs 7,000 to 7,500. As far as the power drawn is concerned, the first draft produces 320 watts, of which the best lot harvests 335 watts. The company promises high module conversion efficiency, along with a segment that works upon low ingredients. The product also ensures better sustainability in harsh environment. Something that will really catch your eyes is sorting process. The system output is maximised by reducing mismatch losses and their packaging is rated top class. Also, the system doesn’t get affected.

Ashish Kumar, sales manager

They structure solar panels

Japan’s largest public management organisation New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) showcased their cutting-edge products at The Renewable Energy India Expo 2018 organized

by UBM India Pvt Ltd .

As a new project, NEDO’s pavilion in collaboration with Toshiba India created a new concept for batteries that is called as lithium-ion-batteries.

After manufacturing turbines, elevators and industrial ACs, they are now into lithium-ion-batteries. When enquired about the same, sales manager Mr Ashish Kumar Singh told that the lithium batteries are the safest forms of batteries which have 20,000 lifecycles and can charge up to 80 % within six minutes.

The stall at Expo Mart. Photo by Devyani Verma

Safety guard against lightning

The Saatvik Green Energy stall at the Renewable Energy Resources Expo, Greater Noida Photo by Sri Laasiya Priya

Cost-effective panels dot Solar Expo

By CHARUSHREE CHUNDAWAT

OSDA Solar stall at the Renewable Energy Resources Expo at Greater Noida

Photo by Anushka Sharma

By ANUSHKA SHARMA AND ANUSHKA SINGH India is blessed with an abundance of natural resources. Since the traditional sources of energy are exhaustible as well as expensive, sources of renewable energy have started gaining momentum in recent years. Expo Mart recently held an event on the same, where people working with renewable sources of energy were invited to showcase their products.

One of these companies was OSDA Solar, a China based company that aims to set up its business in India. It was Found in 2005.

It is a high-tech enterprise and mainly engages in the research and development, production and in-

stallation of solar products that has already gained success in China and Vietnam. Their mission is to exceed the expectations of the customers through dedication towards continual research and development and excellent service.

Tony Bao, who is the overseas expert for OSDA Solar said “ coming to the Expo proved beneficial for us as we were able to showcase our products and brief about them in detail to the people”.

Bao also spoke about the future prospects for their enterprise which includes expanding their business in the Indian market. It will definitely be interesting to see how OSDA sets up its business in India in the upcoming years.

INNOVATING A BETTER WORLD

The lately concluded 12th edition of the renewable energy India Expo (REI), hosted by UBM India was a one- stop platform for international stakeholders to showcase their power of technology and innovation.

As many as 750 exhibitors, 35000 business visitors from 45 countries across the globe attended the expo at Greater Noida Expo premises. The expo had active participation from countries on the Renewable Energy like Germany, Japan, Spain and China. ‘‘As a leading manufacturer of solar panel backsheets and solar panel redirection film materials, SINPO was established in 2007 and SINPO has made a sizeable market in India.

Here for the second time, the manufacturers did brisk business. Backsheets and solar panels are of high quality and extremely cost effective”, their official spokesperson, Shivam Singh said.

“They effectively reflect sunlight to reduce the surface temperature

By DIVYANSH KHANDELWAL AND SHRAVAK SHAKYA Realizing the impact of global warming, the world is going for renewable energy sources. Many companies tend to come up with innovations, but only a few are able to back their claim and with usable products in the market, KACO New Energy GmbH is one company who has managed both with success. KACO manufactures the world’s first thyristor inverters, the first transformer-less inverters and the first solar PV inverters in a CO2-neutral way.

Based out of Neckarsulm, Germany, the company was once the largest seller of electrical choppers in the world. At the Expo Mart, Greater Noida, KACO showcased some of their devices, mostly solar PV inverters. Boban Vujovic, KACO’s Technical

Customer Consultant said that they had brought intheir new Blueline 125 inverter, which is the first in the industry based on silicon-carbide diodes, which offer better performance.

“When we say we innovate, we mean it. Everyone can say it, but when you delve deeper, then you know who does what” Boban added.KACO have been in India for the past eight years through distributors and for past two years, they have an office in New Delhi, making India their 15 th operational base. They are looking to further increase their foothold in the Indian market. Their CTO was also in town to conduct meetings.

Boban said that India is a very big market for all fields and expanding here would be a major boost to his company, “India is a huge market, too huge to ignore’’ he added.

Dalian Lia talks of types of solar panels

Photo by Charushree Chundawat SINMO. Lia is happy that the Indian Government has introduced a number of subsidies under various categories of solar projects which attract big players to the green energy field.

The 12 th edition of Renewable Energy India Expo (REI) was hosted

by UBM India. Exports of well known solar energy companies were present to showcase their products. Vishal Engineers & Galvanizers is one among those companies.

It was established in the year 2004 by promoters having a collective experience and a very wellknown name in the market for manufacturing and trading in reinforcement steel and structures.

The origin of the company is from Ahmadabad.

The company fabricates and galvanizes Solar Panel Mounting Structures of various types and scale as per the design of their client’s choice. Till date,

they have supplied structures for over 205+ MW solar power projects and 10100+ solar pump sets.

They mainly manufacture the structure by themselves. They exhibit their stalls only once a year, only at expo Mart.

