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Chief Ministerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Message I am glad to know that Sree Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi would be releasing its maiden college magazine Mint. I hope that the facilities and opportunities at Sree Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences would enable its students to attain academic excellence and pursue rewarding careers. I also hope that the collective efforts of all associated with the college would enable it to scale greater heights in the future. Wishing all success.

Sri. Oommen Chandy Chief Minister of Kerala

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Principal's Message It is a matter of great honour and pride to introduce the first volume of the SNIMS college magazine. SNIMS has outgrown teething problems and has now settled to be an institution of excellence. In this transformation, contributions made by the initial batches of students who developed and set the base standards and norms are priceless. The contents of the magazine reflect the artistic talents of the students. Although a maiden venture, the magazine is a collector's item. I congratulate the members of the students council and all who contributed to bringing out an excellent product. Commodore Dr. M J John Principal

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Medical Superintendentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Message A college magazine is not just a collection of paper sheets. It is a chronicle of a period and a souvenir. It has art, expression and emotions. It has flesh, blood and life. This is the first magazine that is being released after our proud first batch has passed out with flying colours. I am sure that this magazine will be an apt reflection of our growth, development and talents.

I wish all the students the best for achieving greater success and scaling newer heights in your education and career. Let the magazine have the flavor of mint and a dash of sustained freshness in its content and context. Dr. (Col) Tommy Varghese Medical superintendent

Overall development of an individual is the goal of education. Preparation of a magazine is one of the ways of grooming students to fuller personalities. It is a way of launching them to heights from so far unidentified platforms. Ours is a professional education with the need for excellent hands on training, human qualities and team work. The hospital, which is an integral part of an institute, has a major role in shaping them for this job. All the teachers and other staff have contributed consistently and earnestly for the growth of the students.

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From the Executive Director’s Desk

I am indeed delighted to note the first ever college magazine ‘Mint’ is seeing light after several hiccups on the way. They say success goes to those who dare and act; it seldom goes to the timid. The brains and hands behind this venture indeed proved their grit beyond any doubt. Let the freshness and fragrance of ‘Mint’ permeate the entire atmosphere of SNIMS and beyond. Let this be an inspirational start for all budding artists of SNIMS to articulate their talents beyond the realms of stethoscope, chloroform and aspirin. After all, man does not live by bread alone. Warm welcome to ‘Mint’ and all the best to Sharan Shyam and his team. E.A. Subramanian Executive Director in charge, Finance Controller

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From the Vice-Principal’s Desk

I am happy to know that the college union is bringing out the much waited college magazine. 2014 was a very significant year for SNIMS. It is this year that the first batch of students of this college, the 2009 batch, gave the final MBBS examination and our institution faced the final recognition inspection by the MCI. On this occasion, I would like to share some of my thoughts on our profession, with the students, the young doctors to be. Health care which existed from time immemorial is not just a profession, but a vocation. It is an art as well as science. The relationship between a patient and his/her doctor is very unique and based on trust. It is important that the medical practitioner should keep high ethical standards. The doctor has to develop compassion for the patient, understand his vulnerability arising out of ill health. I shall end this message quoting the words of the great Hippocrates, the ‘Father of Medicine’ “Where there is love of mankind, there is love for the art of healing.” I wish you all the very best. Dr. Madhavi Ramachandran Vice Principal Academics

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From the Vice-Principalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Desk

I am happy to give a message in the first magazine of Agneya. We are all waiting for our first batch of house surgeons. I am sure that the difficulties you have faced and the hardships you have undergone will come back to you to cheer. As SNIMSonians, you are expected to bring about necessary changes in communities, not only in health care but also in education, literacy and eradication of poverty. You should inspire people, impress them and influence them for positive change. Keep the name of the Alma Mater high. Wish you all the best.

Dr. Raju Antony Vice Principal Students Affairs

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From the Vice-Principal’s Desk

Language is a powerful tool of expression. Ever since man started to give shape to his thoughts, ideas and emotions, language has influenced his way of life. Incomprehensible sounds to social networks or media, letters to electronic communication, the journey of progress has been phenomenal. A cursory glance of human history reveals that the pen and the print media has influenced the rise and fall of many kingdoms or empires. Even though there are various means of communication, the print media represented by the newspapers, magazines and weeklies, play a great role not only in communication but also in expressing our thoughts, ideas and emotions emphatically. Maybe because of its versatility and simplicity, it has universal acceptance. It is precisely because of this single factor that it is highly essential that any institution should and must bring out a magazine of their own. New ideas and thoughts come only from young minds. Also, ideas and thoughts take

shape only by writing and reading, which means that there should be a forum for the members to express themselves. Bringing out a college magazine is not a mean job. Right from procuring articles, funds to meet the expenses, editing, etc. it is a herculean task. This assumes significance when the Institution happens to be a ‘fledgling ‘. My congratulations and best wishes to the editorial board, particularly the student editor, Sharan Shyam, for giving life to the ideas and thoughts of the young blood and those young at heart. I also congratulate him for taking the initiative in spite of all the hurdles. Let the revolution start right now. Before signing off, once again my heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to all those who spared their time and blood for ‘MINT’. Adieu. Dr. Satish G Prabhu Vice Principal Clinical Teaching

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Editor’s Note

One fine evening, in the year 2011, during our usual tea time discussions at the men’s hostel, the topic of the college magazine came up. We had just two batches back then. The 2011 batch was yet to come. Being the first batch, we were always planning ways to make college interesting. All of us thought it was the right time to start working on a college magazine. Jimshadh, our College Union Chairman was looking for someone to take up the job. I volunteered. “How hard could it be? We’ve 200 students, soon we will have a hundred more!” How wrong I was... Apparently the editor’s job was not just editing. It was only a part of the long list of unprecedented duties and responsibilities. We had to generate articles because there wasn’t enough for a magazine. With the little guidance we had and nobody to look up to, we kept going. It didn’t matter if it took a while, we had worked too much to give up now.

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When everybody looked for extravagant names that hold no meaning whatsoever, we chose something simple like ‘Mint’. When people looked for flashy cover pages, we chose something more meaningful. We chose to be different. After a lot of scourging for articles and ruthless editing, we present to you, with immense pride, our blood, sweat and tears - Mint. For the editorial board, T Sharan Shyam Student Editor

Student Chairmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Note

As we remove the wraps off our maiden magazine, it is not only a moment of pride but also one that would leave its mark in the history of SNIMS. I consider myself very lucky to be a part of Agneya'12, the council which set out on this remarkable venture. I would like to congratulate the Editorial Board and its members, for 'Mint' is their brainchild. At the same time I cannot thank my professors, my colleagues and my juniors enough, for their contributions in giving life to this dream.

diary, with many more to come. I conclude, hoping that you would all relish the freshness of mint in the coming pages. Jimshad Kakkattil Chairman, Agneya '12

The word 'mint' implies freshness, an apt name for the journal of a budding college, and one that we hope will set us apart. A college magazine in its right, it is meant to be a platform for exposing hidden talents and unleashing pent-up creativity. From the veteran to the fresher, our journal captures the thoughts and feelings of a range of individuals from the medic community. And we have strived to bring it to our readers without losing its essence. Well,this is just the beginning, the first page in a

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Copyright ÂŠ 2015 Student document publication, meant for Private Circulation only. mint Sree Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences 2015 All illustrations and photographs in this document are Copyright by respective people/Organizations. Design and layout by : Lotus Clan Design E-mail : lotusclandesign@outlook.com Printed digitally in Ernakulam, India. March 2015 10 | MINT

EDITORIAL BOARD Sharan Shyam - Student Editor Jimshad Kakkatil - Union Chairman Athira P K Syamlal K S Ramzeen M S Nidisha K Kanakambujam Prashant Alanghat

Contents Chief Minister’s Message From The Principal’s Desk From The Vice-Principal’s Desk From The Vice-Principal’s Desk From The Vice-Principal’s Desk Editor’s Note

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The Smuggler Who Was Never Caught 12 Learn To Fly 13 ]Yn-I³ 14 Symbol Of Love 15 First Aid For Your Phone 16 Movie Review 18 Juvenilia 19 World’s Easiest Quiz! 19 Religion And Science - A Thought 20 BßkaÀ¸-W-¯n\p ap¼nÂ 21 AXn-Yn-IÄ 22 The Secret 23 Life At Snims - A Few Pictures... 24 Shadows 28 The Girl Who Changed My World 29 sasÃ, sasÃ 32 Alternate Definitions 33 ic-i¿ 34 ag-tXm-cmsX Rm\pw Fsâ a\Êpw 34 Why This Thalavarai - Da D 35 Batch Photos 36 Rationally Irrational 38

Let It Be 39 The Moment I Met Death Face To Face 40 The Transition 41 Missing U 41 Dugw... 42 \ngÂ ac-§Ä 42 Hcp ]qhv sImSp¯ IY 43 A World Beyond Expectations... 44 Dreams… Too Far For Destiny 47 For The Love Of Music… 48 How To Break Bad News: 50 F³ {]nb N§mXn \n\-¡mbv 51 Memories Of A Friend 51 BSp PohnXhpw a\p-jy\pw 52 Global Warming & Climatic Change 53 Dd-§n-¡n-S¶ a\-Êm£n 54 Fcnªp Xocm¯ 55 I\Â¯-cn-IÄ 55 From the Artists of SNIMS 56 hrµm-h-\-¯nse cm[ 60 {]Wb kuK-Ôn-I-§Ä 61 Immortals Of Meluha 62 \jv«s¸-Sp-¯nb kvt\lw 63 \nÀ½-em-ebw 63 In The Making Of A Doctor 64 Split 65 Hgp-¡n-s\-Xnsc \o´p-¶-hÀ¡m-bv... 66 Ip«³ 67 Reaching Out To Life ... 69

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The Smuggler Who Was Never Caught

y name is Jaques Kruger. I am the commissionaire of the customs check post-44 on the Russia Poland border. This is a shocking event that occurred in my life, four years

ago.

It was September and a darn cold one too, when I got transferred from the sergeant post of my home to this hilly checkpost. It was shabby work, checking a lot of cars, asking people the same question and sitting alone in a hard chair all night, during night duty, but still the thrill of catching a culprit once a while was definitely worth it. Smart ones think they can outrun the cops, coming this way to go to Poland,where they are safe and out of Russian jurisdiction .On the contrary, they get trapped and towed back to Russian land every time. I had worked for the whole month when I met Grogner. Alexi Evanovich Grogner, 29 was a tall, pale man always wearing a black jacket of the Moscow United League. He drove a mint green Porsche 32’ coupe 12 | MINT

with a grey cloth roof and snow tires. It was a car very popular in Russia. He was playing local radio in full volume. A real show off with all the pretenses of a very familiar person.The pretenses of a smuggler. It was 7o’clock in the morning, Wednesday. I decided to let him off once, to see if he will return again. Smugglers usually keep a regular interval between two consignments. I watched carefully and noted his number as he drove off to polish land, off sight....but I didn’t see him return back to Russia. I had almost forgotten about him when I saw him again next Wednesday coming from the Russian side. I was amazed. I gave a signal to my assistants to move in. I watched carefully from the check post, as I saw him pull over and get out of the car, smoking a cigar answering to the regular questions to my assistants. But he was too calm. I was so sure he was smuggling something, that my face narrowed in shock as my assistants got out and apologized to him. He took off

immediately, leaving me bewildered. He didn’t return the next week, and the week after that, making me regret about my hunch. But when I saw him again on the snowy road from Russia, it came back twice strong. This time, I let him off. Immediately I informed the Russian customs force about him and his car. The fact that amazed me most was that I didn’t see him coming back. So I guessed that he was returning using another check post. Then it struck me. What if, he was smuggling something to Russia? So I told them to look out for him. A week later, when I saw him again, my anger knew no limits. Again he had evaded me! The customs headquarters informed me that they didn’t see his car at all. Then how could he come again, from the Russian road?? I swore to myself that I will capture him. After my shift, I directly went to the customs Head quarters and told them everything I knew. They took the issue and sent word to every

Poland- Russia border check post and asked them to keep alert. I started working double shift, to see if he comes by night. But it happened again. Now I was puzzled. I could only give one explanation. He was smuggling something dangerous from Poland to Russia, by using an unknown route, which had no check post. So I decided to stop him and went to my chief. He too was puzzled, but took this event as a shame to his force. He sent his inspectors to Grogner’s apartment, and I accompanied them. He was living alone, in a very small but cozy apartment. I saw him open the garage and bring out the car. It looked the same as always - sleek, shiny & brand new. Unfortunately it was cleaned inside out and so it gave us no clues. I returned, disappointed, but I waited for him to come once again. This time he won’t evade us. But he never came. After this absence of nearly four months, I went to his home and found it locked. Guess he ran for his own sake, but my doubt was still not cleared. I let this event disappear from by memory. I didn’t want to fill my head with anger and doubt, but I had to admit it, he was the smartest culprit I had ever seen. Four years later, I saw him again. I almost cried out of shock when I saw him in a small hotel at St.Petersburg. He recognized me too, and talked to me casually as though he had completely forgotten the raid of his house. He told me that he left his home to carry out an operation of his little sister, Anya. She was terminally ill and had some severe heart disease since birth. Now she was fine and studying for literature in a nearby college. As we walked on the stone pavement of the busy street, I told him about the hunch I had about him. To my amazement, he laughed. Then he admitted that he was a smuggler. I enquired about how he managed to return to Russia and out the goods he smuggled. I had half a mind to catch him when he laughed again and told the truth. “You saw but didn’t notice everything. I was smuggling some-

thing very harmless from Russia to Poland. It was the car. I smuggled a new car every week”. He had used the money to do his sister’s operation. Now I was in a dilemma. Should I turn him in or should I let him go? He was still a culprit, but he used the treachery only to save his sister. Finally, I gave up my grudge and let him off. He thanked me and said, “I told you everything, because I knew you’d

believe me. You are a good man.” I bid him goodbye and returned home feeling the joy of having done some good…with respect to the man who eluded me, the smuggler who was never caught. Yadhukrishnan Batch of 2010

LEARN TO FLY The sun comes along, its first ray seeps in, knocks his eyes open. His soul awakes, its song slowly creeps out, to meet its kin. Steps out of his nest, onto possibility’s edge, stares up around To his own kind across timidity’s borders, in flight so sound Spreads out his wings, the colours of life, so fine, and the texture of silk. But confound! He never learnt to fly! Broke the shells, onto life, and its wonderthe warmth, that fed. Growing into bloom, but still tender; dependance, yet to shed. Taken away afar but then, his teacher, mother- greed came hunting that day. Alone, but still home, comfort in shelter, he found; his world small as his walls

Grew up unwell, starved often, but fed just enough - god mothers grace. For nature! They call her mother The fore inside, alive for all, can stand up in the strongest gale. Learn from him courage, my man let no chains subdue your tale. Steadied his stance, fixed his gaze, he stood; an ounce of silence he had Take in a breath, calmed his heart, and leapt into freedom glad. Belief is what one has to have, to scale the tallest walls. For look! He has learnt to fly! Prashant Alanghat Batch of 2011

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]mX-tbm-c-¯pÅ IS-bnÂ ssIsh-Å-bnÂ Npcp-«n¸n-Sn¨ \mWb Xp«p-I-fp-ambn Ah³ ImhÂ \n¶p. sXfn-abn-Ãm¯ hkv{Xw Iണ്ടn-«m-IWw IS-bn-ep-Å-h-cpsS ]pcnIw tNmZy-Nn-Ó-§-fmbn. ssIsh-Å-bnse \mW-b-Xp-«p-IÄ tai¸p-d-¯p-h-¨n«v Hcp Nmb thW-sa¶p Ah³ ]d-ªp. NqSpNmb DuXn-¡p-Sn¨v \ndw a§nb Itk-c-I-fn-sem-¶nÂ Ah³ Ccp-¸p-d-¸n-¨p. {]I-¼\w sImÅn¨v ]mbp¶ hണ്ടn-IÄ, BUw-`-c§-fpsS \nd-NmÀ¯nÂ \S¶p \o§p¶ bm{Xn-IÀ. I¨-h-Sa-\-Øn-Xn-tbmsS \ndw-sIm-Sp¯v Fgp-Xn-¸n-Sn-¸n-¡p¶ am[ya-§-fn-sem-¶nÂ Ah³ angn-IÄ ]mdn-¨p.thZ-\n-¸n-¡p¶ hmÀ¯-I-fnÂ \n¶v, sR«n-¡p¶ ImgvN-I-fnÂ \n¶pw t\m«w hoYn-bn-te¡v AI-¶p. a\-Ênsâ Bg-§-fnÂ \n¶pw s] bvXn-d-§p¶ Nn´-IÄ¡pw kz]v\-§Ä¡pw D¯cw tXSn ISnªm-Wn-ÃmsX ]mbp¶ a\-Êp-ambn AbmÄ bm{X XpSÀ¶p. {]`m-X-¯nsâ XWp-¸-I-¶p. kqcy³ A§-Ise BIm-i-¯nsem-cn-S¯v `qansb t\m¡n- Nn-cn-¡p-¶p. `qan-bXp a\-Ên-em-sb¶ h®w Xe-Ip-\n-¨n-cn-¡p-¶p. Rm³ Hcp ]Yn-I³ FÃm bmYmÀ°y-§-tfbpw a\-Ên-e-S¡n kXyw tXSp-¶-h³. ImgvN-Isf {]W-bn¨v, Zriy-§-fpsS cN-\-bv¡pw ka\z-b-¯n\pw {]m[m\yw \ÂIn Xtâ-Xmb Img-vN-¸m-Sp-I-fnÂ Ne\w krjvSn-¡p-¶-h³............AbmÄ a{´n-¨p. shbn-ensâ ImTn\yw hÀ²n-¨p. ico-c-¯nÂ hnbÀ¸pXp-Ån-IÄ an¶n-Xn-f§n ImgvNI-fpsS Xo£vWX hÀ²n-¨p. `mÞ-s¡-«nsâ `mc-hp-ambn apXpIv hfª _mey-§Ä Hcp \qäm-ണ്ടnsâ Bhn-jvImc kzmX-{´y-¯n-\mbv t]mIp-¶p. imco-cn-Ihpw sshIm-cn-I-Xbpw _u²n-Ihpw Bßo-b-hp-amb Ign-hp-I-fpsS hnI-k-\-¯n-\mbn {ian-¡p-t¼mÄ Iu-am-chpw Ahsc hn«-I-ep-¶p. hn`-h-ti-jn \jvS-s¸« \½psS \mSn-s\-tbmÀ¯v Ah³ ZpxJn¡p-¶p. k¦p-Nn-X-amb ho£-W-§sf Nhn«n ] pd-¯m-¡p-¶p.ico-c-¯n-epÅ Pemwiw apgp-h\pw hnbÀ¸p-I-