They are basically not interested in marketing. As this is one of the largest solar expo, they decided to exhibit themselves in the expo mart. They generally manufacture the supporting structure for solar panels which are both automatic and manual.

When asked what was the ultimate achievement for the company, Mr Raj Joisar, Director at Vishal Engineers and Galvanizers, said, “we are yet to achieve the ultimate”. The goal of the company is to grab maximum market share in terms of structure.

Panasonic bats for eco-friendly renewable storage

By MANSI SHARMA AND MEDHA SHARMA

KACO’s newest concept, the blueplant 125 pv inverter Photo by Shravak Shakya

By DEVYANI VERMA AND DEENA DAYAL

and thermal insulation.

The enhanced power generation of photovoltaic roof perform the function perfectly and value dual embodiment” added Dalan Lia, Sales Director,

The 12th edition of Renewable Energy India Expo (18 th -20 th September) was started in a splendid way with the presence of leading international experts.

The expo was scheduled at the Expo Center, Greater Noida. The event was aimed at understanding the usage of renewable energy resources. Gaurav, the business analyst of

Panasonic India, stated the importance of eco-friendly storage devices.

“Panasonic produces solar battery storage which can cater to the electricity needs of universities, telecom industries and government sector. The battery lasts for a longterm and its disposal is recyclable and inflammable.

Such storage devices will be sold to institutes and not locals as knowledge of their installation and safe-

ty hazards with such products is high”, said Gaurav, the business analyst The products aim at making a low carbon society for the future as Panasonic begins introduction of renewable energy to the grid. The benefit of using these batteries is that during their disposal,there would be no harmful radiation.These batteries will play a key role as these will act as a stabilizer for renewable energy.

Electric cars charged with solar energy are the vehicles of the future. India, however, is just making up to this mode of pollution tree, cost-effective and environmental friendly mode of transport.

To tap the future demand of solar cars in India, Delta, which provides charging solutions in energy too was in the RE expo mart in Greater Noida to display their product. The energy expo was all about solar modules. Solar panels and ultrafast vehicle chargers are popular in Europe and other Asian countries.

“We started manufacturing them for India too. These chargers are manufactured because the world is facing problems like carbon emis-

sions. Delta ultrafast DC Chargers are smarter, decarbonized, environment friendly and perfect for the urban lifestyle”, said Rakesh at the Delta stall.

The ultrafast charger is easy to use, and its high frequency power converter emits lower noise during charge. So, it can be installed near a hotel or restaurant. “The biggest advantage of this charger is that it allows you to charge four cars simultaneously and eliminates queuing. It charges a car in less than 10 minutes and the car can run for 100 km straight.”, added Rakesh.

“India has a future for electric cars since there will be a hike of 25% in the manufacturing and sale of ekectric cars from 2025, this charger will prove to be beneficial”, said the spokesperson.

DEHN representative at the Expo

By PARUL RAINA AND TANYA GOEL DEHN India Pvt Ltd is a medium-sized company founded in Germany in 1910 which operates on a global scale. Being based in Newmarket in der Oberpfalz and deeply rooted in Germany, has not stopped them from earning the trust of their customers in more than 70 countries. “Learning played a pioneering role and facing challenges posed by difficult markets. we have emerged as reliable manufacturer as market partners and employers’’, said Shubhendra Shukla, representative of DEHN India. The company has taken the task of reliably protecting people, buildings, malls, industries electrical devices and systems from hazards related to lightning and surges.

Insulating shocks

Panasonic New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation at expo mart

Ultrafast charger to change India’s future

By GAMINI CHANANA AND GAURI DHAWAN

NEDO, TOSHIBA create new-age batteries

Delta’s concept of car charging at expo mart Greater Noida

Photo by Gamini Chanana

AC DC system at Hensel

By AYUSHI BISHT AND ARYAMAN CHOUDHARY Hensel electric private limited has been manufacturing plastic enclosures and junction boxes to provide protection to various appliances and installations for 87 years, 8 years in India.

“The positive response for our products in the market and satisfaction of our customers is what matter to us the most”, said Ridhima Sharma, the representative of the German-based company, where a renewable energy exhibition was hosted recently. To protect individuals in the event of faults against electric shock and accompanying accidents, hensels provide polycarbonate plastic enclosures. These come with an IP rating from 54 to 69. An IP rating conveys the level of protection the enclosure provides to appliances against corrosion, dust and water.

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Himalayan effort to tap natural resources

By JHANVI MANCHANDA Prashan Rajan, a 45-yearold man hailing from Uttarakhand, started an initiative called TRISHA (TERI’s research initiative at Supi for Himalayan Advancement). The journey began in 2003 with an aim to help the farmers get a livelihood. They took their initiative further with the support of the Government of Uttarakhand.

Situated at a height of 7100 feet above sea level, TRISHA is an endeavour to create a platform in the highest terrain of

India that can be used as means for capacity building, education, sharing local knowledge, improving economies and incorporating the best practices for sustainable development.

The farmer are dependent on rainfall to make ends meet.

With a sense of social responsibility for improving their economic condition, TRISHA decided to add diversity to the farmers crops so that farmers could get better returns from their meagre land and water resources. Taking support from various

Strokes of mythology

By APOORVA SHARDA AND ARNAB HOTA Artist Suraj Samantharay hails from Raghurajpur, a small village in Puri (Odisha) showcased his exquisite masterpieces in the Dastkar exhibition at Chattarpur.

Hailing from a small village of Odisha that is famous for the ancient Pattachitra art, the artist, Suraj came to the big city with talent.

Dating back to the 5th century BC, Pattachitra consists of two words- “Patta” means “Cloth” and “Chitra” means “Painting”. It resembles the old murals of Odisha and is closely linked with the worship of Lord Jagannath and stories from Ramayana, Mahabharata with Radha-Krishna as the main themes.

The art of Pattachitra requires elaborate procedure for its preparation. In conversation with the art-

ist, Suraj talked about the intricate preparations that are to be made beforehand.

“After taking out the pulp of tamarind, the seeds are taken and dried for a day under the sun and are then powdered which is later mixed with gum and cooked. After that, the paste is applied to the cloth and later painted using the natural colors with the depiction of various mythological events,” said the artist.

The artist also shared that earlier only natural colors were used but now chemical colors are also added in the coloring process. Generally, from the five basic colors 100 combinations are prepared.

Now with the modern-day evolution, the art has also evolved, ‘the Pattachitra style’ paintings are now being made on various mediums objects like terracotta bottles and kettles.

Traditional ingredients of TERI on show Photo by Ananya Ahuja government and inter- utilising organic compost efforts gradually started national agencies, they to enhance crop productiv- bearing fruit and the farmstarted helping farmers, ity and soil health. Water ers began to reap benefits especially women, to grow management and storage of higher incomes, enculinary herbs, spices, and solutions were also provid- hanced skill, less dependaromatic plants. This ex- ed to farmers to increase ency on rainfall and changercise was supported by water efficiency. All these ing weather patterns.

The prices of the products are ranged between Rs50 and 500. The products are cheap and natural, and hence can be bought by anyone.

The owner gave us an insight into his bath and body products. “they all are naturally prepared and have a soothing fragrance.

Some products are made from apricot oil, an aromatic body oil extracted from apricot which are kernels ideal for body massage” he said. It is a chemical free face and body scrub powder, plum chutney is a tangy spread with a hint of

Dastkar’s carpet baggers The base threads mounted on the main loom require patience and years of practice

Carpets on display with the Jawaja Leather Association. The weavers are a small group of people i.e. 10 men and 10 women.

The products the weavers make using handloom are main.

They use different types of weaves such as frames where there are two shuttles. The change in drafting technique makes the unique weave. Inlay involves most handwork as every weave is done by hand. The threads are wound in and around an-

Photo by Alivia Mukherjee

other row of threads. Payal is the most complicated as it involves tying a knot for every weave and cutting each thread at the top. Another famous weave type is corduroy in which weaves are crossed.

They go through different processes. First comes Dyeing, a process where the weavers procure the yarns of various materials like wool, cotton etc. and then yarn is dyed to desired color and left to dry.

After spinning, where

in the base threads are set to the woven products after, comes the process of wrapping. In this, the dyed yarn is made to bundles by using charkhas.

This makes for the spools of thread with which the weaving is done. The final process is weaving where in the base threads are mounted on the main loom.

With the help of a spindle, spool and the base threads, the weaves are woven by hand.

form to ensure maximum natural aroma and taste,” Ranjan says.

The customers are mostly foreigners buying natural products like chamomile tea, prepared from dried chamomile flowers grown in the Himalayas. Ranjan patiently explained the endeavour and encouraged customers to taste the samples of Plum Preserve, a sweet medley prepared from the pulp of organically grown fresh plums. “It’s a great combination of taste and health which is easy to serve,’’ he said.

‘We should have 30 national games’

By ISHAN DWIVEDI

By AMULYA SREE AND ALIVIA MUKHERJEE Dastkar is a village which is helping raise the socio-economic standard of the craftsmen. Artisans Alliance Jawaja, a stall in Dastkar, represents an association of leather workers and weavers located in the Jawaja, Rajasthan.

This organization, running from 1975, produces handmade products using natural materials.

The artisans of Jawaja were the catalysts for “The Rural University” experiment in education for self-reliance that began in 1975 under the leadership of the late Prof Ravi J Matthai, the Director of IIM (Ahmedabad). the Jawaja project attempted to influence rural education through development activities like, animal husbandry, vegetable-cultivation, horticulture, etc. They share a workshop and godown

spice made from organically grown fresh plums and rose water are the signature products of TRISHA. Prepared from 100% natural hydro-sol extracted from demusked roses that are grown originally in the Himalayan region one also came across a product called Stevia, a versatile herb grown in the Himalayan region.

“All TERI herbs are organically grown and nurtured in natural surroundings of the Himalayan region. Herbs are shade dried, handpicked and packed in whole leaf

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India had a rich haul of medals at the recent Asian Games but Mr Shishir Dwivedi, a senior executive with a private firm, believes that this is unlikely to translate into better performance at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. He has many reasons for this.

“We have a billion plus people and yet we score badly at international games as we do not have the infrastructure and political will to spot talent and nurture,” he said, pointing out how “many previous performers could not match expectations at the Big Games.”

He has radical views on how India can become a global sporting power. “We should have 20-30 National Games, not just Hockey. We have enough talent to perform well in all games, provided right grooming and required infrastructure is available at right moment,” he added.

Ask him if it is fair to demand a bigger budget

for Sports considering that India is a developing country which needs to allocate more funds for Education and Poverty, Dwivedi slams the insensitive system.