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W-§-fmbn s]bvXn-d-§n. Ahsâ sXmണ്ട hc-ണ്ടp. \\ª hkv{X-¯nÂ ico-c-¯nsâ Nn{Xw hc-ªp. hni-¸nsâ tcmZ\w Ahsâ Ime-Sn-I-sf hnd-sIm-Ån-¨p.hgn-h-¡nÂ Iണ്ട ss]¸p-sh-Å-¯mÂ £oW-a-I-än. acp-`q-an-bmbn hnണ്ടp-Io-dnb ]mS-§fpw, BIm-iwaps« Xe DbÀ¯n-\nÂ¡p¶ tIm¬{Ioäv sI«n-S-§fpw am{Xw.k¦p-Nn-X-amb a\p-jysâ ho£-W-§sf Ah-K-Wn-¨p. hfsc Zqcw \S-¶-Xnsâ £oW-a-I-äm³ sIm¼p-IÄ sh«n-am-änb Ce-IÄ Icnª hr£-¯nsâ Nph-«nÂ Ccp¸p-d-¸n-¨p.hb-dnsâ Imf-epw, Imensâ t\mhpw Ahs\ ab¡-¯n-te¡v \bn-¨p. A«-lm-k-§fpw tcm[-\hpw £oWnX ico-cs¯ DWÀ¯n. hgn-b-cn-InÂ Iണ്ട ImgvN Abmsf sR«n-¨p. a\p-jy³ a\p-jysâ tNmc-bv¡p-thണ്ടn X½n-e-Sn-¡p-¶p. IÃpw hSnbpw Bbp-[-§-fp-ambn HmSn-b-Sp-¡p¶ tIma-c§Ä. Pohsâ IWn-I-IÄ A´-co-£-¯nÂ ebn-¨p-t] m-Ith \ne¯p hoWp-In-S-¡p¶ ]pf-bp¶ ico-cw. A{Ia-¯n\p ImcWw aX-{`m´pw hn`m-Ko-b-X-bp-am-sW¶ `bw Abm-fpsS a\-Êns\ hebw sNbvXn-cn-¡p-¶p.Ccp-ssI-IfmÂtIÄhnsb ad-¨v, I®p-I-fn-dpsI ]q«nbpw kaq-l-t¯mSv Pzen-¡p¶ a\-Êp-ambn Ah³ \S-¶p. B[p-\n-I-X-bnÂ thcq-¶nb \½psS kwkvImcw.\ mfn-Xp-hsc \mw IqsS Iq«nb Xtâ-Xmb {]Xyb imkv{X§Ä Ah-bpsS A´xk¯bpw ImenI {]k-ànbpw AkvX-an-¸n-¨n-cn-¡p-¶pthm?a\p-jy\v A]-NypXn Fhn-sSbmWv kw`-hn-¨-Xv.? IÀ½-cw-K¯v h¶ A]-N-btam? cmjv{Sob sshhn-²yhpw PmXn, aX,- tZ-i,- `mjm sshhn-[yhpw Bcp-tSbpw ASn-Øm\ Pohn-Xs¯ kzm[o\n-¡p-¶n-sÃ¶v Nn´n-¡p¶ a\p-jy\v a\p-jysc ]n¨n-No-´phm³ Ignbptam? Hcp-]mSv D¯cw Isണ്ട-¯m³ Ign-bm¯ tNmZy-§fpsS Nn´m-`m-c-t¯msS s]mÅp¶ shbn-enÂ sh´p-cp-Ip¶ a\-tÊmsS, Iml-f-¯n\p \Sp-hn-eqsS AbmÄ \S¶p \o§n. Bßob hnI-k\w Hcp kaq-l-¯nsâ ]nd-hn-bm-Wv. DS-seSp-¡p-¶-sX¶v Ft´ Cu a\p-jyÀ Adn-bp-¶nÃ? AbmÄ Nn´n-¨p.

kpµc tIcfw F¶ km£m-XvIm-c-¯n-\mbn P\§sf ss\cm-iy-¯nsâ h¡nÂ sImണ്ടv sNs¶-¯n-¡p-IbtÃ ChÀ sN¿p-¶Xv?{Zhyhpw DuÀÖhpw tNÀ¶-XmWv {]]-©-sa¶ kXyw `uXnI imkv{X-a-\p-k-cn¨v Iണ്ടp-]n-Sn¨ a\p-jy-cmtWm, Cu {]]-©-¯nse Poh-\p-Isf \in-¸n-¡p¶Xv? Ime-¯n-sâ kq£va \nÀ®-b-¯nÂ ChÀ Hcn-¡Â hne-] n-¡pw. kqcy³ N{µ³ F¶n-§s\ hnhn[ BIm-i-tKm-f-§fpsS Øm\-\nÀ®bw AXn\p IognÂ AS-¡n-¸n-Sn¨ tX§-epI-tfmsS hÀjw amkw, Zn\w F¶n-h-sb-¡p-dn-¨pÅ hni-I-e\-¯nÂ Ah³ Ah-\mbn ]eXpw \jvS-s¸-Sp-¯p-¶p-sh-¶v. D¯cw In«m¯ tNmZy-§-fpsS \nc- hÀ²n-¨-Xp-t]mse Ah\v tXm¶n.

SYMBOL OF LOVE

shbn-ensâ ImTn\yw Ipd-ªp.

]S-¡-f-¯nÂ ssZ\y-X-bmÀ¶ hncq-]-§Ä am{Xw. a\p-jy-c-à-¯nsâ cq£ KÔw tXSn h«-an«p ]d-¡p¶ s] mSn-]-S-e-§Ä Cu Npäp-]m-SnÂ AbmÄ Zn¡-dn-bmsX \n¶p. DSs\ Fs´-¦nepw sN¿-Ww. CsÃ-¦nÂ \msfbpw CXmhÀ¯n-¡-s¸Smw Ah³ ka-Nn-¯X ssIh-¶-t]mse ]ndp-]n-dp-¯p. “Adn-b-s¸-Sm-¯-h-\mbn Ign-b-W-sa-¶m-{K-l-anÃ F¶mÂ hen-b-h-\mbn Adn-b-s¸-Sm³ Xmev]-cy-an-Ã. Npäp-] m-Snse hoYn-I-fnÂ \n¶pw thZ-\n-¸n-¡p¶ ImgvN-I-fnÂ \ n¶pw sR«n-¡p¶ IY-I-fnÂ \n¶pw HmSn-b-I-em³ a\-Êpsh¼p-¶p. ]s£ Ign-bp-¶n-Ã. a\p-jy³ a\p-jys\ aÀ²n¡p¶ aÀ±nX Nqjn-X³ ]n¨n No´n-I-f-b-s¸-Sp-¶p. Ah-cpsS tNmc-Ip-Sn-¡p-¶p. Ah-cpsS Nn´, Ah-cpsS Ah-tem-I-\iàn hnaÀi-t\m-Nn-X-amb Ignhv FÃmw ChnsS ac-hn-¡p¶p. Cu Rm\pw.” Ah³ Btcm-sS-¶n-ÃmsX ]dªp \nÀ¯n. Shaju Artist, SNIMS

What is love? Is it an ever shining diamond In the firmament of heart? Is it the wind which collects The clouds and renders the sky blank? Is it a hard feeling that rejects The evidence of the senses? Is it an illusion…? Here a new realization dawns … Yes…love is a word that Spreads joy and scorches gloom.

It is the answer to the cry of an orphan. It is the answer for the unprecedented journey of a traveler. It is the harness of a heart, which attracts another heart defecting bonds, infusing courage and fusing creeds. It is the word which blossoms into a song. A captivating song which underlines truth and undermines false. It is the proclaiming, revealing and asserting truth that lies between hearts. Arjun Vijay Batch of 2009

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a power source when wet. o Note: To find out if the phone is truly water damaged, check the corner near where the battery is – there should be a white square or circle, with or without red lines. If this is pink or red, your phone has water damage. o Note: Quickly read the manual to your phone if you’re not sure how to remove the battery. 3 Remove the SIM card to at least save its contents Some or all of your valuable contacts (along with other data) could be stored on your SIM. For many people, this could be more worth saving than the phone itself. SIM cards survive water damage well, but some of the following steps might damage it, so getting it out immediately makes good sense. Just pat it dry and leave it aside until you need to connect your phone to your cellular network.

First Aid. For your Phone.

etting your cell phone wet usually means you have to replace it, but sometimes if you’re fast enough, you might be able to save the phone!But then, with most of the stuff we do to rescue our precious toys we end up killing it. So here’s first aid for your drowned phones. 1 Remove the phone quickly from its watery source. The plastic covers on cell phones are fairly tight, but water can enter the phone in a short period of time, perhaps only 20 seconds or less. Grab your phone quickly, dry it. 16 | MINT

Don’t switch the phone on to check whether it’s working or not, as this can cause it to short circuit. Don’t panic. Your phone will probably not be too damaged if you take it out of the water right away. A longer period of immersion, such as being in the washing machine cycle, will be cause for more alarm but it is still worth trying the following steps before giving up completely. 2 Remove the battery as soon as possible This is one of the most important steps. Don’t take time to think about it; electricity and water do not mix. Cutting power to your phone is a crucial first step in saving it. Many circuits inside the phone will survive immersion in water provided they are not attached to

4 Remove any peripherals or covers Remove any covers and external connectors to open up as many gaps, slots, and crevices in the phone as possible.

Have you ever dropped your cell phone in the sink, or even worse... the toilet? Did you ever leave it in your pocket and run it through the washing machine?

Did you ever swim with your cell phone in your pocket? Well…all of this and more have happened at the MH at some point of time… and they continue to take place...

dry out your phone and get it working in thirty minutes. However, unless the exposure to water was extremely short, it’s not recommended to attempt to turn your phone on this soon. Be careful not to hold the vacuum too close to the phone, as a vacuum can create static electricity, which is even worse for the phone. o Note: Contrary to common advice, it is not recommended that you use a hair dryer (not even on the “cold” mode) to dry out the phone.Using a hair dryer may force moisture further into the small components, deep inside the phone, as the air blows inward. And if it is too warm, it will likely melt them. If moisture is driven deeper inside, corrosion and oxidation may result when minerals from liquids are deposited on the circuitry. Using a hairdryer might be a temporary fix, but this will eventually cause component failure inside the phone. Do not leave it out in the sun to dry either.

5 Use a towel to dry the phone If there is even one drop of water left inside, it can ruin your phone by corroding it and making the wrong contact. o Note: Wipe down using a towel or paper towel. Ideally, try not to clog the wet paper in the gaps and grooves of the phone. o Note: Wipe gently. Avoid shaking or moving the phone excessively, so as to avoid moving water through it. o Note:(Optional): If you pulled the battery out in time, cleaning the inside of your phone with cleaning alcohol (alcohol will displace the water) or contact spray might remedy the problem. 6 Vacuum gently and avoid touching phone Use a vacuum cleaner if you want to try and suck the liquid out of the inner parts of the phone. Hold the vacuum cleaner over the affected areas for up to 20 minutes; in each accessible area (take it in turns with a friend). This is the fastest method and can completely

7 Place the phone in a water-absorbant Leave the phone in a bowl or bag of uncooked rice overnight. The rice would absorb any remaining moisture. o You can also try slipping the cell phone inside a plastic bag that can be sealed or a plastic container (airtight). Add a desiccant packet in with the cell phone. (They’re those small white packets you get with shoes)Note: Rotate the phone to a different position every hour until you go to sleep. This will allow any water left inside to run down and hopefully find an opening to escape.

9 Leave untouched to dry Let the phone sit on absorbent towels, napkin, or other paper. After removing the phone from the rice or desiccant (or if you were not able to use either method), place the phone on absorbent material. Remember that the goal is to evacuate all of the moisture and humidity, without trapping it or adding even more. o Note: Check the absorbent material every hour for 4 to 6 hours. If moisture is evident, repeat the vacuuming step and desiccant steps. 10 Check the phone Test your phone. After you have waited at least 24 hours, or longer if possible, check to see that everything on and in your cell phone is clean and looks dry. Re-attach the battery to the phone.Try turning it on. o Note: If your phone still does not work, try plugging it into its charger without the battery. If this works, you need a new battery. o Note: If not, try taking your cell phone to an authorized dealer. Sometimes they can fix it. Don’t try to hide the fact that it has been wet – there are internal indicators that prove moisture and they’re more likely to be able to help you if you explain exactly what has happened. 11 FOR APPLE USERS: If your iPhone, iPod Touch, iPod, or even iPad gets, wet, follow step one and then if you can’t get to it, try your best to do it or have someone do it who can. Then dry with paper towels, cloth, or similar, and press the Apple Home Button. NOTE: If it is an iPod Classic or Nano, turn it on the way you would. If it turns on, and stays on, and shows no trouble, you’re lucky :) Most importantly, be a bit more careful with your phones people.

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Lindy (Abbie Cornish), has just dumped him. These early scenes, in which he stumbles around the city in a shabby, stubbly haze, reveal a depth we haven’t seen from Cooper in his previous films, like “The Hangover”, “The A-Team” and “He’s Just Not That Into You.” It’s not the usual Cooper with sleek looks, he looks like he’s been living on the streets(in the beginning).

MOVIE REVIEW

hey say we use only 20% of our brain… I’m not sure of the scientific accuracy of this statement... but perhaps it is true that humans only use a small part of the brain at any given time. Now then, what if there was a way for us to utilise 100% of our brain’s resources simultaneously? Forget 100, what if we could use 50%? If man can do so much with limited use of the brain, imagine the possibilities of unlocking the brain’s true potential. We could achieve the seemingly impossible…

per, happens to be based on this theme. I always knew we weren’t using the full potential of our brains, but I had never thought of ways to achieve it…the movie left me thinking about it… Directed by Neil Burger and also starring Abbie Cornish and Robert De Niro, Limitless is based on the 2001 novel The Dark Fields by Alan Glynn. The film was released on March 18, 2011.

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As the film begins, Eddie has gotten a book contract but has not written anything for months. Failure following failure, he loses all hope in life. That is when he runs into his former brother-in-law, Vernon (Johnny Whitworth), on the street. It turns out that Vernon is a pharmaceutical rep with a new wonder drug called NZT, which allows you to tap into the full potential of the brain. Eddie thinks, why not? He’s got nothing to lose. So he takes the pill. Suddenly, he’s not only pounding out chapters on his long-languishing novel, he’s cleaning up, picking up new interests, learning new languages and wowing everyone he meets. He loses weight, gets a haircut, buys some stylish new clothes and looks like... well, he looks like Bradley Cooper. Everything he ever read or experienced starts bubbling into his frontal lobe mixing into a cocktail of useful information.

The pill allows him to learn new languages in a day, master complex equations in a blink, mastermind Wall Street, and, presumably, decipher the plot of “Inception.” More importantly and more realistically, though, he does what we would all do with frighteningly expanded brain power: He turns it into a way to make millions of dollars. Fast. But then, nothing this powerful comes without a price, Eddie is soon scrambling to replenish his supply (the effects of one pill wear off within a day or so). What follows, is nothing like we expect. The director Neil Burger makes good use of visual tricks to let the audience live the world of ‘enhanced Eddie’- the brightness goes up and when the world is shown through Eddies eyes, you can’t help but notice that field of vision has increased! Eyes darting, he focuses on everything. Other visual treats are words dropping from the ceiling to indicate a break in Eddie’s writer’s block, multiple Eddies accomplishing tasks around the house. Burger has done an awesome job of showing that Eddie’s world is brighter, faster and more sensory. The OST and background music by Leonard Morgan which has got a mystery to it goes pretty well with the flow of the movie. Limitless is proof that Bradley Cooper can truly act and is not just the handsome mug.His performance really does go a long way towards making this sci-fi thriller more entertaining, and more plausible, than it probably should be. You could probably find fault in the

script, pick it apart for impossibilities. But why bother? You’re not a movie critic. So if you have any plans to watch it, just shut your brain off and have a good time. Sharan Shyam Batch of 2009

JUVENILIA Young Fabio carved for a living. Carve he could, with skill Or so he thought, in every sitting, but what he made fit no buyer’s bill. Time gave him not a farthing but hunger did ample for, say, three! “I fear not!”, said the poor li’l thing. “My best is yet to be”.

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One fine day, his eyes, so keen laid rest on the splendour of the Queen. Blown away, he was, by the sparkle that lay in her ladyship, ample. So much did she, him, charm; One could with ease, see the outcome. He decided- then and there, preciseThat elegance in stone he shall derive. On formless rock, he set upon, Shaping away, shaping away, yet on; Toiling hard, as time raced on, Pausing not- lest a minute was gone! Oh! How the young man strived! To smooth the face that him, drived! All his strength and skill, he ployed To shape the curves that in him boiled! Night made way for the day, winter to fall And blossomed into spring, Till he could case in stone, a soul, And the joy led him to sing!

It was time, then, for the reckoning. To put himself to the final test. The day was set in court, to bring His life to be assessed. Young Fabio stood with bated breath As people went by his statuette. Some voiced consent- some, resent. The king left the Queen to comment. Then rose the Queen, behold! Walked up to her twin, slow. Gazed at her long, head to toe Then turned to Young Fabio “Ah! My man! You have toiled so!” Let the irony unfold! “But alas! It has not my charm!” And then, calm.

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Religion and Science - A Thought

roadly speaking, there has been an age old controversy between religion and science. But the direct conflict between the two arose in the renaissance period and ever since, it has been an undecided one. Religion of course, is older than science. While religion was born with man, science developed with the human power of observation. The former is based on faith whereas the latter relies on reason, cause and effect. With the advent of science and its advancements, many religious superstitions have been shaken. Still, religion persists in asserting itself though its voice has become weak. Even though science developed only in the nineteenth century, it has proved more than a match for religion. The conflict between the two has always engaged many eminent thinkers. All the religions of the world repose their faith in god. They proclaim their faith in the soul and its immortality, put forth their old theories about the creation of the universe and prescribe a code of conduct. Thus religions have guided humanity for long. But in course of time several discrepant practices crept into different religions. This way, religion became a tool of exploitation in the hands of the few.

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Copernicus was the first to challenge this, followed by Galileo, though the greatest irony was that they had to backtrack in their views and findings because they proved to be a thorn in the flesh of the religious concepts that existed. Finally it took Darwin and his theory of evolution to give a crushing blow to the religious superstitions,thus opening a new chapter of reason in human thought. Science has showered countless blessings on humanity. It has given us quick means of travel, good means of recreation, better medical facilities and lucrative means of agricultural development. But at the same time, it has neglected the spiritual aspect of life. Moreover, the destructive weapons invented by science pose a serious threat to humanity for many generations. A true religion doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t lie in formalism or ritualism. It is the light which removes the gloom of ignorance. It is that instrument of discipline which exercised its power on the minds of people when there was no civilization, no police, no military and no government. Religion aims at making human life happier & better. Science is devoted to the same objective. Though they

may differ in their approaches, the difference between the two does not lie in their objectives. So it can be safely concluded that both religion and science are outwardly antagonistic but inwardly complementary to each other. Combined together, they support the common cause of manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s progress on this planet. Most people are confused about their role in the context of human affairs. So in order to guide them in this matter, religion manifests internal enlightenment while science reflects the external progress or physical development. The Body and the soul coexist. Both are equally important. One cannot exist without the other. Religion is food for our soul while science is food for our body. If the imperishable wisdom of religion continues to guide the knowledge of science in the right direction, there will not be a third world war. A judicious mix of religion and science is a guarantee for manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spiritual & bodily upliftment because each has a distinct role to play. Vivek Shankar Batch of 2009

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“Health is a state of complete physical mental and social well being and not merly the absence of disease or

infirmity.”