“More than a Government budget, sensitivity is needed in society, politicians and administrators so as to plan in advance instead of waiting for a global event to arrive,”he said.

“Involvement of corporates like Sahara, DLF and Reliance is bound to yield better results. Funding has to be a collective responsibility. We have seen many fast bowlers emerging out of the MRF Pace Foundation,” he added.

Ruing the decline of Hockey, he said, “our national sport has too much of politics in and around it. This has affected performance,” he said.

Sporting leagues like kabaddi, he said, were a step in the right direction for promoting sports.

“However, a balance is required as too much influence of money may distract athletes.”

Ancient sui dhaaga art blooms Waxing eloquent The murals of lord Jagannath, the prime deity of Odisha Photo by Apoorva Sharda

A Khas past

By AANYA MISRA The old iron gate of Hauz Khas in South Delhi leads the tourists back to the century where the water reservoir was constructed to store rainwater to fight against water crisis during droughts.

Hauz-e-Alai, now known as Hauz Khas meaning the royal tank was constructed in Siri, the second city of Delhi by Alauddin Khilji back in the 13th century of Delhi Sultanate reign.

The complex consists of a huge water reservoir surrounded by a mosque, an Islamic seminary and various pavilions. “My great grandfather used to tell us about such history and it is nice to see that such monuments still exist,” In conversation with Prem Ji, the head of security of

the Hauz Khas Complex.

“Most of the people don’t even know the history of this place, but its good to see that people have started to make an effort, even if it is by reading the posters.”

Says Pooja Mehta, a student of Delhi University.

For people it may come as a shock as this complex was not only headed by Alauddin Khilji but also, Feroz Shah Tughlaq.

He restored the Hauz Khas complex in the 14th century. He built Madrasa-e-Feroz Shahi around the edge of the water tank in order to add a new institution of higher education. He made it his focal point for which he was praised and appreciated amongst the masses.

Nonetheless, he ensured that the essence of the water tank was not taken away.

Pavillions at the entry of Hauz Khas complex

Photo by Aanya Misra

By AHSAS JAIN AND AKSHAT ANAND Kantha embroidery derives its name from the same word with two different meanings Kantha means rag in Sanskrit and also throat.

Kantha embroidery is done on discarded garments. The traditional form of kantha embroidery was done on soft dhoti and saris with a simple running stitch along the edges.

Kantha also means throat and was known for its association with Lord Shiva.

The story revolves around how Lord Shiva consumed poison while stirring up the ocean and the significance of this word goes all way back to Vedic times.

Kantha Embriodery has its office in Delhi in Dastarkar village and in delhi hatt kantha embroidery is made in West Bengal old women make kantha .

Kantha embroidery shop

Photo by Akshat Anand The stall of kantha embroi- embroidery is used to dery was open on August make personal fabric and 23. Kantha embroidery is garment such as saree, done on cotton clothes. dhoti, hankerchief .KanKantha embroidery is tha embroidery technique hand made by old wom- is passed from mother to en. The material of kan- daughter. Hindu kantha tha embroidery is made embroideries created reliin 6 months season is for gious motifs such as gods, 12 months price for kan- peacocks, tigers and lotha embroidery goes up tuses and auspicious colfrom Rs 100 to Rs 10,000 ourful motifs that reprein kantha stalls. Kantha sent lotus flower. Kantha

often dyed with natural colour using leaves, grain and seeds and root such as turmeric. Kantha embroidery is the oldest form of embroidery in India.

Kantha stitching is not only limited to quilts it has crept into western homes in the form of glitzy cushion covers and smaller items like bags, leather purses and even colourful woollen jackets.

Kantha is the symbol of strength, culture and ingenuity.

The interesting thing in kantha embroidery is that entire cloth is covered with stitches and create geometrical shapes as well as theme of everyday activities.

Kantha embroidery was used as a medium of cultural and religious significance which came from Hindu influence and was used in ceremonies, including wedding celebrations and birth.

By ANANYA AHUJA AND ANIKET SHARMA Soubhik Daw, an artist practising Dhokra art, has been doing brisk business at the Dastkar Village.

Dhokra is an ancient tribal art form which uses hollow and solid wax casting.

The first method involves developing a hollow casting of clay which is then developed into a rough shape of the final casting with the wax being a composition of resin, beeswax and nut oil. The casting is then cooked, the hot metal is poured into the casting and left for cooling.

Various dhokra sculptures were displayed on stalls.

The art is known for sculptures of Dhokra horses, elephants and religious images a few of which, were highly appreciated.

This art which originated in Dhokra Damar tribe from Odisha that tra-

Nagpur’s heart is Deekshabhoomi

By PUSHKAR SINGH Deekshabhoomi, which is also known as the Dhamma Chakra Stupa, is the largest stupa in the complex.

Deekshaboomi was built by architect Sheo Dan Mal and is inspired from the design of Sanchi stupa.

It took 23 years to complete this structure. It is a holy place for Buddhists who come here to pay their respects and meditate from all over India.

People generally come here in the worship of Lord

Buddha and to pray. In the main hall of the stupa, there is an idol of Buddha which was gifted by Thai students who were studying in Nagpur University.

On October 1956, 10, 00,000 people were converted from Hinduism to Buddhism in a single ceremony at Deekshabhoomi.

These people belonged to the Sceduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes segment and were followers of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar.

As Ambedkar felt that their human rights could only be protected as Bud-

Thousands of followers of Ambedkar and Buddha converge here annually

The Dharm Chakra at Deekshabhoomi

Photo by Pushkar Singh

dhists, they went in for the mass conversion.

Thousands of Buddha followers come here every year, on the eve of Ambedkar Jayanti to celebrate the occasion by singing songs

Dhokra art specimen ditionally includes metalsmiths. The Art form was founded around 4000 years ago and is one of the basic lost wax casting technique.

The products made

by Dhokra artisans are in great demand in both domestic and foreign markets; owing to their primitive simplicity.

Soubhik Daw has been practicing this art for the last 12 years, and sells his work at prices ranging from ₹300 to ₹2000.

He learnt this art in Chattisgarh and is proud of all his work.

in the praise of both the personalities. They also take out huge rallies, waving their coloured flag.

Deekshabhoomi is a unique monument in our country, many foreign tourists, especially from countries which follow Buddhism like Japan, Thailand and Sri Lanka, come here every year mark their presence and the festival is celebrated with joy.

It is a temple for lower caste people and they have been coming here and worshiping their idol for very long time.

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Dastkar: A melting pot of crafts

New Delhi: Dastkar Village, a non-government organisation working with craftspeople across India, has been organising monthly art and craft exhibitions, each with distinctive themes and characters.

New participants showcase new products every month, in a colourful display of India’s diverse heritage. This time, it organised an exhibition titled ‘Inside and Outside: Home Bazaar’.

The Bazaar features over 70 craft group ventures, NGOs, artisans and designers from different corners of India with a vibrant mix of handmade home decor and lifestyle accessories, home furnishings and garden decor.

The stalls showcased in Home Bazaar ranged from wonderful handloom weaves, embroideries and block prints to centuries old traditions of marble inlay and Gond and Madhubani folk art.

It provided a platform to individual artists to display their work.

Porcelain hand-painted vases and pots showcased at the Home Bazaar event at Dastkar Village

Hand-painted wall hanging miniatures on display

Photo by Anushka Singh

Photo by Apoorva Sharda

Plant pots and candle hangers form an attractive garden decor

Photo by Anushka Sharma

Customers both young and old take a look at the stalls Photo by Anushka Sharma

An ornate window on display Photo by Anushka Singh

Stick-figure art on bottles, symbolic of a man and an army behind him Photo by Apoorva Sharda

Clay models of Lord Ganesha for sale

Photo by Apoorva Sharda

Hand-painted lampshades bring colour to an Andhra Pradesh stall

Photo by Apoorva Sharda

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Future is perfect for Indian sports

Shuttler picks hockey over cricket

By KHUSHI PAL While hockey continues to make a place for itself amidst the cricket fans, as the debate over the national sport is still on the go, 20-year-old Sanidhya Sharma, Sports Captain of Bennett University, believes that hockey, though not considered the national sport of our country anymore, must be chosen over cricket.

In a candid moment, Sharma said, “Most of the people say that hockey is our national sport, I would like to tell you that recently in an RTI which was filed to the government regarding this question, the government of India has refused, saying that they have not announced any sport as the national sport of the country, therefore we cannot say that anything wrong has happened to hockey”, Sanidhya said.

Coming to the question of the hour, he believes that many countries have cricket as their national sport, including England,

Sanidhya Sharma in action yet India should stick to hockey itself as in his opinion cricket gets an undue advantage over other sports.

“A nation of billion plus people, scores so badly at international games as there is a lot of politics at all levels of the game, whether it is District, State or National. Sometimes a playerz good player

is left out at District level just because of the politics that’s going on in the federation.”

Highlighting the fact that this year India brought many medals in the Asian Games, he firmly believes that the good number will carry on to the Tokyo Olympics as our players are doing so good, they are putting their heart

and efforts in training themselves.

Considering a lot of sporting leagues have been established, like kabaddi on TV, he feels it is a step in the right direction for promoting sports. When asked, “Is it fair to demand a bigger budget for Sports considering that India is a developing country which needs to allocate more

funds for education and poverty?’, he said, “Yes, it is fair because we need to make a name in the field of sports, both, nationally and internationally.”

Being a BBA student himself, his view on corporates being involved in funding sports and nurturing players is that it has its own merits and demerits and must be left at that. The battle over cricket and hockey will remain a hot topic to pounder upon for the next few years until more people are made aware of the fact that our country hasn’t declared its national sport yet.

“It is essential to eliminate the various political layers that exist in the hierarchy of sports which exploit the search for new talent. In the end, cricket and Hockey are two different forms of games and must be respected for the skills each sport possesses, what remains the same is the sportsmanship the two create amongst the youth,” he said.

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India expects more from Tokyo Olympics

By LISHA BHASKER Harit Narang, a law student of Christ University, hopes that India will bring medals in Tokyo Olympics as the performance in Asian games has been encouraging. Being an ardent fan of Olympic games and he likes to watch players from around the world compete.

According to him, Indians consider cricket as a religion but at the same time, he contradicted his statement when asked about whether cricket is given an undue advantage in India. When he was asked if cricket should be made India’s national sport, he denied saying that as Indian roots are connected to hockey and it has brought pride to India post-independence.