BßkaÀ¸-W-¯n\p ap¼nÂ {]mNo\ Imew apXÂ a\p-jy³ BtcmKyw kwc£n-¡p-¶-Xn\pw BbpÊv hÀ²n-¸n-¡p-¶-Xn\pw kuµcyw ]c-am-h[n \ne-\nÀ¯p-¶-Xn\pw \nc-h[n amÀ¤-§Ä Isണ്ട¯n sImണ്ടn-cp-¶p. AXn-\mbn Huj[ tkhbpw NnIn-Õ-hm-hn-[n-Ifpw kuµ-cy-hÀ²I kma-{Kn-Ifpw Isണ്ട¯n a\p-jy-P-·s¯ `mkp-c-am-¡p-hm³ Ah³ ] c-am-h[n ]cn-{i-an-¨p. tcmK-an-Ãm¯ B AhØ am{X-aÃ BtcmKyw sImണ്ടv hnh-£n-¡-s¸-Sp-¶-Xv. FÃm AÀ°¯nepw {]k-¶-amb Hcp ØnXn hnti-j-amWv BtcmKyw AXv a\-Ênsâbpw ico-c-¯n³scbpw kpØn-Xnsb kqNn-¸n-¡p-¶p. \½psS Pohn-X-¯nsâ AXym-\-µ-I-c-amb ØnXn hnti-js¯ Btcm-Ky-hp-ambn _Ô-s¸-Sp-¯nbmWv hni-I-e\w sN¿m-dv. Btcm-Ky-apÅ ico-c-¯nte Btcm-Ky-apÅ a\-Êpണ്ടmhq F¶ samgn {]kn-²-am-W-tÃm. F¶mÂ \iz-c-amb ico-c-¯n-\-¸pdw a\-Ênsâ A\-iz-c-X-bn-te¡v XoÀ°bm{X \S-¯n-b-h-cmWv `mc-Xob Ejo-iz-c-·mÀ. Ah-cpsS

ZÀi-\-§Ä Úm\-tbm-K-¯n-eqsS AsÃ-¦nÂ ip² t_m[¯n-eqsS Dcp-¯n-cn-ª-h-bm-bn-cp-¶p. aqÀ¨-bpÅ hmÄap-\bn-eqsS \S-¡p-¶Xp s]mse sshjayw ]nSn-¨-XmWv Úm\amÀ¤-sa¶v hnth-I-a-Xn-IÄ ]d-bp-¶p.

" £pc-kym-[mc \ninXm Zpc-Xybm ZpÀ¤w ]Y-kvXXv Ihtbm hZ´n ' B[p-\nI Ime¯v Btcm-Kys¯ a\p-jysâ Gähpw henb k¼-¯mbn ]cn-K-Wn-¡p-¶p. ico-cs¯ Btcm-Ky-]-c-ambn Im¯p kq£n-¡p-¶-Xn-\pÅ kwhn-[m\w AXn-\p-ÅnÂ Xs¶-bpണ്ടv. F¶mÂ sXämb Pohn-X-co-Xnbn-eqsS \mw AXnsâ {]Xn-tcm-[-ti-jnsb \in-¸n-¡p-¶p. acp¶v sImണ്ടv am{Xw tcmKw amdn-sÃ¶pw \nb-{´n-X-amb Hcp Pnhn-X-coXn ]n´p-S-tc-ണ്ട-Xp-sണ്ട¶pw BNm-cy-·mÀ \s½ ] Tn-¸n-¨n-«p-ണ്ടv. PohnX ssien tcmK-§sf adn-I-S-¡m-\pÅ {]

Bam-i-b-¯nsâ ]IpXn`mKw Blm-cw-sImണ്ടpw ImÂ`mKw shÅw-sIm-ണ്ടpw \nd-b-Ww. ImÂ`mKw Ft¸mgpw Hgnªp InS-¡-Ww. AÀ²-]-«nWn Ac-ap-dp-¡n-bp-Sp-¡Â XpS§nb {]tbm-K-§Ä \½psS Ahn-I-kn-Xm-h-Øsb kqNn¸n-¡p-¶-X-Ã.- kzbw \nb-{´n-X-amb (Self discplined) Hcp Pohn-X-ssi-en-bn-te¡v shfn¨w ]I-cp¶ kqN-I-§-fm-W-h. Zl-\-ti-jn-¡-\p-k-cn¨v Aan-X-am-hmsX hncp-²-am-hmsX t] mj-I-Kp-W-apÅ `£W {Ia-amWv a\p-jy\v hn[n-¨n-«p-Å-Xv. hni¸p tXm¶n-bmÂ am{Xw `£Ww Ign-¡p-Ibpw hni¸pamdn-bmÂ `£Ww aXn-bm-¡p-Ibpw sN¿p-¶-Xm-Wv D¯aw. ico-c-¯nsâ {]hÀ¯-\-§Ä¡m-h-iy-amb DuÀÖw kw`-cn-¡p-¶Xv [mXp-¡-fmWtÃm. Ahsb t]mjn-¸n-¡m³ DX-Ip¶ k¼qÀ® Blm-c-amWv A`n-Im-ayw. `£-W-¯nsâ Imcy-¯nÂ {]IrXn BtcmSpw hnth-N\w ImWn-¡p-¶nÃ \ nÀ`m-Ky-sa¶p ]d-b-s«, Hcp hn`mKw Aan-Xm-lm-c-¯mÂ XSn¨p sImgp-¡pIbpw asämcp hn`mKw ]«nWn InS¶ ZpÀ_-e-s¸-SpIbpw sN¿p-¶p. kao-]-Im-e¯v \mw ImWp¶ `£-W-¯nse BUw-`-chpw [qÀ¯pw Ahn-th-I-¯nsâ krjvSn-I-fm-Wv. ]pXnb Ime-L-«-¯nse shÃp-hn-fn-I-fnÂ H¶mWv `£y km[-\-§-fpsS ZpÀhy-bw. 24 aWn-¡qdpw {]hÀ¯n-¡p¶ `£-W-im-e-Ifpw Bam-i-bhpw \s½ ^mÌnÂ \n¶v kq¸À ^mÌn-te¡v F¯n-¨p-sIm-ണ്ടn-cn-¡-bm-Wv.kp{]-[m-\-amb B´-co-Im-h-b-h-§sf sam¯-ambpw XIÀ¡p¶ Pohn-X-coXn-bmWv ]pXnb Xe-apd Ah-ew-_n-¡p-¶-Xv. lrZbw, IcÄ, SNIMS 2015

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hr¡-IÄ F¶n-hsb \njvI-cpWw sIme-sN-¿p¶ Blmc coXn-bnÂ \n¶pw \mw ]n·m-td-ണ്ട-Xp-ണ്ടv. aZy-¯n-sâbpw amwk¯n-sâbpw Aan-tXm-]-tbmKw tcmK-§-fpsS k¦oÀ®X-bnte¡pw _p²n-bpsS \mi-¯n-te¡pw sImsണ്ട-¯n-¡p-¶p. Cu Zpc-h-Ø¡v ]m{X-am-hp-¶-XnÂ km£-c-s\t¶m \nc-£-c-s\ t¶m t`Z-an-Ã. CXnsâ ^e-ambn Ipdp-t´m-«n¡pw hmXw ]nSns]-Sp-¶p. k¼Âk-ar-²n-bnepw Zcn-{Z-\m-cm-b-Wsâ thjw sI«m-\mWv B[p-\nI a\p-jysâ \ntbm-Kw. Cu Zpc-h-ØbnÂ \n¶pw \s½ tamNn-¸n-¡p-hm³ bmYmÀ°y-¯nsâ amÀ¤-¯n\p am{Xta Ign-bq. AXmWv Úm\-amÀ¤w (way to wisdom) t{]c-W-Isf AXn-Po-hn¨v Bß-\nÀhr-Xn-bn-te-¡pÅ Hcp ]cn-hÀ¯\w (twist). sXäm-b-XnÂ \n¶pw Hcp AXn-Po-h\w. ]qÀh-kq-cn-I-fpsS hmMva-b-¯n-eqsS \ap¡v Bß-ZÀi\-¯nsâ AarXv tkhn¡mw. Ccp-«nÂ \n¶pw shfn-¨-¯n-te¡m-hs« \mw \bn-¡-s¸-Sp-¶-Xv. ]ണ്ടv tZh-·mÀ¡v Pcm-\-c-IÄ _m[n-¨-t¸mÄ ]memgn aY\w \S¯n AarXw hosണ്ട-Sp¯ IY \mw tI«n-«p-ണ്ടv. Aar-X-Ipw`w Ic-K-X-am-hm³ B[p-\n-IX-bpsS sabvI-cp-¯ns\ thണ്ട-h®w hn\n-tbm-Kn-¡p-Ibpw sNbvXp. F¶mÂ AarXw ]m\w sN¿m³ Akp-c-·mÀ¡v Ahkcw e`n-¨n-Ã. Bkp-cn-I-X-bpsS taÂ _p²n-hn-Im-k-¯nÂ sXfn-bp¶ t_m[-a-Þew \ap¡v ssItamiw hcm-Xn-cn-¡s« Úm\-amÀ¤-¯n-te¡v ssI]n-Sn-¨p-bÀ¯p¶ `nj-Kz-csâ tkh\w tcmKn-bpsS Pohn-X-¯n\v shfn¨w ]I-cp-¶p. BßZÀ¸-W-¯n\p ap¼nÂ im´n-bpsS tcJm Nn{Xw ]S-cp-¶p. Aparna P Batch of 2012 22 | MINT

iq\y-amb a\Êpw \nÀhn-Im-c-X-bp-ambn h¶ £Wn-¡-s¸-Sm¯ AXn-Yn-IÄ R§Ä! a\-Ênsâ ac-hn¸v BsI De¨ \mfp-IÄ A]-cn-Nn-Xz¯nsâ ImWm-¡-b-§-fnÂ Hä-s¸-«p-t]mb P·§Ä Na-sªm-cp-¡-s¸« \mev Npa-cp-IÄ¡p-ÅnÂ PohnXw Icp-¸n-Sn-¸n-¡p-t¼mÄ {]Xo-£-IÄ¡v hÀW-¸-In«v NmÀ¯n Cu Npa-cp-IÄ¡v ]d-bm³ IY-I-tfsd AS¡nsh¨ s\Sp-hoÀ¸p-IÄ tX§-ep-IÄ, kz]v\-§Ä............ kplr-t¯............... hnS-cm³ sImXn-¡p¶ apIp-f-§-fmWp R§Ä hmSm-Xn-cn-¡s« Hcp-\m-fpw........ Farsana Banu Batch of 2010

the good they’ve done for you, all the good times you spent with them. So next time such an issue arises, keep your mind under control and focus on the goodness in them. Think of as many good things about them as you can.Next time they look at you, give them a smile. Most likely, you will dissolve the issue with just that. I am not asking you to love your enemies or anything just don’t let them hurt you. The more grudge you hold in your mind the worse would be your day. If you read ‘The Secret’, you can understand that it tells us that even the greatest of the greatest wishes can be made true just by our thoughts. Then you would be asking me “Why am I not getting the things I wish the most” or “This is not the life which I dream of”. The answer is that you will have to feel the happiness of having those things now in order to manifest them. Those feelings should be so strong that you would not need that thing anymore. You should believe like a small kid, without any room for doubts. Then your wish will be granted. The speed to manifest a thought and make it true too depends on your thoughts. If you think “Hah! This wish is so simple, I would get it so easily” the universe would grant your wish briskly and vice versa.

The Secret

ach and every one of us would have felt worried, that feeling of something uncomfortable happening… some kind of force pulling out things inside… what do we do when we are worried? The answer is quite simple we keep on thinking more of it, isn’t it? But, is this what we should do? Recently I came across book named ‘The Secret’ by Rhonda Byrne. A book telling us how to deal with worries. The book as per a common man can be called a bit of fantasy. It tells us that in our life everything that happens, all the sorrow and happiness… All that we go through is a game of the mind. Huh…? Are you wondering how? “Just by your thoughts” says the book. The book says that if we think thoughts of abundance, abundance we

get, think thoughts of sadness and we get it and so on. This might sound a bit far-fetched but when you think about it, you will find some truth. Everybody would have had bad days in life right? The thing is that something bad would have happened and you would have kept thinking of it to such an extent that you couldn’t concentrate in studies, games, or anything important. According to the book; your relentless thoughts brought all those problems on that day. Take another case. You quarrel with your best friend, your lover or your parents. In your mind you think of their bad qualities. Keeping that in mind you interact with them causing more problems, worsening the situation. This occurred just because you were focusing only on their negatives. This way you tend to forget all

I am not asking you to believe blindly whatever the book is telling, it’s just your choice to accept it or not. Put a bit of optimism in your day to day activities. Surely it would make a great change. Stop worrying about what has occurred. Try to extract some good from all your problems. Learn from failures. Be thankful for what you have now. And do have dreams about a great future and a mind to work for that. As a last word for those who want to check out the real secret, make sure you take a tour through Rhonda Byrne’s books ‘The Secret’,‘The Magic’ and the latest one - ‘Hero’. Ashwin K Mohan Batch of 2009 SNIMS 2015

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Life at SNIMS : A few pictures... Community medicine workshop Anti-ragging campaign

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College Union 2009-2010

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Football Team

Table Tennis Teams

Khokho Team

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SHADOWS

Shadows long Silent reminders Of the years past Dead and gone. When in solitude They haunt me For whatâ&#x20AC;Ś? I know not. If one fills My mind with enthusiasm of Yester years, The other infuses My mind with Thoughts of distressA mute reminder Of the turbulent past

They haunt my Inner self with Actions wrong, Or not of mine. In solitude and When at the Seashore, They are my sole companions. Good or bad, I love them dearly They shall live there Within the depths of my bosom; Forever and forever Till the curtain Falls down....

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The Girl Who Changed My World

usum is not my wife. She is not even one of my later year girl friends but it was she who changed my world. I was fourteen some, studying at St.Josephs, perched on an idyllic spot by the sea side. Kusum was almost the same age but studying at Sacred Hearts girls school, down by the road side. Kusum and I lived in adjacent houses, our study rooms facing each others, with a lens compound wall in between. We walked to school together for many years… not that I cared! Good boys never talked to girls those days. Moreover girls at sacred heart were trained by the nuns to walk with their eyes fixed to the ground! This is the story board in black and white of 50 years, vintage. I was a back bencher in school for as long as I can remember. My friends were the ‘back benchers’ with nothing to do with the ‘top students’ who occupied the front rows. Those days, one’s seat was decided on how well you do the homework and how quick you answer the questions in class. My teachers rated me average; my parents wanted me to be no better.I seldom moved up beyond the middle rows. All this was till the final term of school life. The dreaded SSLC exam was fast approaching. St.josephs was rated the best and teachers had already finished classes by December and started with revision and model tests. I stuck to my usual place-the middle benches. One night when I was done reading and was preparing to go to bed. I peeped casually over my window. Kusum was pacing up and down her room with

a book held in her hands. She may have done that a thousand times already, but that night it happened to me...I’d seen something that made me think-“Should I let a Sacred Heart girl get the better of me? I vowed that from that day onward, I will sleep only once her lights are out. I started walking up and down with a book in my hands..I was fascinated watching her single plaited hair sway from side to side as she walked around and her eyes shifting every time she turned around. My late night reading became just a pretense to watch her every night. Still, read I did. Every day of the examination I was among the first to come out of the hall. I did not have much to write and was sure that I’d fail. The teachers looked at me with pity-so sure I would fail. The top students were writing endlessly and never seemed to have enough time to pour out their knowledge. Results were out in due time. I was praying for a pass.I did not find my number among those who passed and was a little depressed. It was my father

who found it among those with a first class. Surely it’s a printing mistake I thought! I rushed to my school to confirm what id seen. The ‘padu’ headmaster came running and hugged me. I was not only top in the school but first in Kannur district!! I was awarded the prestigious Maharaja Scholarship…a rare honour. A miracle indeed. Only I knew the secret behind it. Unknowingly Kusum had lifted me from the middle rows to the top of the world. It was Kusum who motivated me to set my eyes higher. She really changed my world like nobody ever did. I realized from an early age that behind every successful man there is a woman.

Kusum could not pass the exam that year…

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DEWDROPS Silence is golden. It is the language of the enterprising and the bold. Silence is the figure of speech, Which no teacher can teach. Silence is the virtue of the wise Who remain in the background like skies. Silence is the time when our brains Are active and when our tongues Are not sensitive. Silence is fine, for it is divine. Amal Nassar Batch of 2012

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I saw a girl playing in her beautiful garden She spoke to birds and shared her love Feeling happy, she jumped like a raindrop She seemed to be an angel,sprinkling seeds of blessings At the late hour, she forgets her lonelininess and falls asleep in lap of her rowan tree She saw a dream beautiful than her day Like the stars twinkling up in the sky She saw her shining frock and her diamond necklace And was dancing with a partner to the music of romanian song He looked at her eyes and smiled at her face He gave her a flower as a sign of his love She opened her eyes and saw the morning light And laughed as it was a dream and saw a small flower inside her palm She closed her eyes and thought a little The night which made her dream a vanishing dew drop

Sruthi S Kumar Batch of 2010

helping someone in need, and God knows there were plenty, who had given him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that way, and it never occurred to him to act any other way. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they needed, and Bryan added, “And think of me.” He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home, disappearing into the twilight. A few miles down the road the lady saw a small cafe. She went in to grab a bite to eat, and take the chill off before she made the last leg of her trip home. It was a dingy looking restaurant. Outside were two old gas pumps. The whole scene was unfamiliar to her. The waitress came over and brought a clean towel to wipe her wet hair. She had a sweet smile, one that even being on her feet for the whole day couldn’t erase. The lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant, but she never let the strain and aches change her attitude. The old lady wondered how someone who had so little could be so giving to a stranger. Then she remembered Bryan …

ne day a man saw an old lady, stranded on the side of the road, but even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out. His Pontiac was still sputtering when he approached her. Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her? He didn’t look safe; he looked poor and hungry. He could see that she was frightened, standing out there in the cold. He knew how she felt. It was that chill which only fear can put in you. He said, “I’m here to help you, ma’am. Why don’t you wait in the car where it’s warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.”

Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough. Bryan crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack, skinning his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt. As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window and began to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis and was only just passing through. She couldn’t thank him enough for coming to her aid. Bryan just smiled as he closed her trunk. The lady asked how much she owed him. Any amount would have been all right with her. She already imagined all the awful things that could have happened had he not stopped. Bryan never thought twice about being paid. This was not a job to him. This was

“The best portion of a good

man’s life are his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love.

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had slipped right out the door. She was gone by the time the waitress came back. The waitress wondered where the lady could be. Then she noticed something written on the napkin. There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady wrote: “You don’t owe me anything. I have been there too. Somebody once helped me out, the way I’m helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do: Do not let this chain of love end with you.”

sasÃ, sasÃ

Under the napkin were two more $100 bills. Well, there were tables to clear, sugar bowls to fill, and people to serve, but the waitress made it through another day. That night when she got home from work and climbed into bed, she was thinking about the money and what the lady had written. How could the lady have known how much she and her husband needed it? With the baby due next month, it was going to be hard... She knew how worried her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to her, she gave him a soft kiss and whispered soft and low, “Everything’s going to be all right. I love you, Bryan Anderson.” There is an old saying “What goes around comes around.” Good friends are like stars....You don’t always see them, but you know they are always there.