He further added that hockey has somewhat lost its importance as Indians are more into cricket. On being asked about why India preforms so badly at international games, he said that India underperforms at International games because of three main reasons. Firstly, the lack of support and knowledge. Secondly, that India focuses more on theoreti-

Harit Narang all set for serve cal knowledge, giving less importance to sports and lastly, he emphasised on the corruption factor in India. Later he added that sports funding should be given to the corporate sector as it will be better for the sports in the future.

He concluded this

by saying that kabaddi on TV is a right step in promoting sports as it will lead to advancement in technology and e-commerce. He added that it might bring social activism, generate money and motivate people to contribute more to sports.

‘Hockey does not catch ‘Every sport public imagination’ needs private funding’ Sports curriculum is crucial

By MANSI SHARMA

Tushar Sharma a BCA graduate and a sports buff talked about different types of sports. According to him every sport is special and has a deep history behind it and we Indians must value it.

He said that sports play a major role in our life as it keeps us healthy and active. He pointed out that we can have a healthy mind only when we have a healthy body When asked if India would be able to bring in medals in the upcoming Olympic Games, he said that India will bring many medals in Tokyo Olympics.

He explain that most kids these days just want to play cricket because the game has gave superstars who have gain popularity with their performances and they get a lot of media coverage the result being that even minor players who struggle to find a regular place inside have a large fan following than the counterpart from any other form of sports In his opinion sports has never been a priority

By KYLE SYLVESTER

Tushar Sharma (right) with trophy for the Government and sportsmen get less facilities and the chronic lack of resources has undermined the performance of sportspersons also in the case of Hockey he pointed out that hockey as a sport is not doing well because of the lack of Hockey field and facilities.

He is upbeat about the way Kabaddi has been launched at a very popular platform that is Star Sports it is also an indigenous sport and people are very excited about it and now it has gained a lot of popularity as a sport and has become very popular among all the generations he said. In his opinion just because cricket is

comparatively more popular and more people view it doesn’t make it a national sport the reason why Hockey is being the national game is that it has very deep history and he feels we must value each and every sport.

He said it is a good thing to involve corporate funding sports and nurturing players but he also said that not even a small component of this money is going towards grass root sports development for promotion participation development etc. to emerge as dominant Sporting Nation we have to start supporting sports through corporate funds in his firm opinion.

Ansh Sabbarwal ,hailing from Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, is a state level table tennis player. When interviewed he gave his perspective towards the situation of sports in India as well as its pros and cons.

On being asked whether India will be able to carry a good number of medals he replied “The number should carry on to the Tokyo games as the Asian games has given the Indians a lot of motivation.” He also said cricket gets undue advantage and importance where as the other sports are not even financed properl including Hockey.

When asked why India , a nation of billion plus people , scores so badly at international games he said,“This is because of the corruption among coaches and sports associations. They take a lot of bribe due to which the talent cannot grow.”

‘It is important to involve corporates in funding as they play a vital role in sports’ he added. His opinion on Hockey was that, “Due to lack of investment in equipment and the diversion of the resources to has deteriorated.

“Kabaddi is inspiring the younger generation to pursue sports and to grow in the sector,”he said. “No question of a bigger budget because India should focus on more important matters which would help in the growth of the economy. It is important to involve corporates in funding because they play a vital role in sports and its development.”said Sabbarwal on corporate funding in the growth of sports in India.

Hockey faces lack of funds ‘Hockey burdened with funds-crunch but cricket a million-dollar baby’

By GAMINI CHANANA “India showed an encouraging performance at the recent Asian games and is also expecting a rich hall of medals from the forthcoming Tokyo Olympics,” Parul Maheshwari, former Radio Jockey turned home maker was quoted as saying.

Talking about hockey, she said that even though Hockey is our national sport, it is not getting the kind of importance that other sports receive.

The kind of publicity and heroism that is being given to cricketers isn’t been given to the hockey players. She said that in olden times, hockey was the most popular sport in India, but as it is physically more

challenging than cricket, it made the later more famous while the former took a backseat. People today, she said, feel that Hockey is ill-fated in our country whereas cricket is a multi-million sport.

Loving cricket is not an issue but other sports should also get financial and commercial support. She listed a number of reasons for the cricket getting an undue advantage over the other sports as Indians love cricket more than anything else.

As cricket is a game of an entire day and hockey lasts just for 60 minutes hence there is much wider scope for moneymaking in the ad industry in cricket hence it has been given search more importance in India Parul feels that a lot of

sports leagues have been established, like Kabaddi on television. Kabaddi wasn’t given the due importance and financial support.

It’s team in India has always performed extraordinarily well in the global championship and after the league that has begin on national television, a lot of eyeballs have been attracted to the sport.

Definitely, these supporting leagues have uplifted the general interest and will ensure the promotion of all kinds of sports are done properly. Hence, such leagues are really crucial to promote such sports in India and will make them famous and prominent on a global sporting scenario as well, she said explaining herself.

Parul Maheshwari rues the current state of hockey in India

for aspiring athletes

By GAURI DHIMAN Atishay Jain, 20 years old from Dehradun is a national and international level tennis player and has represented India many times in the past. He has been trained from profound tennis players like Sania Mirza, Daoeki Mehdi and Kevin Anderson.

On being asked if India will be able to carry a good number of medals in Tokyo Olympics as it has performed in Asian Games, he said , “It depends because as for Asian games he does not watch it but still keeps a good check on it.” He also added, “90% of players who are good enough to win the tournament and the next generation of Indian tennis are nowhere close to bringing medals in Olympics or grand slams because they choose college over there passion for tennis.”

When asked about cricket and if it is getting an undue advantage over other sports, he said that every nation promotes a game or games in which they are good and interested, and undue advantage occurs when a nation is either overlooking other sports or are not clear about their triumph in the world rankings. His views on players scoring badly in international games are that societal notion and agreement for academics is the number one factor for this, secondly, that there is no particular curriculum for the athletes and they have to study all the ten subjects with the pressure of performing well in academics along with playing that particular sport. Thirdly, training is focused on athletes who are doing very well only and many more reasons like inadequate conduction of tournaments, professional coaching becoming obsolete in India.

His opinion on hockey is that hockey players face similar struggles

Atishay Jain at a Tennis session and it is also a matter of lucrativeness of the sports. People, he said are attracted by the returns of sports rather than players playing for their passion.

He doesn’t think cricket should be made India’s national game over hockey and he also thinks that no nation should have a national game at all as it generates an unfair and inadequate scenario. He says that a bigger budget in sports is necessary for further improvement and the most important step is to check the efficiency of present investments which are crippled by corruption by not reaching to the right hands.

He also said, “in a developing nation, the idea should not be which, who or what should get more..

It should be how can one benefit the other .”

His view on involving corporates in funding sports and nurturing players is the only way out as privatisation globally has more power in the democratic nation.Jain is also keen to teach the younger generation as and when he comes back because he does not want passionate players to waste their time on wrong training. For him, this would also be the best possible way to serve the nation.

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Spic Macay presents dance on Ganesh Chaturthi

Delhi Times Editor Anshul Chaturvedi makes a point during his lecture at Bennett University Photo by Anushka Agrawal

By APOORVA SHARDA

Members of Spic Macay swirl during their performance on Ganesh Chaturthi

By ANSUHKA SINGH

Members of Spic Macay, the cultural society of Bennett University presented a classical dance performance on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi in the presence of Vice Chancellor Dr. Raghunath K Shevgaonkar, faculty members and students.

The performance started with six students, dressed in ethnic

apparels, impersonating Lord Ganesha, the Hindu god of new beginnings, through their dance. They displayed poise and flawless co-ordination in their movements.

As the dancers made beautiful hand gestures and swayed their bodies to the music, the sound of their ghungroos resonated through the room. It was indeed great to

see the students paying tribute to Lord Ganesha by dancing to the tunes of Hindustani Classical Music. After a lively performance that lasted for about 10 minutes, the dancers concluded their performance by elegantly folding their hands in namaskar.

The Vice-Chancellor Dr Shevgaonkar acknowledged the efforts and dedication of all the participants by meeting

Photo by Apoorva Sharda

them after the performance, following which performers clicked photographs with him. ‘We wanted to inculcate a religious and cultural value amongst the students of Bennett university and everyone, including the faculty, to take a small break from their hectic schedules, sit back, relax and enjoy the performances.”, Japna Batra, secretary of Spic Macay Club said.

Ganesh Chaturthi, a 10-day festival, is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of Lord Ganesha. During the festival, pandals (tents) install clay idols of Ganesha that are decorated by flowers and offered Durva (strands of young grass) and Modaks (a sweet made from jaggery and coconut flakes, often considered to be a favourite of God).

Students spend 2nd store opens at BU time with elders

Bennett University’s Vice-Chancellor Raghunath K. Shevgaonkar and Executive Director Revati Jain inaugurate the merchandise store at BU Photo by Lisha Bhasker

By GAURI DHIMAN

Inmates of the Sahara old age home Photo by Aditya Misra

By GAURI DHIMAN Sahara, an old age home, located in Chhattarpur, is home to more than twenty elderly people. Arun Vikr, founder and who also runs this place for old people, abandoned by their families.

The members of Bennett University’s social club, ALEXIS, visited this old age home situated on Radha Mohan Drive, dated September 9. Students got a warm welcome and a hug from the inmates. A woman named Bhagwati sung a song for the visitors.

The elderly sat with the club members and had a healthy interaction with them. Members toured the old age home and talked their hearts out with the elders. The oldest person in the home was a 92 years old woman from Varanasi.

Alexis donated ration for the old age home inmates, that they donated the same day to the old age home. The ration consisted of - rice, flattened rice, pulses, sugar, cleaning equipment, etc. and other essential commodities of

The oldest person in the home was a 92-year-old woman from Varanasi daily use. They put up a show for the elders to entertain them with various art forms like dance, and other fun elements.

The students sat down in a circle with the inmates and shared their memories reference to their grand-parents with everyone. Lunch was a wholesome affair, where everybody sat down together in a circle together.

When the time for departure came, some elders had tears in their eyes.

Students also bid goodbye with a heavy heart and tears in their eyes. But Saharans have learnt to wipe off the tears and keep a radiating smile on their face.

Bennett University’s merchandise store was inaugurated by Vice-Chancellor Raghunath K Shevgaonkar and Executive Director Revati Jain in the new academic block on Monday.

The event was attended by students who welcomed the chief guests with a huge round of applause.