- An old story from the internet

BZy-ambv BÀ{Z-ambv sasÃ sasÃ \osb³ a\-ÊnÂ h¶p. sNdp-Nn-cn-bmbv Imämbv ImÀ¡q-´-en³ Cg-bmbv \o Fsâ ap¶nÂ h¶p sasÃ, ssIsXm«p \n¶-t¸mÄ Acn-InÂ \o h¶-t¸mÄ s\©-I-amsI IpfnÀ¯p-t]mbn F³þ Bßm-shm¶p hnd-¨p-t]mbn Rm\-dn-bmsX F³ a\-a-dn-bmsX \osb³ a\-Êns\ Iogvs¸-Sp¯n Adn-bmsX Aen-bmsX Rm³ t]mep-a-dn-bmsX \n³ cq]-sa-¶p-ÅnÂ h¶p sasÃ sImep-kn« ]mZ-§Ä \o sNdp-Xm-bn-f-¡p-t¼mÄ F³ lrZ-b-kw-KoXw Rm³ tI«p \n¶p sh¬¯q-hÂ t]mse \o sNdp-Im-ä¯p \o§p-t¼mÄ F³ lrZ-b-Xmfw \ne-¨p-t]mIpw {io h¶p \nÂ¡pw \n³ apJw ImWp-hm³ Rm³ \n¶-Sp-¡Â h¶p sasÃ \ob-§p-t]m-bt¸mÄ \n³ angn ImWp-hm³ Rm³ h¶p ]n¶nÂ sasÃ, sasÃ..... Rameez Muhammed Batch of 2011 School: A place where Papa pays and Son plays

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Alternate definitions

School: A place where Papa pays and Son plays

Life Insurance: A contract that keeps you poor all your life so that you can die Rich.

Compromise: The art of dividing a cake in such a way that everybody believes he got the biggest piece.

Boss: Someone who is early when you are late and late when you are early

Marriage: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an agreement in which a man loses his bachelor degree and a woman gains her masters.

Classic: Books, which people praise but do not read.

Conference Room: A place where everybody talks, nobody listens and everybody disagrees later on.

Smile: A curve that can set a lot of things straight.

Office: A place where you can relax after your strenuous home life.

Etc.: A sign to make others believe that you know more than you actually do.

Committee: Individuals who can do nothing individually and sit to decide that nothing can be done together.

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ag-tXm-cmsX Rm\pw Fsâ a\Êpw \oe-\n-io-Yn\n \o AW-bp-t¼mÄ Xma-c-¸qhp Rm³ I¬Xp-d-¡pw. A¶m-\n-f-bpsS Xocw X¶n-embn \n\-¡mbv am{Xw Rm³ Im¯n-cp-¶p. ImenÂ Xgp-Inb Hmf-§Ä X³ XWp-¸nÂ Rm³ \n³ kvt\l-¯n³ \otcm«w Xncn-¨-dn-ªp. F¶n«pw \o h¶nÃ F¶psS Bßm-hn³ s\m¼cw Iണ്ടpanÃ s]mgnbp¶ I®p-\oÀXp-Ån-IÄ t]mepw \nf-bnÂ hoW-enªv, Aen-ªn-Ãm-sX-bm-bn. Im¯n-cn-¸n\pw a[pcapsണ്ട-¶-dn-bm-hp¶ Rm³ Xf-cmsX apt¶m«p am{Xw \S¶p. Fsâ kvt\l-¯nsâ Bgw-Iണ്ടv ]£n-IÄt]mepw \n\-¡mbv ]m«p-]mSn apÅp-IÄ hoWp NXª hoYn-bnÂ \ns¶ tXSm³ ac§Ä F\n¡v ]qsa-¯-sbm-cp-¡n-X-¶p. kvt\lw Hcp elcn Bb-Xn-\m-emtWm \osbs¶ ad-¶Xv, Rm\pw ad-¶p-t]mbn \nsâ kvt\l-¯nsâ apJw-aqSn sImgn-ªp-ho-W-t¸mgpw Rm³ \ns¶bpw \nsâ HmÀ½I-sfbpw shdp-¯n-cp-¶n-Ã. A´y-ao-th-f-bnÂ \o hcn-I-bn-sÃ-¶-dn-bm-sa-¦nepw XncnsI \S-¡p-hm³ F\n-¡m-hp-In-Ã. aS-¡-an-Ãm-¯bo bm{X \ÂIp¶ a[p-c-§Ä am{Xw aXn-sb-\n¡o `qan-bnÂ DWÀ¶n-cn-¡m³ Athira P K Batch of 2009 34 | MINT

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ic-i-¿-X³ amdnÂ InS-¶p-sImണ്ടv ap¯-Ñ³ Bsctbm tXSn-Sp¶p X¶psS ]u{X\mw ]mÀ°-s\tbm AtXm am\-k-]p-{X\mw IÀ®-s\tbm X¶psS ZrjvSn-X³ ap¼nÂ ap¯-Ñ³ tXSp-¶Xmsc-bmWv

Im¯n-cp-¸n\pw A´y-bmaambv AXm Ih-N-Ip-WvUe§fnÃm-X-h³ h¶p-tNÀ¶p hmÕ-ey-¯nsâ Xnc-bn-f¡w A¶m-Zy-ambv Ah³ Iണ്ടphm hµy-h-tbm-[n-Isâ I®p-I-fnÂ IÀ®m \ns¶ kvt\ln-¨n-cp¶p Rm³ aIs\ Fsâ-bp-Ånse kvt\lw t\sc-Im-«n-¯-cphm³ Rm\pw ad¶p

`ojvaÀX³ ZrjvSn DWÀ¶p-h¶p I®o-c-Wnªp hµy-h-tbm-[n-It\{X-§Ä IÀ® kp[-]p-{X-\Ã \o cmt[b-\p-aÃ \o Ip´nX³]p-{X-\mWp \o aIs\ aXn-bm-¡pIn tNmc In\nbpw alm-bp²w hmcn-¸p-Wcp \n³ IqS-¸nd¸pIsf

]nXm-alm am¸p-X-cnIbo IÀ®\p hm¡p e¦n-¡m-\-dn-bnÃ Ch-s\m-cn-¡epw F³ {]nbtXmg\p -thണ്ടn Rm³ F³ Poh³t]mepw _en-bÀ¸n-¨nSpw F¦nepw Rm³ Xcp-¶nXm kXyw ]mWvU-hsc h[n-¡p-hm³ Rms\m-cp-§p-I-bnÃ

bYmÀ° hoc³ \obtÃm IÀ®m \ns¶ ]pÑn-¨-sb-\n¡p am¸p-Xcp Xsâ sXäp Xncp¯n kt´m-j-t¯msS ]nXm-a-l³ F¶t¶¡pambn I®-S¨p Athira P K Batch of 2009

Why this Thalavarai - Da D

et me tell you, I feel difficulty in breathing I think, Health hazards due to climate change have approached the level of disaster-man made. Every life on earth is affected by it,including me no? Is it our “THALAVARAI” Da d? Dad,why don’t you take immediate appropriate steps before it can grow up to multiple epidemics? The hazards range from higher risks of extreme weather to changes in the dynamics of infectious diseases. The impacts are evident in many ways-many people are dying from excessive heat than before,substantial increase seen in the incidence of vector borne diseases and changing pattern of natural disasters(temperature will rise,water will go up). The impacts will be seen more among the vulnerable population. And the early neonates are affected the most. The increased life expectancy may come down,I am scared Dad, Is it our “THALAVARAI” Da d?

I feel sorry Dad for my birth now; I wish I was born 50 years back to live longer,to enjoy the fruits of Modern Medicine. Is it my “THALAVARAI” Da d? I know why this situation is alarming. • cumulative effect • difficult reverse in a few years • can be avoided • can be controlled Can reduce exposure to and the effects of climate change by controlling the disease vectors,reducing pollution,safe disposal of waste,water management,etc. And on the other side • many are unaware • not interested • inadequacies • unable to change knowledge attitude and carefree attitude of the people It is interesting to note that some steps needed to prevent climate change have positive health benefits.

Example-use of bicycles and public transport instead of personal cars can reduce greenhouse gas emission,improve air quality,increase physical activity,reduce obesity related illness,reduce premature death,reduce respiratory illnesses,allergy,etc. Sooner we take appropriate steps, lesser will be the impact of climate change on Public Health. And that will change our “Thalavarai” Da d I can tell you how to change this “Thalavarai” Da d It is a continuous process of planning,organizing,directing,staffing,coordinating,budgeting and implementing rational measures through mobilization of necessary resources aimed at effectively preventing,controlling and reducing the impact of climate change on health(those will occur or those occurred). Proper management depends on • management commitment • core competencies • timely availabilityof resources • capacity building • time of detection • proper assessment • right approach And you can change your “Thalavarai” Da d Moreover this depends on how well are able to appreciate them,how we approach them, methods used to adopt/adapt,how the awareness programs are conducted. how the advocacy campaign goes on and the appropriateness in planning, implementation and evaluation methods. Strategy can be • population strategy for the whole population • high risk strategy for high risk group And I know you can and you will change our “THALAVARAI” Da d

Dr. Raju Antony Professor Dept. of Community Medicine

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Batch Photos

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Rationally Irrational

heuristics to do this complex task. All judgements that rely on heuristics are based on influences from our surroundings and the preconditioned survival instincts from our ancestral times.

We all like to believe that we are rational logical beings, driven by our individual abilities and desires, making smart choices and decisions as we go along. But the bitter truth is, 95% of the decisions we make on a daily basis are irrational. We make these decisions based on quick mental short-cuts known as Heuristics. If we were to tackle every detail of every situation, and analyse the options to make the most logical decision, our brains would go on overload. So we just don’t bother. One of the greatest feats of the human brain is its ability to filter a vast amount of information inflow into a manageable stream of relevant data. The brain processes 400 Billion bits of information a second but we are only aware of 2,000 of those. We use 38 | MINT

In today’s time of technology, social media and stock market investing, these instincts often do not provide to be the most useful tool in making the best decisions. Heuristics make us behave in ways we would not have, if we had spent time thinking logically. In the intriguing field of Behavioural Sciences, these flawed judgements are called Cognitive Biases. There are hundreds of these biases that come into play in our daily lives. In this article, let’s look at a few of the most common ones. A easily relatable cognitive bias is Loss Aversion. In our evolutionary past, there were far more dangers in the world that directly affected our chances of survival such as wild animals, exclusion from your tribe or even a broken leg. Any of these could lead to death. Those

who remained cautious, survived. This goes on to say that even today, we fear loss much more than we value gain. Or to put it in other words, we are more sensitive to negative experiences than positive ones. We are aversive to losing things we have. We don’t really feel the need for something or someone till the time comes when we might lose them or have to give them away. This bias becomes a hindrance to our potential growth. It makes us hesitant to take risks that might actually benefit us in many ways. We pile up things in our lives that have no real value for and we miss out on new things that might actually take us to new brighter horizons. Anchoring, is another interesting error in our thinking. Rather than making a decision based on pure value for investment (time, money, etc.), we make a decision based on how much value an option offers when compared to another option. An example of the food menu at fast food chains will be a good example to show the working of this bias. We are presented with three choices; a burger for fifty bucks, fries for thirty

and the burger-fries combo for sixty-five bucks. Most of us will go for the combo deal, even if we did not particularly crave for fries. Whereas, if only the first two options were given, we would just go ahead and buy the burger we came for in the first place. The presence of the fries alone option, makes the lowered price in the combo deal more desirable. And it seems like the smart choice to make. There are a multitude of biases that prevail in the social realm. One very common one is the Ingroup bias, a manifestation of our innate tribalistic tendencies. Members in a group tend to think of themselves as better than outsiders, and they tend to club outsiders together, while viewing members of the ingroup as diverse and unique individuals thus giving preferential treatment to ingroup members. This helps us forge tighter bonds with people in our ingroup, but it serves the exact opposite function for those on the outside. Our knowledge gets limited to that of the members in the group and we develop narrowed points of view about the rest of the world. This makes us contemptuous, suspicious and disrespectful of others. One of the surprising aspects of ingroup bias is how easily it can be triggered. Any group can become our ingroup if the members have something, anything at all in common with us. A quick read on the list of numerous biases could be beneficial for us on an individual as well as societal level. If we could learn to recognize them, then perhaps we might be able to avoid these systematic errors in judgement that we make on a daily basis. For all we know, we might be able to reach our peak of prosperity without any new gadgets, physical assets or ground-breaking ideas. Shruti Suman For the Editorial Board

LET IT BE The little green leaves, Waiting for the dawn break After the appalling sunset. Waiting for long, yet with hope. The real happiness in our life, It may be from anywhere else, Even from the gaping darkness. We must feel it, as it is…acceptance. The sun, as radiant as ever Makes the world an ethereal beauty In the soothing embrace of light, We could not feel much woe! Deep from the painful memories Arises that all-encompassing feeling, The feeling of true love Making our heart flutter… The Magnanimous… his evermighty Controlling the whole world, With his two hands. He is great …he is great! Jimshad K Batch of 2009

Nidhisha K Batch of 2011

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The Moment I Met Death Face to Face

It was one of the coldest nights in Katpadi and as always, my venture back home for the weekend. I was disturbed after the fight with the taxi driver for the huge hike in the fare, just because it was night. At the station, I found that my troubles had no end. The Allepey mail, which I usually board, had left 5 minutes earlier. I would now have to wait for the last train-the Trivandrum mail-which as always would be packed full. With no friends to give me company, I began my long wait at the end of the platform, looking desperately into the darkness. My eyes started drooping from the long, tiring wait but then came the train I had been waiting for. The general compartment was crowded as expected. I boarded the sleeper compartment instead, waiting for the TTR to come so that I could do something about the tickets. The TTR did come but I was not so lucky this time.My pleas fell on deaf ears.He would do nothing about the tickets.Instead he scolded me badly and even said he would fine me.Thankfully I had my ID card with me. He seemed to calm down when he saw I was a student of VIT university. He was at least listening to me now, but then in the end, he asked me to go to the general compartment, which I did when the train stopped at the next station.Travelling in a general compartment at night is a nightmare, with all sorts of creepy people doing all sorts of nasty work. There was a long way to go. Staring into the emptiness outside, I felt like an idle ship in a painted ocean… It was when the train crossed the Palakkad border; rain began to pour down heavily.Later the train halted at Mulankunnathkaavu (near the Trissur station).It had been an hour and the train had still not left.My impatience was suffocating me.The atmosphere in the compartment was getting on my nerves.

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To my relief I saw another guy sitting with the same eagerness to get out of there.We had a short conversation and he suggested that we walk from there to the nearby bus stop. “Not a bad idea”, I thought. This decision was a grave mistake, a mistake which till this moment has never ceased to give me nightmares. We got off the train and began walking along the tracks, ignoring the heavy downpour. Desperate to reach home, we paced ahead with our mobile lights guiding us through the darkness. In a few minutes, our eyes caught note of a light approaching us from a distance. “Get off the tracks!!” the other guy shouted at me. In a fraction of a second, I made my move but my leg caught onto something and I landed with a thud on the track. The train sped towards me, unraveling the darkness around me, revealing four parallel tracks. In a state of shock, I couldn’t figure out in which track the train was heading. In that moment my father’s words came into my mind, “Face every situation with courage, fear should never grip you”. Swiftly, I jumped to the first track. To my horror; I was in death’s path! That second I laid flat in between the tracks and clutched to the rocks for my dear life.The train whizzed past me.Feeling the rush of wind brushing me hard, I closed my eyes tight and prayed.For a few minutes, I laid there, dazed. Then I opened my eyes and slowly got up and started searching for my bag, which I found lying on the third track. I had made a narrow escape from the clutches of death. I thanked the almighty for my presence of mind in this situation. This incident made me realize that no matter what the circumstances, we must muster the courage to face them. Vipin Vijayaraghavan Batch of 2009

The Transition The sun shall soon come down, And hence, dusk shall fall, And so, will end my fruition. The long years shall quickly pass, And such, is the terrible melancholy. This transition, is indeed unbearable, For long and far, lies adulthood. The days shall become longer For life is immobile, When one desires its motion. Now, I feel old, For wrinkles are beginning to appear, My steady legs have lost their footing, And now, I am falling, Into the depths of darkness. I have heard that death is quite peaceful, Indeed it feels so. For it must be better than this pain, Which is unbearable. The pain that follows the loss Of benevolent adolescence. Pritish P Batch of 2012

MISSING U The day you answered God’s call Left an empty space Which time couldn’t replace Words cannot explain How much you mean to me You teach me nothing wrong Guide me when I fall short of being strong Dad you are nothing but my proud treasure I miss you more and more each day No matter what I do The world is a far lonelier place without you You were my one true rock A shoulder which I could rely on The greatest gift god gave me was you Like every child assumes daddy you are my best You are far beyond comparison Struggling of responsibilities is not you Acting selflessly is your ultimate view It is the man within that makes you greatest among the great. You shared every joy, but always Concealed your sorrow. Always encourage and forgive the mistakes I do You were a source of strength and support Right from the very start.

Chanting always those magical words “Where the mind is without fear, the head is held high” You always taught me to be brave. Your discipline seemed harsh at times Your words may have been strong It’s not that you are cruel It’s because what I did was wrong In life I loved you dearly In death I love you still But in my heart you hold a place That no one could ever fill Things will never be the same Although it hurts so bad. I will smile whenever I hear your name And be proud you were my dad.

Vipin Vijayaraghavan Batch of 2009

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Dugw... \ngÂ ac-§Ä Ag-ensâ Npgn-bnÂ \obp-g-ep-t¼mÄ ]s¿ Ccp-fnÂ Hcp ]pI-bmbv ad-bp-t¼mÄ hn§p¶ \n³ a\-Xm-cnÂ Xmf-a-dn-bp¶p CuW-a-dn-bp¶p Rm³ kJn lna-hmsâ aSn-¯-«nÂ Xe Nmbv¨v \o ab-§p-t¼mÄ Adn-bmsX \n³ I¬X-S-§-fnÂ Ah³ hnc-tem-Sn-¨n-cp-¶pthm? ]cn-Nn-X-sb-¦nepw Adn-bp-¶nÃ Rm³. ]dbq \n³ hnIm-c-¯n³ `mj-sb´v? hgn-h-¡n-e-e-bp¶ _mey-¯n³ I¬I-fnÂ \n³apJw Rmt\sd Iണ്ടn-cp-¶p. Adn-bn-Ã, FÃmw Rm\-dn-ªn-cp-¶n«pw \ns¶ Hcp- ]mgv¡n\m-hp-t]meh-K-Wn¨p Cs¶³t_m-[-X-e-ap-WÀ¶-t¸mÄ \osb-\n-¡-]cn-Nn-X-bmbv¡gn-ªp-htÃm NSp-e-X-bmÀ¶ \n³ \b-\-§-sf-´nt\m hnd-bmÀ¶p Npäpw ]I-bv¡p¶p ambv¡m³ Ign-bn-sÃm-cn-¡epw \n³ap-Jþ sa¦nepw Rms\m¶p tNmZn-¡t«, Ag-ensâ a¬Ip-S-sam-¡-¯p-h¨p sImsണ്ട-´n\p \osbs¶ ]n´p-SÀ¶p.?