As soon as the two dignitaries arrived, they pro-

ceeded to cut the ribbon and light the lamp. The students along with the chief guests took a round of the store to check out the merchandise.

The merchandise consisted of T-shirts, shorts, jackets, mugs and laptop bags with Bennett university’s logo imprinted on them.

After a healthy discussion on the merchandise and the prices, the

students asked the chief guests to cut a cake to commemorate the opening of the new store. The students took pictures and interacted with the university members and the chief guests.

The ceremony came to an end by 1:30 pm.

The suggestions given by the chief guests were duly noted. The response to the merchandise is awaited by students.

A smash-hit Grand Finale

By SATVIK SURESH IYENGAR Bennett University finally found its very own Badminton champion from the Faculty. Dr Ashwini Kumar showed his supremacy over the court as he defeated his opponent, leaving no stone unturned.

The Shuttle Bug Senior Tournament, found its two deserving finalists after a set of enthralling matches that led to the Final. Both the players had fought hard to grab a spot for the ultimate showdown, and they beat their respective opponents in the run up to the Final quite comprehensively.

Before the Final, Dr Ashvani Kumar from the Physics department, and Dr Abhinav Chaturvedi of CIE, kept their calm and didn’t allow the pressure of playing a Final take control of them. The proceedings started smoothly. Not long after the referee gave the

signal to start the match, sweat started dripping from the players and the atmosphere got charged.

With every shot came a voice, and the audience, along with the players, made sure they showed how they felt about a rally or a smash.

Kumar didn’t take much time to establish his dominance in the game and soon, points started drifting towards his box. Nevertheless, Dr Chaturvedi put up a good fight. He had some fantastic shots that confused his opponent and helped him gain points. However, despite many tricks up his sleeve, he couldn’t stop Dr Kumar from taking the match home.

Kumar stamped his authority on the match from the very first shot. After wrecking his opponent’s movements with a flurry of smashes, he won the first game 21-13. He continued

with the same fire and bettered his next game. By the end of the second game, the score was 21-8. In true sporting spirit, both players shook hand after the game and discussed the differences in their modus-operandi.

Talking about his game, Chaturvedi said: “It could’ve been better. My stamina sagged but I am not counting that as an excuse.” He was all praises for is opponent though the champion didn’t have much to say.

He acknowledged the fact that the game was played in a very peaceful manner and his opponent gave him good competition.

All said, the real winner was the game itself and, of course, the players. The competition was a success and it is safe to say that it’ll be the talk of the campus for at least a couple of weeks.

Bennett University’s firstyear BJMC students got an insight into real time journalism and media skills from Delhi Times Editor Anshul Chaturvedi on September13.

Excited students already grabbed seats long before the guest speaker was to arrive. “Primarily to take this intro, I have lasted 18 years in Times without being sacked which is not easy,” Chaturvedi said, after being introduced by Mr Sunil Saxena, Head of the Department, Centre for Media Studies and Liberal Arts.

Chaturvedi started off

‘I am not interested in your tears but if you sweat a little in it would be good’ by talking about journalism, news room etiquettes and media skills. “I am not interested in your tears but if you sweat a little in it would be good,” he told students. He also told the students that pressure handling is the key asset in the media field.

Chaturvedi pointed out that getting into journal-

ism is not very complicated but surviving in it is. He mentioned the importance of deadlines and technical skills in this context. His main emphasis was on the cruciality of knowing the trade well to perform in a better way.

He quoted Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan on cinema to draw a parallel with journalism.

“Consuming cinema is fun, making cinema is difficult”, he said.

Asked by a student as to where did the fun part of work lie, he explained: “Fun in the hierarchy of competence is Stage Two. You cannot proceed with fun and get on to work.

Lights, camera and action!

By POORVA SINGH RATHORE With the hall chanting ‘go Ansh go’, the famous Romantic comedy ‘Love Ka Overdose’, directed by Bennett University’s Dramatics Society head Rishi Garg, opened to a huge applause on September 13. The team succeeded in selling 200 tickets for Rs 20 each, making around 400 bucks, a day prior to the staging of the play.

The play began at 7 pm in the lecture hall. The ambience of the hall was no less than a theatre with adequate lighting and beautiful stage displays.

The story revolved around Adam and Eve, but with a local desi twist to it. It showed how Adam and Eve land up in Eve’s village where they meet Azgar who is Eve’s lover and Shruti who is Azgar’s beloved. The bite of an apple changed the lives of four people.

The play hilariously depicted how fortune lies in an apple and how after biting into it, the person who comes first in front of you becomes the prey of your love.

The highlights of the play were Azgar falling for Adam and Shruti falling for Eve.The dance and music compositions made the play a peppy one.

The audience got hooked on to the play from the very first scene and were awestruck by the acting skills of the student actors as well as story presentation.

Rachit Dubey who played Azgar, a key character of the play, talked of his experience and said: “We worked hard for this play. We tried our best to engage and entertain the audience.” Garg added that “our main motive is always to never disappoint the crowd”.

Shriya Tyagi, who played the role of Eve, said: “It was a new experience for me, the play taught me many things and I am glad that I got a chance to be a part of the play. I look forward to do more of such plays and experience life in many more hues.” she added.

A scene from the play ‘Love Ka Overdose’ Photo by Ishaan Dwivedi

We worked hard for this play.

We tried our best to engage and entertain the audience - Rachit Dubey

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