Sudhalekshmi T S Batch of 2009

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AKm-[-amb KÀ¯-¯n-te¡p AbmÄ hoWpsIm-ണ്ടn-cn-¡p-¶p. A\-´-X-bn-te¡v Npäpw aqSÂ aªv am{Xw. s]s«-¶mWv AbmÄ sR«n-bp-WÀ¶-Xv.... AsX......... FÃmw kz]v\-am-bn-cp-¶p. shdp-samcp kz]v\w.... Npäpw Ccp«v am{Xw. hcm-´-bnse shfn¨w B apdn-bn-te¡v F¯n t\m¡p-¶p...... hcm-´-bn-eqsS IS-¶p-t]m-hp¶ Imsem-¨-IÄ B apdn-bnse \ni-_vZ-Xsb `RvPn¨p sImണ്ടn-cp-¶p. AbmÄ InS-¡-bnÂ \n¶pw Fgp-t¶Â¡m³ {ian-¨-t¸mÄ Bbncw ]Â¨-{I-§Ä tZl-¯n-eqsS apdn-ªn-d-§p-¶-Xp- t]mse AbmÄ¡v A\p-`-h-s¸-«p. CÃ....-H¶p \ne-hn-fn-¡m³ H¨ s]m§p-¶n-Ã. Iotam-sXdm-¸n-bpsS Zwi-\-taäv iq\y-amb Xe-bnÂ XS-hn-s¡mണ്ടv \nk-lm-b-\mbn AbmÄ Ahn-sS-Xs¶ InS-¶p. sXm«Sp¯ s_ÍnÂ \n¶pw sPbnw-knsâ Rc¡w tIÄ¡mw. Iym³kÀ Icണ്ടp Xn¶ ico-c-hp-ambn ac-Ws¯ Im¯p InS-¡p-¶-Xn-t\-¡mÄ t`Zw KÀ¯-¯nÂ hogp-¶-XmsW¶v AbmÄ¡p tXm¶n.. hnP-\-amb hcm-´-bnÂ sXfnªp \nÂ¡p¶ sseäp-IÄ Xs¶ t\m¡n ]cn-lkn-¡p-¶-Xp-t]mse AbmÄ¡v A\p-`-h-s¸-«p. Ie-§nb I®pIÄ apjnª kmcn-¯-e-¸nÂ XpS-¨p-sImണ്ടv Xs¶ Zb-\o-b-ambn t\m¡p¶ Hcp kv{XobpsS apJw Abm-fpsS a\-ÊnÂ Ib-dn-sb-¯n. cpIvan-Wn-bm-bn-cp¶p AhÄ. Ah-fpsS `À¯mhv Zmtam-Z-c\pw Iym³kÀ tcmKn-bm-bn-cp-¶p. NnIn-Õ-bv¡p-

thണ്ട ]Ww hmbv]-tNm-Zn¨p ]en-i-¡m-c-\mb AbmfpsS ASp¯v cpIvanWn h¶-t¸mÄ AbmÄ a\-kmÂ Nncn-¨p. ]Ww sImSp-¡m³ ]ämsX Ah-cpsS k¼mZyw AbmfpsS ]W-s¸-«n-bn-se-¯p-¶Xv AbmÄ kz]v\w Iണ്ടp. sshImsX B kz]v\w km£m-XvI-cn-¡-s¸-«p. Ah-km\w Zmtam-Z-c³ ac-W-¯n\p Iog-S-§n-b-t¸mÄ NnX-sbm-cp-¡p-hm³ t]mepw Øe-an-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. A¶p Ie-§nb I®p-ambn ImÂ¡Â hoW hn[-hsb AbmÄ B«n-tbm-Sn-¨p. \o A\p-`-hn-¡p-sa¶v i]n-¨p-sImണ്ടv A¶-hÄ Cd-§nt¸mbn. CXp-t]mse F{X im]-hm-¡p-IÄ AbmÄ tI«n-cn-¡p-¶p...?? Ah-km\w saUn-¡Â tImtf-Pnse Iym³kÀ hmÀUnÂ InS-¡p-t¼mÄ AbmÄ¡v \jvSs¸-Sm-\mbn H¶pw _m¡n-bp-ണ്ടmbn-cp-¶n-Ã. apdn-bnse _lfw Abm-fpsS Nn´-Isf AW-¨p-I-fªp. apJ¯v shÅ-¯pWn ]pX-¸n¨ Pbnw-kns\ kvs{S¨dnÂ XÅn-s¡m-ണ്ടp-t]m-hp-¶Xv AbmÄ Iണ്ടp. Pbnwknsâ izmkhpw \ne-¨n-cn-¡p-¶p. ASp¯ Dugw XtâXm-sW¶v Btcm a{´n-¡p-¶Xv t]mse AbmÄ¡p tXm¶n sXm«-Sp¯v iq\y-amb I«n-en-te¡p t\m¡n. AbmÄ Dughpw Im¯pInS-¶p......... Nadeera K Batch of 2012

Hcp ]qhv sImSp¯ IY "D½m Cu tUmIvSÀ A¦nÄ Fs¶ ]nSn-¡m³ hcp-¶p.' "\nÂ¡v tamtf....... F´m \nsâ t]cv?' Nncn-¨p-sImണ്ടp HmSnb B Ip«n Ah-fpsS D½-bpsS kmcnXp-¼nÂ ]nSn-¨p. "F´m tamtf.......?' F¶p tNmZn-¨p-sImണ്ടp Ah-fpsS D½ Xncnªp t\m¡n Ip«nsb ]nSn-¡m-\mbn Ip\nª Rm³ Ah-fpsS D½-bpsS apJw {i²n-¨n-Ã. "`b-¦cw IpkrXnbmWn-hÄ AtÃ?' Rm³ tNmZn-¨p. D¯-csam¶pw In«m-¯-Xp-sIm-ണ്ടm-hWw Rm³ \nhÀ¶p t\m¡n. kplvd. Fsâ _m¨vtaäv saUn-¡Â sImtfPv ]T-\-Im-e¯v Rm³ ]cn-N-b-s¸« Ip«n. Cu tIm¬^-d³kn\v AhÀ Dണ്ടm-Ip-sa¶p Rm³ Hcn-¡epw {]Xo-£n-¨n-cp-¶n-Ã. B Idp¯ X«-¯n³ DÅnÂ C¶pw AhÄ kpµ-cn-bm-Wv. kplvd A¶pw C§-s\-bm-bn-cp¶p Ft¶mSv am{Xw kwkmcn-¡m³ hm¡p-IÄ Dണ്ടm-hm-dn-Ã. AhÄ `b-¦c hmbm-Snbm-sW-¶mWv Iq«p-ImÀ ]d-bp-¶-Xv. ]t£ Rm³ Iണ്ടn-«n-Ã. AhÄ F¶pw Ft¶mSv au\w ]men-¨p. H¶mw hÀj-¯nsâ XpS-¡-¯nÂ ]e-X-hW Ah-tfmSv Rm³ kwkm-cn-¡m³ {ian-s¨-¦nepw AhÄ Hgn-ªp-amdn. A§-s\-bn-cn-s¡-bmWv KoX-bp-sS tN«sâ IÃymWw

h¶Xv. _m¨nse FÃm-hcpw t]mIp-¶p-ണ്ടv. C¯-hW F´mbmepw Ahsf sImണ്ടp kwkm-cn-¸n-¡-Ww. Rm³ Xocp-am\n-¨p. dnk-]vj³ Ign-ªp. R§Ä Xncn¨p t]mIp-I-bm-bncp-¶p. Ah-fpsS ASp-s¯-¯nb Fs¶ sR«n-¸n-¨p-sImണ്ടv kplvd Ft¶mSv tNmZn-¨p. "Cu ]qhv BÀ¡v sImSp-¡m\m' At¸m-gmWv Rm³ Fsâ ssI¿nse ]qhv {i²n-¨-Xv. BUntäm-dn-b-¯nÂ sh¨p In«n-b-Xm-Wv. "\n\¡v Xcm³ thണ്ടn-bmWv, hm§n-t¡m.....' "F\nt¡m?.........' F¶ `mh-¯nÂ AhÄ Fs¶ cq£-ambn H¶p t\m¡n AhÄ AXp hm§p-sa¶p Rm³ Icp-Xn. Hcp ]qhv hm§p-¶Xv hey-Im-cy-sam-¶p-a-Ã....... Rm³ hnNm-cn-¨p. ]t£........ AhÄ HmSn.

Hcp Xmfmbmbn amdm³ t]mIp-¶p. tImtf-Pnse R§-fpsS Ah-km-\s¯ Châ v. "Convocation' A¶p Ahsf Rm³ Hcp-]mSv t\cw t\m¡n-\n-¶p. BZy-am-bmWv Rm³ Ahsf kmcn-bnÂ ImWp-¶-Xv. FÃm-hcpw bm{X-]-d-bp¶ Xnc-¡n-em-Wv. Rm³ Ah-fpsS ASp-t¯¡v sN¶p. "All the best for your future career' "Thanks same to you' ]ns¶ Iptd t\c-t¯¡v cണ്ടp-t]cpw H¶pw anണ്ടn-bn-Ã. Fsâ a\Êv Ah-tfmSv Fs´m-s¡tbm ]d-bmsX ]d-ªp. "kplvdm H¶p C§p-h-t¶.......' Btcm Ah-sf-hn-fn-¨p. H¶p Nncn-¡p-I-t]mepw sN¿msX AhÄ Xncnªp \S-¶p. AhÄ Xncnªp t\m¡p-sa¶p Rm³ IcpXn ]t£...........

A§s\ hn«mÂ ]än-Ã-tÃm. Rm³ ]qhv Ah-fpsS Iq«p-Im-cn"tUm. aPoZv F´m Btem-Nn-¡p-¶-Xv.' ASp-¯n-cp¶ tUmIvSÀ Ft¶mSv tNmZn-¨p."H¶p-anÃ'. Convocation tijw C¶mWv Rm³ Ahsf ImWp-¶Xv kplvdm F\n¡v Bcm-bn-cp¶p? Imap-In-tbm, kplrt¯m AtXm Hcp tImtfPv tatäm...? C¶pw D¯cw Isണ്ട-¯m³ Ign-bm¯ tNmZyw. aI-fpsS ssI¿v ]nSn¨p \S¶p AI-ep-t¼mÄ C¶pw AhÄ, F\n¡v \ÂIm³ Hcp ]p©ncn Dണ്ടm-bn-Ã. dwko³ Fw FÊv. Batch of 2010

bpsS ssI¿nÂ sImSp¯p F¶n«v kplvd¡v sImSp-¡m³ ]d-ªp.Xncn¨p hcp¶ hgn Iq«p-Im-scÃmw _kn-\-I¯v Um³kpw ]m«p-ambn BtLm-jn-¡p-t¼mgpw Fsâ a\-ÊnÂ Ah-fpsS apJ-am-bn-cp-¶p. Rm³ sNbvXXp sXäm-bn-t]mtbm? Hcm-th-i-¯nÂ sNbvX-Xm-Wv. AhÄ Fs¶-sX-än-²-cn-¡ptam? A§s\ ]eXpw Rm³ Nn´n-¨p-Iq-«n. ]ntä¶v A\m-«an Unk£³ em_nÂ \n¶pw Cd-§nb AhtfmSv Rm³ £a tNmZn-¨p. ]t£ AhÄ tI«-`mhw \Sn-¨n-Ã. "Hcp ]qhv sImSp-¯Xv A{X-h-enb sXämtWm?' B kw`-h-¯n\v tijw AhÄ Ft¶m-sS-t¸mgpw AIew ]men¨p \n¶p. \mfp-IÄ IS-¶p-t]mbn, A©p-hÀjw t]mbXv Rm³ Adn-ªn-Ã. Fsâ tImtfPv PohnXw HmÀ½-]p-kvX-I-¯nse SNIMS 2015

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A World Beyond Expectations...

emember the film Jurassic Park? Even though the dinosaurs in the film were created by computer graphics, we can expect the real thing in the following years. Have you heard about new generation onions which will not make you cry? Can you imagine cats that glow in the dark? Just think of a lemon inside a tomato- lemato! Have you ever thought of drinking goat’s milk to get rid of cancer? Does it sound like a fairy tale? But, believe me! I am not joking. This is the new world - the world of genetics. What you have read are only a few achievements in this field. Genetics is the most fascinating and fast growing branch of modern science of expectations. Each person is unique, but he or she also inherits some characteristics and even appearance from his or her parents. The study of gene characteristics passed from parents 44 | MINT

to offspring is known as genetics and it affects all forms of life. Modern genetics began with the work of Gregor Mendel, who formulated the basic concepts of heredity. At the centre of the process is the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecule, which exists inside every living cell and contains a complex chemical ‘code’ that controls the way in which life forms are put together and operated. DNA’s molecular structure was deduced by James D Watson and Francis Crick. These and other developments led to the deciphering of the genetic code of DNA molecule, which in turn made possible the recombination techniques of ‘Genetic engineering, one of the most dynamic fields of biotechnology. Biotechnology is the technological exploitation of biological processes including genetic engineering for obtaining useful materials for agriculture, industry,

domestic, medical and other uses. It has advanced rapidly in the last two decades due to advances in biology, microbiology, biochemistry, immunology, molecular biology, chemical engineering and genetic engineering. Genetic engineering is the manipulative technology that produces and modifies DNA sequences for creating new cells, tissues, organs and individuals to suit human requirements. It is aimed at cloning new genes, cloning organisms, creating Genetically modified organisms(GMOs) like animals, plants and microbes and genetically modified food(GMFs) like tomato, cheese etc. TRANSGENICS: The organisms which contain functional foreign genes experimentally introduced into the genome by genetic engineering from another species

are called transgenic organisms or transgenics. These include : Transgenic sheep: Female sheep having human anti hemophilia factor IX in their milk. The sheep flock can now provide enough clotting factor to supply all the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hemophiliacs! Transgenic goats: Goats having human gene that codes a blood clot dissolving protein (TPA-tissue plasminogen activator). They secrete this protein in the milk. This protein is used for treatment of coronary thrombosis. Transgenic pigs: Have genes carrying human antigens in their organs. The organs of such pigs can be transplanted into humans- without the risk of rejection. Genetically modified food(GMF) GMFs are those food plants which have been changed

genetically to enhance taste and quality, improve shelf life, reduce maturation time and increase nutrient content. Some of the common GMFs are, (i) Flavour saves tomato: By inactivation of gene producing polygalactouronase enzyme, the shelf life of tomato has been increased, several times.

of science can be misused by creating harmful transgenics, which will be a threat to humanity. So it should be our aim to use this technology for productive and fruitful purposes. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wait for the wonders of transgenics which are yet to be revealed!! Ameera Batch of 2010

(ii) Potato: It is normally deficient in proteins. However, rich in starch. Protein rich potato has been developed through genetic engineering. (iii) Pharmaceuticals: Transgenic plants have been experimentally produced for a number of pharmaceuticals like insulin, interferon, blood clotting factors, hormones, cholera vaccine etc Every coin has two sides, so does genetics. This branch SNIMS 2015

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Rm³ CXp-hsc Fsâ BZy Znhkw... kz]v\-km-^-ey-sa¶p ]ecpw ]dªp tI«p tI«p Xg-hn-¨Xp-sIm-ണ്ടm-hWw Rm\pw ]dªp “DREAM COME TRUE” A§s\ tUmIvS-dm-hm³ Rm³ F¯n Sree Narayana Institute of Medical Sciencesâ ]Sn-hm-Xn-enÂ, ]pdsa Iണ്ടmÂ aq¡-¯p-hn-cÂ sh¨p-t]m-Ip¶ sI«nSw ]Tn-¡m³ XpS§nb Ip«n-IÄ Xebv¡p ssIsh-¡p¶ ]cn-Wm-a-co-Xn. "lm! F´p kpµcw Rm³ F¯nb tImtfPv' BZy ¢mkn\v kXoÀ°y³ IqsS ASn-¨p-s]m-fn-¨p, IrXyw 8 aWn¡v Xs¶ F¯n. hfsc hnim-e-amb Lecture Hall heXp-ImÂ sh¨p Rm³ AI-t¯¡v Ib-dn. ‘Xcp-Wo-a-Wn-IÄ, km[m-cW boyssâ Ip¯-I-bmb back seats FÃmw I¿-S-¡n-bn-cn-¡p-¶p, ……, AtXm? ..... ‘Fsâ kXoÀ°y-·mÀ Front seats Iog-S-¡n-b-XmtWm?’ ‘Adn-bn-Ã.....’ A§s\ XpS§n Fsâ saUn-¡Â tImtfPv Pohn-Xw. Dd§nbpw DWÀ¶pw BZy Hcണ്ടp period IS-¶p-t]m-bn. “ASp-¯Xv Anatomy dissection BWv.” kXoÀ°y³ X³ samgn ImXnÂ apg-§n. “AhnsS F´m Afnbm ] Tn-¸n-¡pt¶?” Rm³ \njvI-f-¦-ambn Bcm-ªp. “Afn...... AhnsS ISm-h-dpണ്ടv. AXnÂ Hmtcm Bone Dw Muscle Dw Organ Dw FÃmw hni-Z-ambn ]Tn-¸n-¡pw.‘Fsâ dtº, AsXÃmw ]Tn-¡tWm?’Rm³ Ft¶mSv Xs¶ tNmZn-¨p. 46 | MINT

“Afn....... kabw 10 aWn BIp-¶-tX-bp-Åq. 10.30 BWv ¢mÊv. hm \ap¡v Library t]mImw AhnsS Girls ImWpw... hm....” CXpw ]dªp Ah³ Fsâ ssI¿nÂ ]nSn¨p hen¨p. R§Ä Books sh¡m³ Library tbmSp ASp-¯pÅ Shelf sâ ASp¯p \nÂ¡p-t¼m-gmWv Btcm Fs¶ hnfn-¨Xv ‘Hcp Xcp-Wo-aWn.’ Fs¶ Adn-bm-hp¶ Hcp s]¬Ip«n ChnsStbm? Rm³ H¶p sR«n s]mXpsh Rm³ ImWm³ A{X¡p ck-apÅ Hcp---h-\-Ã..... AhÄ ASp-s¯¯n “Fsâ Hcp {^ണ്ടv....….Rm³ IcpXn Ah³ Bbn-cn-¡p-sa¶v” Fsâ \mhp s]m§p-¶n-Ã. F¶psS kXoÀ°y³ Ah-kcw apX-em¡n Ah³ kzbw ] cnN-b-s¸-Sp¯n Rm³ At¸m-tg¡pw hnbÀ¯p shÅ-¯nÂ ap§n-b-Xp-t]m-se-bm-bn.. Fsâ ap³Ime experience FÃmw Bhm-ln¨p Rm³ tNmZn-¨p. “Fhn-sS-h¨m Fs¶ Iണ്ടXv? Rm³ Brilliant Â Bbn-cp-¶p.” kXoÀ°y³ Fsâ apJ-t¯¡v t\m¡n. ‘Ft´?.... Rm\v ]d-ªXv A_-²-amtbm?.... icn-btÃ Rm³ tNmZn-¨Xv?.....’ ]ns¶ B Ip«n Fs´m-s¡tbm ]d-ªp. FÃmw kXoÀ°y³ X³ \mhnÂ \n¶pw DcpÄs]m-«n-h¶ a[p-c-tadnb tNmZy-§-tfmS.v Rm³ FÃmw tI«p-\n-¶p. A¶p BZyambv Rm³ Post BIp-¶Xv F§s\ F¶p a\-Ên-em-¡n. B kwhm-Z-¯n\v Gsd ssZÀLy-ap-ണ്ടm-bn-Ã. Fsâ Akqb sImtണ്ടm ]Tn-¡m³ DÅ DÕm-lw-sImtണ്ടm Rm³ CS-bnÂ Ibdn.

“Sm.... _m...... ¢mÊnÂ Ibdmw 10.30 Bbn.” kXoÀ°ysâ ssI¿nÂ ]nSn¨p hen¨p sImണ്ടp Rm³ ]d-ªp. B Ip«n-tbmSv ss_ ]dªp Ah³ Fsâ IqsS h¶p. Adnbm-hp¶ sXdn-sbÃmw Ah³ Fs¶ hnfn-¨n-«p-ണ്ടm-hpw. F¶mepw kmc-anÃ Rm³ Happy Bbn. “Anatomy dissection Hall”. Cunningham Dw Chaurassia bpw sImണ്ടp he-Xp-ImÂ sh¨p-Xs¶ Rm³ Ibdn..5 table IÄ Hmtcm table epw Idp¯p Poh³ Aäp InS-¡p¶ icoc-§Ä R§Ä Medicos AXns\ Cadaver F¶p Hma-\-t¸cv hnfn-¨p. Rm\pw kXoÀ°y\pw Htc table Â Bbn-cp-¶p. Ipd¨p t\cw Ign-ª-t¸mÄ Zm hcp¶p…AhÄ hoണ്ടpw… R§-fpsS AtX table Â Ah-fpw… kXoÀ°y³ hoണ്ടpw Happy… Ahsâ tbmKw…lm… \S-¡-s«.!!! Table Â Girls BWv IqSp-XÂ, FÃm-hcpw Jada Cd¡n Ccn-¡p-I-bm-Wv. BsI ]cn-N-b-apÅ kXoÀ°y\pw Engaged ... Rm³ hoണ്ടpw Post Bbn... Cadaver s\Iണ്ടp t]Sn-¡epw t_m[w sIS-ep-ambn 2 aWn¡qÀ F§-s\-sbm-s¡tbm t]mbn.......... ATTENDANCE PLZ....... 1st year Anatomy dissection hall Â Npän-Xn-cn-ªp-sIm-

ണ്ടn-cp¶ Fsâ a\-Ên-s\ XncnsIsImണ്ടp-h-¶Xv Patho Proffessor sâ B i_vZ-am-bn-cp-¶p. Npäpw Fsâ Iq«p-Im-À cണ്ടmw hÀj-¯nÂ F¯n-b-Xnsâ £oWw amdmsX Dd-§n-s¡m-ണ്ടn-cn-¡p-¶p. ¢mknsâ coXn amdn, Dd¡w ]nSn¨p \nÀ¯n ‘I®-S-btÃ’ F¶p {] mÀ°n-¨n-cp¶ Ip«n-IÄ, Dd¡w XctW F¶p {]mÀ°n¡m³ XpS§n, Seperate Boys, Girls sitting arrangement Ct¸mÄ Mixed Bbn, Fsâ ¢mknÂ couplesIÄ Bbn, Lecture\v CS-bnÂ I¯n-sh-¡m\pw, joke ]dªp Nncn¡m\pw ss[cy-ambn… A§s\ [mcmfw amä-§Ä. Rm³ amdntbm?... lpw Rm\pw... l...-l...-l... F´m-bmepw kXoÀ°y³ Ft¶mSv henb kpJ-¯n-eÃ anണ്ടptam?... anണ്ടpw… {]iv\w hÃ-Xp-ap-tണ്ടm?... CÃ. A{XX-s¶. B s]¬Ip-«ntbm?.... A¶v AhÄ¡v BÄ amdn-t¸m-b-Xm-Wv. lm...... F´mbmepw AXn-\p-tijw AhÄ Ft¶mSv hep-Xmbn anണ്ടnbn-«n-Ã. “Sm……..”]n¶nÂ \n¶pw Btcm hnfn¨p “tM….”Rm³ H¶p sR«n “\nsâ \¼À Bbn” “51, 52, 53, 54……..” A§s\ C¶s¯ ¢mkv Ign-ªp.

Ramzeen M S Batch of 2010

Dreams… too far for destiny Travel beyond your dreams… Travel beyond the waves… See through your eyes the land of your dreams. They maybe ancient…they maybe history, Or further still the present world of mystery! Let love rule the agony of pain… Let the heart touch the soul. Bloom into a thousand flowers of happiness You are the architect of your dreams… The master of your destiny Make it… Break it…

Seena Shylanathan Batch of 2009

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For the love of music… “Whoa! Vh1! Finally a channel worth watching!” I look at the rest of the gang with a wide grin on my face only to be greeted by the weirdest of expressions. (Ok...it looks like I won’t be watching it with others around) no one could possibly understand my joy...I was sick and tired of Sun Music-they play the same songs over and over, still it’s everybody’s favourite...I don’t know if it’s because they’re just musically numb or if it’s because they think it’s better than nothing. Actually, I love some of the Tamil songs...but if you hear the same thing 24x7…you naturally start hating it. So one fine afternoon, I change the channel and I watch the Nokia playlist on Vh1. The effect was so tremendous. I had to face a volley of verbal abuses.. “Avande konacha English paattu” “Manushyanumanasilaavunnavalladhumideda” those were some comments I remember (the rest I’d rather forget). So I ask, “Why do you hate western music so much??”

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“How can you listen to something you can’t understand?” most of them say. I get a survey done and find that many of them listen to Michael Jackson and boy bands like Backstreet... (except for the NRIs of course-they listen to hip hopKanye West, Eminem, et al) Linkin park was the only rock band people were at least familiar with… That’s a pity...because these people don’t know what they’re missing. Deeply disturbed I decide to write this article to bring about a change in the attitude towards western music, rock music in particular. Rock history is very rich...big enough to fill volumes and a huge classification (yes! Rock itself is of different forms!) This reminds me of the Bentham and Hooker classification in botany...around 219 forms in total! I don’t think there’s anybody who has managed to listen to every one of them.

Musically, rock is centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with bass guitar and drums. Typical instruments include the electric guitar, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, drums, synthesizer and keyboards. First let me tell you what pop is. Michael Jackson is known as the king of pop. Madonna’s the queen. Backstreet boys, Westlife, N’Sync, Boyzone, Blue, Britney all of them are pop musicians. Just because you have electric guitars playing in the background does not mean it’s rock. The only Michael Jackson song close to rock is ‘Beat it’- it’s got a solo by Eddie Van Halen(pretty good guitarist) Know that rock is not screaming nonsense and blaring guitars. Rock often has solos-pieces of music with only the electric guitar playing in a continuous stream of music. Listen carefully and you will notice the bass guitars (it’s pronounced ‘base’). The drum beats are an essential part. It drives the tempo of the song.Some bands also use violins and the cello(Apocalyptica plays beautiful music with cellos) and some use flutes-especially the eastern bands. Western music isn’t just about sounds, they have meaningful lyrics. Not all of them but still, lots of them do. Hip hop is all about the beats and lyrics and the

rhyme. (Eminem-the most popular white rapper, SnoopDogg, Sean Paul, Ludacris are some artists you may be familiar with…in India-there’s BlaazeAR Rahman’s rapper child, Yogi B and a whole new slew of youg upcoming rappers.)

north asking for the lyrics when the first album came out ). Another popular band from Kerala is Motherjane though they don’t sing Malayalam, listen to their songs and you will find a strong South Indian flavour to their guitar riffs and the vocals in general.

If you want to dance, you can go for techno music (try David Guetta, Benny Bennassi, Moby, Chemical bros, Swedish house mafia, LMFAO, Skrillex, Deadmaus, Armin Van Buren etc) or R&B(rhythm and beats)-includes Akon(everybody knows him now, thanks to chammakchallo), Usher, Chris brown, Black eyed peas, JustinBieber. If it’s soothing music you’re looking for, there’s Enigma, Enya and Yanni.

There are Indian folk-rock musicians like Swarathma, Raghu Dixit and La Pongal.

Coldplay, Keane, U2 all come under alternative rock, which can be slow at certain points of the song and rapid at other parts.

There’s something called gospel rock...yes, rock songs about Jesus, Mary, The bible, etc. and some of them are very good.

Gothic rock is gothic…no better way to describe it-listen to Evanescence if you want to know what it’s about.

So my point here is that western music has something for everyone…you just need to find what suits you best.

If you want harder stuff, go for Metallica, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Slayer.

Once you find something that you can relate to, you’ll never turn back!

If you want Hindi music try Jal, Strings. For sufi style rock, go for Kailashkher, Junoon.

Music speaks every language, Music knows no boundaries So turn up the volume.

Kerala has produced pretty good bands actually. Salt n pepper brought the Cochin based band Avail to mainstream attention in Kerala…now they’ve come up with great tracks for the movie ‘Second show’ ( the band was already pretty famous in other parts of India…I remember friends from the

Avial went on to prove that rock is a very flexible genre of music...fits any language. There are bands which sing in German (Rammstein), Arabic (Orphan land)…lots of languages.

Sharan Shyam Batch of 2009

SNIMS 2015 2015 SNIMS

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HOW TO BREAK BAD NEWS: The husband’s on a week-long business trip and gets a call from his wife - “Hello, sweetheart!” Answers to the

“Ah yes, darling, I’m a little busy. Is there a problem?”

WORLD’S EASIEST QUIZ!

“Um, I just called to tell you that the parrot died.” “My parrot? Dead? The one that won the competition?” “That’s the one.” “Darn! That’s such a pity! I spent a small fortune on that bird. Oh well...what did he die from?” “From eating rotten meat.” “Rotten meat? Where did he get to eat rotten meat?” “He ate the meat of one of the dead horses.” “Dead horses? What dead horses?” “Why, those pure breed ones that you had. They died from all that work pulling the water cart.” “Are you insane? What water cart?” “The one we used to put out the fire.” “Good Lord! What fire are you talking about, woman?”

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“The one at our house! A candle fell and then the curtain caught on fire.” “What the...!!! But there’s electricity at the house! What was the candle for ???” “For the funeral.” “WHAT BLOODY FUNERAL?!!” “Your mother’s! She showed up one night out of the blue and I thought she was a thief, so I shot her!”

1) How long did the Hundred Years War last ? 116 years 2) Which country makes Panama hats ? Ecuador 3) From which animal do we get cat gut ? Sheep and Horses 4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution ? November 5) What is a camel’s hair brush made of ? Squirrel fur 6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal ? Dogs 7) What was King George VI’s first name ? Albert 8) What color is a purple finch ? Crimson 9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from ? New Zealand 10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane ? Orange Well, that was unexpected wasn’t it? If you got even three right, it is possible you may have accidentally swallowed an Encyclopaedia , please consult your doctor!

MEMORIES OF A FRIEND F³ {]nb N§mXn \n\-¡mbv Cu Pന്മ-hy-Y-I-fn-se³ a\w sh´p \odp-Sp-t¼mÄ HmÀ¡p¶p \ns¶ Rm³ hn§-temsS Bgn-X³ AKm-[-¯n-em-gv¶pthm \o? BImi \oen-a-bn-e-en-ªpthm? sh¬ta-L-§Ä¡n-S-bnsemfn-¨pthm \o?

Those two blue eyes Shining blue eyes Only when she smiles That very smile Gives me that sight Of the wonders she gave me right That very voice Piercing sweet voice Made her a unique choice Like a rain all had fallen one day Like a storm all had collapsed one day I had to leave her on a mourning day

Cu kz]v\-¡q-Smcw iq\y-am¡n \n¶m-i-I-sfm-s¡bpw _m¡n-bm¡n Hcp aohÂ ]£n-t]mÂ ]d-¶-I-¶pthm \o? C¶pw \n\-¡mbv Xnc-bp-¶n-sX³a\w Hcp-t\m-¡p-Im-Wm-\mbv Bin-¨p-t]m-sb³an-gn-Ifpw F¶n«pw \o h¶-XnÃm \mw X½nÂ ]ns¶-¡-ണ്ട-XnÃm F¦nepw Rm³ Icp-Xn-Sp-¶p, Cu Pന്മ-]p-Wy-ambv \n³ kulr-Zw.

Like it never happened before Like I never wanted it anymore Like a loser I stood Liking it anymore

Mridhul Antony Batch of 2011

Sampath Satheesh Batch of 2010

No more I saw her or a similar face And no more there was a face to praise She never came in this case Which never ended in a happy face...

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BSp PohnXhpw a\p-jy\pw

F´mWv BSp PohnXw? BZy-ambn ae-bmf kmln-Xy-¯nÂ, ISÂ IS¶p hnbÀs¸mgp-¡p¶ ae-bm-fn-bpsS PohnXw hc¨p Im«p¶ Hcp t\ mhÂ. BSp PohnXw Pohn-X-¯nÂ \n¶p Iodn-sb-Sp¯ Htc-S-Ã, PohnXw Xs¶-bm-Wv. ]pkvX-I-¯nsâ XpS-¡-¯nÂ Xs¶ IYm-Ir¯v ]d-ªn-«pണ്ടv \mw A\p-`-hn-¡m¯ PohnX-§-sfÃmw \ap¡v shdpw sI«p IY-IÄ am{XamsW¶v. bmYmÀYy-amWo hm¡p-IÄ IY-bpsS DS-\ofw \ap¡v AXv A\p-`-h-s¸-Spw. IYsb Ipdn¨v ]d-bp-¶-Xn\p ap¼v IYm Imcs\ Ipdn¨v cണ്ടv hm¡v ]d-bs«, s_\ym-an³ Hcp ]¯-\w-Xn« kztZin. kmln-Xys¯ kvt\ln-¡p¶ KÄ^v a\-Ênsâ Ime-§-fm-bpÅ B{K-l-¯nsâ ^ew am{X-amWv BSp PohnXsa¶p hniz-kn-¡p¶ Hcp IYm-Ir-¯v. \Po_v F¶ \m«n³ ]pd-¯p-Im-c³ KÄ^n-se¯n-s¸-Sp-¶Xpw AhnsS AbmÄ¡pണ്ടm-Ip¶ A\p-`-h-§fp-amWv IYm Imc³ Nn{Xo-I-cn-¡p-¶-Xv. \m«nÂ D½bpw `mcy-bp-apÅ \Po-_v, `mcy KÀ`n-Wn-bm-bn-cn-s¡-bmWv KÄ^n-te¡v ]pd-s¸-Sp-¶-Xv. Ah-s\mcp aI³ ]nd¡pw Ah\v \_oÂ F¶v t]cp hnfn-¡Ww F¶p ]d-ªmWv l¡o-ap-sam¯v bm{X Xncn-¡p-¶-Xv. l¡ow Ahsâ kplr¯v am{X-am-bn-cp-¶nÃ A\n-bt\ t]mse Xs¶. l¡o-ansâ D½ Ahs\ \Po-_nsâ I¿nÂ GÂ¸n-¡p-Ibm-bn-cp-¶p. BZy-ambn KÄ^n-se-¯p¶ GsXm-cm-tfbpw t]mse Xs¶ Ah\pw ]eXpw kz]v\w Iണ്ടp. 52 | MINT

BIm-i-Npw-_n-I-fmb sI«n-S-§fpw, Ft¸mgpw

AYn-Xn-Isf kzoI-cn-¡m-\mbn kZm kabw Hcp§n \ nÂ¡p¶ \K-chpw IS¶v AhÀ bm{X XpSÀ¶p. kz] v\-§fpw taml-§-fp-saÃmw sh´-en-bp¶ Np«ps]mÅp¶ acp-`q-an-bn-te¡v AhnsS Ahsâ Ad_m_v (kvt]m¬kÀ) IqsS \qtdmfw BSp-I-fpw ]ns¶ Xsâ Xs¶ {]Xn-cq-]-amb òI-c-cq-]n-bpw. òI-c-cq]n Hcp a\p-jy-\mWv AbmÄ Ah³ hcp-¶-Xn\p ap¼v AhnsS h¶-Xm-Wv. Agp¡p ]nSn¨ \ oണ്ട XmSnbpw apSn-bpw, Nm¡p-t]m-epÅ apjnªp Iodnb hkv{Xw, Ft¸m-gpw ZpÀKÔw han-¡p¶ ico-cw. òI-c-cq] n Ahsâ {]Xn-cq-]-am-sW¶v ]d-bm³ Imc-W-ap-ണ്ടv. Ipd¨v \mÄ Ign-bp-t¼mÄ Ah\pw AXp-t]m-se-bmbn Xocp-¶Xv ImWmw. BSp-I-fp-ambn Ah³ kulrZw ]¦n-«p. Xsâ thZ-\-sbÃmw AS-¡n-]n-Sn-t¡-ണ്ടn-h¶ s\Po-_n\v AsXÃmw tIÄ¡p-hm-\pÅ a\-Êp-ണ്ടm-bXv BSp-IÄ¡p am{X-am-Wv. Hcn-¡Â P\n¨ BSns\ Ah³ \_oÂ F¶p hnfn¨p, Hc-Ñsâ kvt\lw Ah\p sImSp-¯p. AXns\ Ah³ emfn¨p hfÀ¯n kz´w aI-t\-t]mse akvd-bnÂ (B-Sp-h-fÀ¯Â tI{µw) Ah³ Hä-¡m-bn-cp-¶p. F´p tPmen¡pw Ah³ am{Xw. B Ic-Im-Wm¯ acp-`q-an-bnÂ InS¶v cmthmfw ]Wn-sb-Sp-¡p-¶-Xn\pw In«nb {]Xn-êw Nm«-hm-d-Snbpw ]«n-Wn-bp-am-bn-cp-¶p. kz´w Ad-_m-_nsâ am{X-aÃ {]Ir-Xn-bpsS Irqc-hn-t\m-Z-§Ä¡p hn[n¡s¸« a\p-jy³, Hcp sNdnb XW-en\p thണ്ടn, Hcp XpÅn shÅ¯n\p thണ്ടn, kvt\l-t¯m-sS-bpÅ Hcp hm¡n-\p-thണ്ടn Ic-tbണ്ടn hcp¶ a\p-jy³. FÃmw \jv«-s¸«v ac-W-¯nte¡v ASp-¡p-¶-h³ Hcp ss[cyw ssIh-cpw, AXv kzbw Dcp-¯n-cn-bp-¶-XmtWm, AtXm apI-fn-ep-Å-h³ tXm¶n¡p-¶-XmtWm F¶-dn-bn-Ã. B ss[cyhpw hnizm-khpw

Xs¶-bm-bn-cn-¡Ww \Po-_n\v aq¶p hÀj-t¯mfw AhnsS Poh³ \ne-\nÀ¯m³ klm-bn-¨-Xv. Fs¶ Gähpw sshIm-cn-I-ambn t\h-en-te¡v ASn-¸n-¨-Xv, Pohn-¨n-cn-¡p¶ Hcm-fpsS IY-bmWv CsX¶p Adn-ª-t¸m-gm-Wv. kXy-¯nÂ CXv Ahn-iz-k-\obw Xs¶, kz´-a-Ãm¯ A\p-`-h-§sf AXnepw Xo£-W-ambn AhX-cn-¸n-¡p-I F¶-Xv, ]t£, AXm-WtÃm Hcp IYm-Im-csâ anSp¡v ag¡p tijw h¶ a®n\p tase s]m´n h¶ ]¨ hncn¨ Ipªp sNSn \Po-_n\p sImSp¯ Bß hnizm-k¯n-sâ hm¡p-I-fm-Wv. \Pos_ `qan-bpsS Z¯p ]p{Xm........ R§sf t]se \obpw \nsâ Pohs\ AS¡n ]nSn¨p Cu `qan-tbmSp aÃn-Sp-I, XoImäpw shbnÂ \mfhpw \ns¶ IS¶p-t]m-Ipw, \o Ahbv¡p ap¶nÂ Iog-S-§-cp-Xv, AXv

\nsâ Poh³ tNmZn¡pw hn«p sImSp-¡-cp-Xv. ]¨-hn-cn-¸p-IÄ {]Xo-£bpw Ah-km-\s¯ IWn-I-bmWv \Po_v \½Ä Hmtcm-cp-¯-cpw. \Po_v F¶ IYm-]m{Xw bYmÀ° Pohn-X-¯nÂ Cuizc hnizm-kn-b-Ã, ]t£ s_\ym-an³ Abmsf ssZht¯mSp tNÀ¯mWv Ah-X-cn-¸n-¡p-¶-Xv. FÃm {]Xo-£Ifpw ssIhn-Sp¶ a\p-jy³ Poh³ ]nSn¨p \nÀ¯m³ Hcp Ah-km\ ]nNn-h-Ån-bn-sÃ-¦nÂ IY apt¶m«p sImണ്ടp-t] m-Im³ {]bm-k-am-bXp sImണ്ടm-Ipw. Hcn-¡epw B acp-I-SenÂ \n¶pwc£-s]-Sn-Ã¶p Icp-Xnb Ahs\ Ah-km\w C{_mlnw F¶-bmÄ h¶p c£-s¸-Sp-¯p-¶p. C{_mlnw Hcp ssZh-Zq-X-s\-t]m-se-bm-bn-cp-¶p F¶p ]d-bp-¶p-ണ്ടv. I®o-cnÂ \n¶pw c£-s¸-Sp-¯p¶-h³ Xs¶bmWv ssZhZq-X³. AtÃ? ]t£ IY-bpsS HSp-hnÂ C{_m-ln-ansâ s] s«-¶pÅ A{]-Xy-£-am-IÂ \ap¡v Hcp AÛp-X-t¯msS tXm¶n-t]mIpw C{_mlnw \_n-Xs¶ Bbn-cpt¶m AXv. s_\ym-ansâ aäp IrXn-Isf t]mse Xs¶ bmYm-Øn-XnI Nn´-Isf DWÀ¯m³ Ignbpw hn[w {]m]vX-am¡n t\ mhÂ. tIcf kmlnXy A¡m-Zan AhmÀUv e`n¨XnÂ H«pw AÛp-X-an-Ã. hfsc Npcp-¡-¯nÂ Cu IY-sb-¡p-dn¨v ]d-bm³ {]bm-k-amWv W¶v F\n¡p tXm¶p-¶p. IY hmbn-¨-Xn\p tijw Fsâ DÅnÂ Xfw sI«nb hnIm-cs¯ t]\-Xp¼n-te¡v apgp-h-\mbn \nd-bv¡m³ F\n-¡m-hn-sÃ-¦n-epw, Cu IrXn-sb-¡p-dn¨v sNdn-Xmbv Fs´-¦nepw ]d-bm-sa¶p F\n¡p tXm¶n. Fsâ hm¡p-IÄ al-¯mb Cu IrXn¡v DX-Ip-¶Xp BtWm F¶p t]mepw F\n-¡-dn-bn-Ãm. Hcp ] t£, asäm-cm-fpsS A\p-`-hhpw PohnX KmÔn-bm-¡nb s_\ym-an-\nÂ \n¶pw ]IÀ¶p In«nb ss[cy-¯n-emhmw Rm\o kml-k-¯n\p apXnÀ¶-Xv. BSp-Po-hnXw CsXmcp B«n-S-bsâ IY-bÃ \Poºv Hcp cà-km-£n-bp-aÃm adn-¨v, Pohn-X-¯nÂ h¶p aqSnb Ccp-«ns\ shfn-¨-am-¡nb a\p-jysâ IY. a\p¡pw Nnet¸mÄ Pohn-X-¯nÂ {]Xn-k-Ôn-bp-sSbpw hnj-a-§-fp-sS-bpw, acp-`q-an-bn-eqsS bm{X-sN-t¿ണ്ടn hcmw. BcpsS ap¼nepw Iog-S-§-cp-Xv, s]mcp-X-Ww, {]Xo£ ssIhn-S-cp-Xv. HSp-hnÂ \mw Xs¶ Pbn-¡pw. Salish K S Batch of 2009

GLOBAL WARMING & CLIMATIC CHANGE

lobal warming is a major problem faced by people all around the world. It is the increase in earth’s atmospheric temperature year by year. This is caused mainly due to greenhouse gases, which prevent the reflected heat waves from earth to escape into space. Global warming is gradual, causing minute increases in temperature, but now, the effects are becoming noticeable. Climatic change is the ultimate problem created by global warming. Greenhouse gases are a necessary evil for our planet to exist. Without it, heat and temperature cannot be maintained in earth’s atmosphere but increased emission of CFCs and greenhouse gases like CO, CO2, etc… cause ozone depletion and increases the amount of light captured in the atmosphere. If the temperature goes on increasing, the polar ice glaciers will melt and increase the water level in seas beyond 100 meters. There are so many protocols and organizations, which work to enhance the preventive measures all around the world in order to tackle Global Warming. United Nations Environmental policy is a major

contributor to this. There are some protocols to control the emission of gases, like Kyoto protocol, Montreal protocol etc… between the countries in the world. Unfortunately they are not followed strictly, and prevention remains only in records and files. So, people in the world must take care of their own life. Because if we continue to pollute the air, the temperature will rise, seasons that provide good yield to different agriculture will change. The result will be loss of yield and poverty, leading to dire conditions on earth. If we want to control global warming & we can correct the disrupted seasonal changes like early or late monsoon and drought, we will have to take things into our hands. We should plant trees, reduce use of greenhouse gas emitting equipments & save our planet from early extinction.

‘We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children’ Krishnaprasad K U Batch of 2011 SNIMS 2015

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Dd-§n-¡n-S¶ a\-Êm£n alm-ന്മm-cpsS Bß-IY hmbn-¡p-t¼mÄ F\n-Iv#p tXm¶nbn-«p-ണ്ടv. CsXms¡ Ch-cpsS Pohn-X-¯nÂ kw`-hn-¨Xp-X-s¶-bm-bn-cn-¡ptam F¶v..... F¶mÂ Ct¸mÄ a\-Ên-em-Ip-¶p. A\p-`-h-§Ä \nd-ª-XmWv Hcp hyànbpsS Pohn-Xw. C\n \n§Ä hmbn-¡m³ t]mIp-¶Xv Hcp BßI-Ymw-i-amtWm F¶v Ft¶mSv tNmZn-¡-cp-Xv. CXns\ C¶s¯ bph-Xz-¯nsâ am[pcyw \pWªv Pohn-¡p¶ GsXmcp hyàn-bp-tSbpw Bß-I-Ymw-i-am-Imw. AXpw AsÃ-¦nÂ t\cs¯ Rm³ ]d-ª-Xp-t]mse A\p-`-h-§Ä ImWn¨p X¶ ]mT-am-Imw. Fgp-Xm-\mWv tXm¶n-b-Xv. Xosc CjvS-an-Ãm¯ Hcp Imcy-am-bn-cp¶ Fgp-¯v. Fgp-Xm³ aSn-bm-bn-cp¶p. ] t£ Fs´m-s¡tbm Adn-bm³ XpS-§n-b-t¸mÄ FgpXm³ a\Êp XnSp¡w Iq«n. FÃm-hcpw ]dbpwt]mse Hcp ] g-©³ k{¼-Zm-b-ambn amdn-s¡m-ണ്ടn-cn-¡p-I-bm-WtÃm Fgp-¯v. icn-bm-Wv.... Rm\pw ]d-bm-dp-ണ്ടm-bn-cp-¶p. Sn hn bpsSbpw, CâÀs\-än-sâbpw, samss_-en-sâbpw amkvacn-I-tem-I-¯m-bn-cp¶t¸mÄ ]t£, s]s«¶v AsXm-¶nÃmsX h¶t¸mÄ...... slm F´m ]d-bp-I... Hcp Xc-¯nÂ Poh-izmkw t]mIp-¶-Xp-t]mse Dണ്ടm-bn-cp-¶p. i_vZhpw _l-f-hp-sam¶pw CÃmsX Hcp apdn-bnÂ X\n-¨n-cp-¶p Ipd¨p

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Znh-kw. At¸mÄ a\-Êm£n a{´n-¨p. \o Hcp hnUvVn-bm-Wv. \n\¡v Cu temIs¯ Ipdn¨v H¶pw Adnbn-Ã. C{Xbpw \mfp-IÄ \o ]mgm-¡n. Sn.hn bpw CâÀ\s\ änepw \n¶pw In«nb hnh-c-§Ä t]mepw F´m-sW¶v \n\¡-dn-bn-Ã. \n\¡v _p²n-bn-Ã; t_m[-hp-anÃ; Rm\pw k½Xn-¨p. _p²n-bnÃ; t_m[-hp-anÃ. ]ns¶ Hcp s\t«m-«-am-bn-cp¶p. icocw A\-§n-bn-Ã. ]t£ a\Êv A§-s\-b-ÃtÃm!!! HmSn... ]c¡w ]mtªm-Sn..... ]ns¶ Npäp-ap-Å-h-cpsS CS-bnte-¡mbn t\m«w. Hcp-]t£ Fsâ-sbm¸w CâÀs\-änepw samss_-enepw kulr-Z-kw-`m-j-W-§Ä \S-¯n-b-hÀ H¸w klm-bn-¡m-s\-¯n-bmtem!! tNmZy-§-tfsd tNmZn-s¨-¦nepw a\-Êm£n \ni-_vZ-\m-bn. ]ns¶ b{´-§-fpsS ]n¶nse Ifn Iണ്ടp-]n-Sn-¡m-\mbn sh¼Â. AXp Adn-ªp-I-gn-ªt¸mÄ FÃmw sshIn F¶p tXm¶n.... C\n Hcp Xncn-¨p-h-chv km[y-am-sW¶v a\-Êns\ ]d-ªp ]Tn-¨p. a\p-jys\ kvt\ln-¡m³, a\p-jy-t\ mSv k¼À¡w ]peÀ¯m³; {]Ir-Xnsb kvt\ln-¡m³ bmYmÀ°y-§-fn-te¡v angn Xpd-¡m³ a\-Êm-£nsb ] cym-]vX-\m-¡n. Bcp-ap-ണ്ടm-bnÃ IqsS. D]-tZ-i-§Ä a\Ênsâ Nhddp-Ip-«-bnÂ \n¶pw FSp-¯p. hr¯n-bmbn A¡an-«p h¨p. ]ns¶ AXn-t\m-Sp-IqSn AÛp-X-sa¶p ]d-bm-\mhn-Ã, H¯n-cn-tbsd ]cn-{i-a-§Ä¡pw tijw a\-Êm£n Iq«n-s\-¯n. Nn´-I-fpsS Iq«n\v ]ns¶ Pohn-¡m³ Xocp-am\n-¨p. PohnXw kt´m-j-{]-Z-ambn. bYmÀ°-amb kvt\l-

ap-Å-hsc Iണ്ടp. kvt\ln-¡m³ Ign-bp-¶-hsc BßmÀ°ambn Xs¶ kvt\ln-¨p. Pohn-X-¯ns\ AXnsâ \Ã k¯v kzmwio-I-cn¨pw; hnj-a-X-IÄ kzoI-cn-¨pw, hyàn-IÄ BkzZn-¨pw, Blm....... F´p ckw!!! At¸mgpw Hcp Nn´ a\-Êns\ th«-bm-Sn. Fs¶t¸m-ep-Å-hÀ thsdbpw Cu temI-¯p-ണ്ടm-Iptam? AXp a\-Ên-em-¡-W-sa-¦nÂ Ct¸mÄ ]ണ്ടs¯ temI-t¯¡v t]mIWw F¶p tXm¶n. AhnsS sN¶p t\m¡n-b-t¸mÄ AXm... ]Ip-Xn-bn-te-sdbpw a\p-jyÀ Sn hnbp-sSbpw, CâÀs\-än-tâbpw, samss_-en-sâbpw amkva-cnI temI¯v !!! Rm³ Bbn-cp¶ AtX Ah-Ø-bnÂ... BtcmSv ] dªv Nncn¡pw F¶mbn ]ns¶ Nn´. At¸mÄ a\-Êm£n tXmfnÂ X«n. R§Ä Dudn Dudn Nncn-¨p. _p²n-am-\mb a\p-jysâ Ct¸m-gpÅ ]X\w Iണ്ടv!!!! CXv a\p-jy-kvt\lw \nc-kn¨v I¼yq-«-dn-sâ-bpw, CâÀs\-än-sâbpw klm-b-t¯msS Pohn-¡p-sa¶v Al-¦cn¨v Ccn-¡p-¶-hÀ¡v.... \msf Fs¶-t¸mse \n§Ä¡pw C§s\ Fgp-tXണ്ടn ht¶-¡mw... Sony K S Batch of 2010

Fcnªp Xocm¯ I\Â¯-cn-IÄ

ssI¯-e-¯nse B NqS-t¸mgpw hn«p-am-dn-bn-cp¶n-Ã. Pohsâ NqSv.... AXv hniz-kn-¡p-hm³ Ign-bmsX AhÄ ]I¨p \nÂ¡p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p. tImWn-¸-Sn-IÄ Cd§n AhÄ Xmtgbv¡v HmSn. Ah-km\w apäs¯ sX¨n-bpsS Acn-InÂ AhÄ \n¶p. B lrZbw anSn-¨p-sIm-tണ്ട-bn-cp-¶p. ]q¯p-eª sX¨n-a-cw, cണ്ടn-W-¡p-cp-hnIÄ, Ah \nÀ¯msX Nne-¨p-sIm-ണ്ടn-cp-¶p. sX¨n-¸q-¡-fnÂ ssI tNÀ¯p-]n-Sn¨v AhÄ ZoÀL-ambn \niz-kn-¨p. \ne-hn-fn-¡-W-sa-¶p-ണ്ടv. ]t£ Ign-ªn-Ã. Npäpw emf-\-bpsS KÔw. s\Sp-hoÀ¸nÂ B Xtem-S-ensâ kpJw I®p-IÄ AhÄ t]mep-a-dn-bmsX \ ndsªmgpIn. \nb-{´n-¡m³ t]mepw Ign-bmsX AhÄ sX¨n-¸q-¡sf sRcn-¨p-I-f-ªp. Xsâ s\©n-Sn¸v IqSp-¶-Xmbn AhÄ¡p tXm¶n. I®p-I-fnÂ t\À¯ Hcn-cp-«v. AXv henb Hc-Ô-Im-c-ambn-am-dn. I®p-IÄ Xpd-¶-t¸mÄ AhÄ am{X-am-bn-cp¶p B apdn-bnÂ. thKw FWoäv P\-e-gn-I-fn-eqsS AhÄ ] pd-t¯¡p t\m¡n. B sX¨n-bpsS Nph-«nÂ Fcnªp Xocm¯ I\Â¯cnIÄ...... AXnsâ \ndw ISpw Nph-¸m-bn-cp-¶p. cà-¯nsâ \ndw AhÄ¡v hoണ്ടpw Ic-bp-hm³ Ign-bp-am-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. ImcWw B I\Â¯-cn-IÄ Ahsf t\m¡n ]p©n-cn¡p¶Xmbn AhÄ¡v tXm¶n. tZhq.... Fs¶mcp hnfn AhÄ shdpsX sImXn¨p. B A½-bpsS ssI¯-e-¯nsâ emf\ Gä Xsâ apJw..... AhÄ shdpsX sXm«p-t\m¡n B I®p-IÄ \\-ªpthm? hoണ്ടpw ImXp-I-fnÂ tZhq F¶-hnfn am{Xw. Hcp \nan-j-¯n-\-¸pdw AhÄ HmÀ¯p \msf ChnSw hnS-Ww. Cu apdn .... C{Xbpw Imew Xs¶ kvt\ln¨p emfn¨ B km¶n²yw Ah-km-\n-¨n-cn-¡p-¶p. C\n Adn-bntÃ? AhÄ Adn-bmsX \ne-hn-fn¨p. £Xw ]änb a\-knsâ hnS-hp-I-fnÂ \n¶v I®p\ oÀ¯pÅn-IÄ DuÀ¶n-d-§n. hmXn-enÂ Btcm ap«p-¶p. Hcp ]pcpj kzcw..... A[n-Im-c-¯nsâ B \oN kzcw hmXnÂ AhÄ¡p-t\sc sasÃ¯pd-¶p. Hcp BPm-\p-_mlp AbmÄ cq£-ambn Ahsf H¶p

t\m¡n. Xmtgbv¡v hcq....... B kzcw tImWn-¸Sn IS¶v Zqsc-bmbn. AhÄ sasÃ Xmtgbv¡v \S-¶p. B A½-bpsS km¶n²yw Ah-fnÂ \ndªp \ n¶p. Hmtcm tImWn-¸Sn Cd-§p-t¼mgpw AhÄ¡v B km¶n²yw Ah-km-\n-¡p-¶Xmbn tXm¶n. D½-d¯v Bscm-s¡tbm Ccn-¡p-¶p. CXp-hsc Iണ്ടn-«nÃm¯ XSn¨p sImgp-¯, henb aoi-bpÅ Ipsd ]pcp-j-apJ-§Ä..... B \oN-ap-J-§Ä Ah-fpsS lrZ-b-¯nÂ Fs´-¶n-Ãm¯ GIm-´Xbpw `bhpw Ae-b-Sn-¨p-sImണ്ടn-cp-¶p. hmXn-ensâ Acn-In-eqsS AhÄ D½-d-t¯¡v t\m¡n. AXn-sem-cmÄ Fs´m-s¡tbm \nÀ¯msX ]d-bp¶p. cണ്ടp-aq¶v IS-emkv ^b-ep-IÄ \nhÀ¯p-Ibpw hmbn¡pbpw sN¿p-¶p. Ahsf Iണ്ട-t¸mÄ AbmÄ hmb\ \nÀ¯n Ahsf H¶p Zb-\o-b-ambn t\m¡n.......... Adn-bn-Ã. B t\m«w Ahsf hoണ്ടpw GtXm GIm´-X-bn-tebv¡v XÅn-hn-«p. XWp-¯p-dª Hcp Icw Ah-fnÂ h¶p ]Xn-¨p. AhÄ Xncn-ªp-t\m-¡n. sN¼³ apSn-IÄ DÅ B I®p-I-fnÂ GtXm {]Imiw \ nd-ª, A½! ........ AÃ. A½-sb-t¸m-se........ AsX B aq¡nÂ]-Xn¨ h{P-¡-Ãp-t]mepw ............. H¶p-t]mse ..... CXp kXytam? AhÄ Hcp \nanjw B I®p-I-fnÂ t\m¡n \ n¶p-t]mbn AhÀ Ahsf s\t©mSv tNÀ¯p-]n-Sn-¨p. A½-bpsS aWw.................. AhÄ I®p-IÄ apdpsI AS-¨p. C\nbpw Ah-km-\n-¡m¯ kvt\l-¯nsâ hmXm-b\w Xpd-¡-s¸«p F¶v AhÄ¡v tXm¶n. At¸mgpw B I\Â¯cn Fcnªp XoÀ¶n-cp-¶n-Ã. AXnsâ \ndw ISpw Nph-¸m-bn-cp-¶p. cà-¯nsâ \ndw...... Sudhalekshmi T S Batch of 2009

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From the Artists of SNIMS

Anna Kurien Batch of 2011

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Sreeja Chandran Batch of 2011

Shruthy Babu Batch of 2011

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Sharan Shyam Batch of 2009

Anjana Baiju Batch of 2009

Archana Batch of 2012 58 | MINT

Arjun Suresh Batch of 2013

Winner of Vodafone Ente mobile Ente click 2014

Salman Rahman Batch of 2009

Sachin Sahuji Batch of 2012

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hrµm-h-\-¯nse cm[ Adnbmw F\n-¡n\n I®p-\oÀ hogvt¯-ണ്ടþ Adnbmw CXp-hsc Adn-bm-Xn-cp-¶Xpw Adn-ªXpw þ s]m«n-ho-sWm-sc³ ap¯p-am-e-X³ I®nbp-ambv ]I-¨p-\nÂ¡sh B hgn-h-¡nÂ Xmt\-I-bm-sW¶ t_m[w ad-bth \pc¨p Ib-dp¶ ]pgp-¡-sf-t¸mse BÄ¡q«w Fs¶ s]mXn-bsh Bcp-sStbm ]cn-lm-k-[z\n Fs¶-bp-WÀ¯n kwKo-Xta! \ns¶-b-dn-bp-hm-\p-tണ്ടsd Adn-ªtXm? X{´n s]m«nb Hcp ]mgv hoW-sb-t¸mse! AtXm apf-¦m-«n-ep-t]-£n¨ apc-fn-tb-t¸m-setbm? Hcp ]mgv {ipXn-sb-¦nepw ao«p-hm-\m-sb-¦nÂ....... Adnbmw Cs¶-\n-¡-Xn-\m-hn-sÃ-¶n-\n. \nsâ I®nÂ \nt¶-sd-b-I-e-¯n-embv Rm³ Hcn-S-th-f-sb-§m-\p-a-\nÂ IS-¶p-t]m-bmÂ aXnþ bpWcpw \mZw apc-fn-bnÂ \n¶pta! Adnbmw! \n\-¡o-h-gn-b-]-cn-Nn-XamWtÃm Imtä! Fhn-sStbm tIs«m-c-]-kz-c-ambv IcpXn AXnte IS-¶p-t]mbv ]mYn-IÀ hnP-\-am- B h-gn-bn-eqS-\n-b-X-ambv

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t]mIp¶ Ah-km\ izmkhpw \ne-bv¡sh C\nbm apc-fnI Xgp-Ip-hm-\m-cp-an-Ãm-þ hgn hnP-\-ambv GI-bm-bv apc-fn-Iþ X³ Xmfw ad-¶pthm? cmKw ad-¶pthm? IWvT-an-Sdn Xm³ thZn-bn-tebv¡p amb-th, iq\y-am-bm-th-Znþ cmKw ad¶ hoW-bn-\n-bmÀ¡p-thണ്ടn? s]m«n-hoW I¼n-IÄ X³ Ic-§Ä Ig-bv¡th BÀt¡m thണ്ടn ]mSp-hm³ _m¡n-h¨ ]Ãhn ]Xps¡ aqfp-hm³ AhÄ InX-bv¡-sh...... AI-se..... A§-I-se.... tI«pthm Hcp thWp-Km\w? Sudhalekshmi T S Batch of 2009

{]Wb kuK-Ôn-I-§Ä IrjvWsâ hrµm-h\w t]mse-bm-bn-cp¶p Fsâ a\-Êv. Ft¸mgpw Ifnbpw Nncnbpw \njvI-f-¦-Xbpw am{Xw \ nd-sªm-gp-Ip¶ ]p©n-cn-¡m³ am{Xw Adn-bm-am-bn-cp¶ Rm³..? Adn-bptam Ce-ªn-¸q-¡-fpsS kpKÔw? Cfw ImänÂ kq£n-¨p-h-¨n-cp¶ B kpKÔw Fsâ lrZ-b-¯n-en-¶p-apണ്ടv. Fsâ HmÀ½IÄt]m-se..... hÀ®-§Ä sImsണ്ട-gp-Xnb ]qa-c-§Ä t]mse-sb¶pw ] q¡mew abnepw ssa\bpw ]ns¶ IpbnÂ ]mSp¶ kwKo-X¯nÂ BSn-¯p-Sn-¡p¶ aµm-c-¸q-¡-sf-t¸m-se.... \oണ്ടp-\n-hÀ¶p InS-¡p¶ ]pÂ¯-In-Sn-t]mse aªp XpÅnIsf kvt\ln¨v kvt\ln¨v Hcp PohnXw FÃmw F\n-¡n¶v inYn-e-amb HmÀ½-IÄ am{Xw..... aªp-hoWp XWp¯ \nem-hnÂ Rm³ kuK-Ôn-I-¸q¡sf t\m¡n-bn-cn-¡p-am-bn-cp-¶p. Ah ]q¡p-¶Xv Fsâ kz]v\-ambn amdn. HSp-hnÂ B Ipkr-Xn-¡mäv Ft¶m-sSmcp kzImcyw ]d-ªp. F\n-¡n¶pw AXv hniz-kn-¡p-hm³ Ignªn«n-Ã. Ah-\Xp ]dªp \S¶p A¶m hrµm-h-\-¯nÂ Fs´-¶n-Ãm¯ tim` \ndªp \ n¶p. ]n¶oSm XWp¯ \nem-hnÂ Imsäsâ ssII-fnÂ apdpsI-¸n-Sn-¨p. Rm\pw..... F´n-s\-¶-dn-bn-Ã........? aµm-c-¸q-hnsâ In¶cw ImWp-hm³ Fsâ I®pIÄ¡v Ignªn-Ã. Ce-ªn-¸q-¡Ä Fs¶ XncnsI hnfn¨p sImgn-ªphoW Ahsb t\m¡n Rm³ Al-¦m-c-t¯msS Nncn-¨p.

aªnsâ amdnÂ Xe-Nm-bv¨p-d-§p¶ ]pÂ \m¼p-Isf R§Ä sXm«p-WÀ¯n. Ah tZjy-t¯msS t\m¡n \n¶p Fsâ e£y-a-Xm-bn-cp-¶p. kuK-Ôn-I-§Ä {]Wb kuK-Ôn-I-§Ä........! kuK-Ôn-I-¸q-¡-fpsS amkva-cnI kpKÔw Ipkr-Xn-¡m-änÂ \nd-ªn-cp-¶p. F´p-]än Adn-bn-Ã, Imän-\n¶p {]W-b-`mj \nem-hnsâ t\À¯ ssIhn-cÂ¯p-¼p-IÄ ]pg-bpsS amdnÂ XgpIpw t]mse Imsäsâ amdnÂ tNÀ¶p \n¶p. Fsâ lrZ-b-an-Sn-¸nsâ Xmfw-Iq-Sn...... a\-ÊnÂ ambm¯ ] cn-{`m-´n...... B AÛpX \nan-j-¯nÂ kuK-Ôn-I-¸q-¡Ä Fs¶ t\m¡n aµ-l-kn-¨p. B aµ-lm-k-¯nsâ AÀ°w F\n-¡n¶p adn-bn-Ã. s]s«¶v Rm³ Xncnªp t\m¡n \S-¶p-h¶ ]pÂ¯-In-Snbpw aµm-c-¸q-¡fpw Ce-ªn-¸q-achpw Ahn-sS-bn-Ã. Hcp ]pg.... Hgp-Ip¶ ]pg Fsâ PohnXw t]mse Fsâ I®p-\oÀ t]mse \ne-bv¡m-sX...... At¸mgpw B kuK-Ôn-I-¸q-¡Ä Fs¶ t\m¡n aµ-l-kn-¡p-¶p-ണ്ടm-bn-cp-¶p. Sudhalekshmi T S Batch of 2009

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who have allied with Nagas, the dreaded deformed terrorists who frequently attack the Suryavanshis. Meluhans firmly believe in an ancient legend “When evil reaches epic proportions, when all seems lost, when it appears that your enemies have triumphed, a hero will arise- the man with the blue throat- Neelkanth.” It then turns out through intriguing circumstances that Shiva is the Neelkanth. Meanwhile Shiva encounters a mysterious yet beautiful woman, princess Sati whom he marks instantly as his soul mate. In course of time he develops deep brotherly affections with some and thick friendship with several others.

IMMORTALS OF MELUHA Book Review

ord Shiva is one of the most intriguing gods in Hindu mythology. He stands for raw energy, for passion and for strength. It is difficult to do justice to such a great legend in a few words, but that’s exactly what the author Amish does in his novel. He takes Lord Shiva and reshapes him into a plausible character -one with personality, feelings, friendship, faults, love and a mind that constantly reasons with logic and justice.

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The novel is set in Meluha or today’s Indus valley civilization; with a perfect blend of history, action and much romance. The book begins with Shiva - the tribal leader of Gunas, in a quandary over tempting offer from Nandi of Meluha, to leave his homeland to relocate to Meluha. Meluha is a kingdom created centuries before by Lord Ram, whose reign was perfect in every way, but now the kingdomis struggling against many issuesdearth of somras, the slow extermination of Saraswati and the continuous intimidation from Chandravanshis

Finally Shiva - Mahadev finds himself responding to the call of destiny and leads a whole country against the rising evil. While reading the novel, we can hear a few silent questions asked to us- Is the rough-hewn Tibetan immigrant Shiva really a hero? Will he be able to destroy the real evil? Drawn suddenly to his destiny, by duty as well as by love, will Shiva lead the Suryavanshis to victory? Will Shiva be able to do justice to all, with his varying mind? The author never gives us any clue of what is going to happen next. Each sentence is clipped with suspense and thrill that keeps us gripping the book hard. Ultimately the mystery unfolds to reveal the real evil...

Parvathy D Batch of 2011

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kqcy-c-ivan-X³ Xnf¡w Iണ്ട-¶-hÄ Adn-bmsX sR«n-X-cn-¨p-t]mbn X³ apJ¯-Wn-ªn-cn¡pw Nncn-X³-B-h-cWw Agn-¨p-am-äm³ Adn-bmsX Ft´m sImXn-¨p-t]mbn X]vX-amb a\Êpw hyYn-X-amb Bßmhpw F´nt\m thണ്ടn XpSn-¡p¶ lrZ-bhpw tXSp-hm³ tXm¶nb A¶v BZy-ambn ]qÀÆ ImWvU-¯nse ]nt©m-a\ ss]X-en³ sIm©-ense AÔIm-c-¯nÂ \n¶pw DWÀ¶ amXr-Xz-anXm hmÕeyw \ÂIp-hm³ Im¯n-cn¸q ssI\o-«n-X-tem-Sm³ Adn-bmsX sImXn-¨p-t]mbn Iണ്ടn-«n-Ãm¯bm s]mt¶m-a-\sb a\-Ên-\n-cp-«nÂ \n¶pw ]m]nbmw I\yI Ahsf ]Xps¡ XS-ªn-Sp¶p B cണ്ടp hyàn-Xz-§Ä X³ lrZ-bs¯ càw sNmcnbpw cW-`q-an-bm¡n HSp-hnÂ hnP-bn¨ A½-X³ a\Êp ]d-ªtXm sXäp-]-äm¯ a\p-jy-cptണ്ടm `qan-bnÂ X¶psS sXäns\ icn-bm-¡n-am-äp-hm³ Ah-f-t¶mSn XXv ]p{X³ X³ ASp-¡-se¯n KwK-sb-t]mepw A½-bmbn kvt\ln¨ aIt\m Iണ്ടnÃ KwK-bnÂ hoW-en-ªn-Ãm-XmIpw A½-X³ I®o-cns\ X«n-s¯-dn-¸n-¨-½-X³ at\m-l-camw Ic-§-f-h³ X³ a\-ÊnÂ \nd-sªm-gpIpw kvt\lw ad-¨p-sh-¨p-sImണ്ടv sNmÃn-X³ \mhn-\mÂ Iut´-b-\Ã Rm³ cmt[-b-\mWv Rm³ cmt[-b-³ F¦nepw At½ AXp\n³ \ന്മ-¡mbn am{X-am-sW¶v ]d-bm³am{Xw Ah³ ad-¶p-t¸mbn

Ccp-¼n³ Ihm-S-]q-«p-IÄ t`Zn-¨-t¸mÄ Cud³ tNe-bm-tem-Sn-bIw ]p¡m³ Cud-\-Wn-ªm-I-®p-IÄ hnc-l-s¯- Nq-ണ്ടnbpw \odpw IZ-\-I-Y-I-tfsd lr¯nÂ ]Xn-ªp-kp-Zr-V-am-bv. ho£n-¨p- Rm-\-½-amsc, Im¬aqipjvIns¨Ãpw tXmepw A£n-I-fm-sണ്ടt§m amªp timjn-¨m-Ip-gn-bnÂ {]Ú-b-ä-½-amÀ BÀ¯n-tbm-Sm-th-i-¯mÂ aÖ-bäm ssII-fmÂ amSn-hn-fn-¨p-]-e-tc-bpw. B{i-b-an-Ãm-Xp-g-ep-thmÀ, A`-bw-\nÀ½-em-ebw B{inX kÕ-cm-b-½-amÀ, Imcp-Wy-tZ-h-]p-{Xn-amÀ k´m-\-§-fp-ണ്ടmImw k¼-¯n-Ã-sb-¦ntem k´m]w _lp-hn[w im´n-¡mbv t\À¶n-Smw. CuiztcÑbm-bn-Smw, ssZh-]p-{X-ctÃm \-½Ä Cuiz-c-XpÃycm-an-hÀ, ImWn-IÄ¡-dn-bn-Ã-k-Xyw. Bim-In-c-W-§-tfäp t¢i-§-fo-i-\p-ap-¶nÂ imiz-Xm-´y-¯n-\mbn bmNn¸q angn-I-fp-¶nXyw B[nbpw hym[nbpw \nXy-ta-dp¶p ]e-hn[w B[m-c-an-\n-bn-hÀ¡m-bn-t¸mÄ \nÀ½-em-ebw am{Xw. ipjvIn-¨-I-«n-esÃm \nXyw tIh-ew-Iq-«n-\p-Åp. Dtäm-cp-Stbm-cp-saÃmw hns«-t¶-t]m-bvI-gn-ªp. Satish Dept. of Community Medicine

Sudhalekshmi T S Batch of 2009

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IN THE MAKING OF A DOCTOR

reating something out of imagination is a tough job indeed. This made me resort to the easier task of compiling my thoughts and memories instead.

To begin with, let’s take a big leap backwards into my memories. I remember my cousin who always used to become, ‘THE DOCTOR’ when we used to play ‘HOSPITAL’ during our vacations. He who was stubborn and had immense commanding powers over us would restrict us to the positions of ‘nurses’ and ‘patients’. It was since then I started admiring doctors except when they took over the dreadful act of ordering injections and prescribing bitter medicines. I’ve always heard doctors being referred to with much respect. The respect they get, the rapport they establish with the patients, the way patients get cured or relieved 64 | MINT

(I found it quite magical; you take medicines and feel so relieved) and how patients acknowledge doctors for their noble act. They are given a position next to God, for they provide relief to pain and suffering. Doctors in their white coats and stethoscopes around their necks are a pleasing sight indeed. It is the answer to most of our pain and sufferings. All these might have contributed to the molding of my ambition to become a doctor. The entrance exams, the pressure from family and teachers would have been a torture to most of the students. However, crossing all these fetches you the valuable ‘entry pass’ to a medical school. As beginners and especially for us (2009 batch of SNIMS) first year was quite special, for we were the first batch of this college. No seniors, no ragging, no

nightmares. The deserted campus was all ours. But the worst part of this fact was that we really lacked the guidance we would have got from our seniors. Dissection tables, lecture halls, library and the 3 labs. For most of us our world revolved around these main axes. Majority of the girls were indulged in the serious act of studying (But I’m really disappointed to say that we don’t remember much of these when we get back to the 3rd semester after a long vacation). When we stepped into the next year, things changed quite a lot. Getting into clinics was quite a new experience. Doctors are never ‘complete’ without a stethoscope and it was time to own one. All of us were so excited at this point of time. There were long hours of rehearsals in front of the mirrors. History taking, getting to know patients, all went along. Theory

subjects changed but seemed to be of higher grade compared to first year. Now we had to acquaint ourselves to the integrated approach where we had to combine, compare and co-relate all our subjects and arrive at a better understanding. When I got to this stage, I realized that it was nothing to be taken lightly. It was patients, live specimens, human beings such as myself. There were no chances of experimenting with their lives. It was all about getting to understand their complaints, arriving at a diagnosis and treating them. One had to put in a lot of effort, acquire knowledge and acquire the most valuable experience of being with patients. The more you see and think about it, the more you learn. Changes did not confine to curriculum alone but was far beyond it. We students, our college, our hostels all changed. We got to know each other better this year. More friends, more fun and more celebrations together. It was like being a part of big, happy family. Each one of us were different when we stood alone but when we were together we would fit into the dimensions of a perfect circle. ‘Unity in Diversity’ is the only apt description for this family of ours. HOPES FOR TOMORROW:Together we’ve got to work hard for the purpose of our Mother Institution; to take it to the zenith of glory. Besides we have to hold our hands to resist all the prevailing ill-practices in the field of medicine. We are expected to become good role models to all our juniors and should have our names written in golden letters in the history of SNIMS. Shehin P T Batch of 2009

Split H¶m-bn-cp¶p Rm³ Hc-¦pcw thcp-IÄ ]e-hn[n tNcp¶p Hcp hgn A¦pcw amdn ac-ambn, ]Xn-scsâ Ic-ambn Ic-§Ä Jc-ambn inJ-c-§Ä ZrV-ambn AÀ¡sâ Inc-W-§Ä inJ-c-§Ä ]e-Xm¡n ]e-Xmb inJ-c-§Ä X\-Xmb ssien-IÄ hep-Xmb Nn´-IÄ apdn-hn¶p kulrZw Rm\mWp icn-sb¶pw Ah-s\s¶ ]gn-sb¶pw tIÄ¡msX tIÄ¡p¶p AW-bp¶p _Ô-§Ä sImgn-bp¶p \ന്മIÄ lrZb-¯n³ \oena Hcp-\mÄ AbmÄ hcpw \pc-bp¶ hmfp-ambn ]pd-t´m-ep-IÄ No´pam hmfnsâ aqÀÑ-bnÂ inJ-c-§Ä hogp¶p sXfn-bp¶p ]e-hgn ]e-Xmbn amdp¶p ]e-h-gntb t]mIp-¶p. ]ncn-bp¶ thf-bnÂ \nd-bnÃ I®p-IÄ hnXp-¼nÃ lrZ-b-§Ä Xcn-¼nÃ \n\-hp-IÄ Adn-bp¶p Rm\n¶p \jvS-¯n³ thZ\ XncnsI hcn-Ãn\n ssIhn-«-sXm-¶pta \ngÂ hoW hgn-I-fnÂ GIm-In-bmWp Rm³ XncnsI aS-§p-hm³ hn§p¶p lrZ-b-§Ä \jvS-am¡n Rm³ B Hcp-a-bpsS NmcpX kulr-Z-¯n³ cm¸-I-ep-IÄ Vishnu R Batch of 2009

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Hgp-¡n-s\-Xnsc \o´p-¶-hÀ¡m-bv... bm{X XpS-§n-bn«v Gsd \mfmbv XpS¡w A§v kzÀK-¯nÂ \n¶v \oń-Xp-S-§n-bXv am\k kc-knÂ ]nXr-¡³am-cpsS apXp-In-eqsS Hgp-Inbpw \ońbpw F¯n-bXv `qan-bnÂ Icp-X-ensâ t]S-I-¯nÂ BsI Ccp-«m-bn-cp¶p Npäpw shÅhpw hoണ്ടpw \oń t\m¡n HSp-hnÂ shfn¨w Iണ്ടp t]Sn¨p Icªp cà-_-Ô-¯nsâ, _Ô-\¯nsâ s]m¡nÄs¡mSn apdn-¡-s¸-«p. kvt\lw A½n-ª-]m-embv \pWªp kpc-£n-XXzw s\©nse NqSmbv ]IÀ¶p-X-¶p. ssI¿pw, Imepw hfÀ¶p Npäpw \n¶-hÀ ssI¿-Sn¨p NneÀ ssIsIm-ണ്ട-Sn¨p FÃmw ssI¿n-en-cn-¸nsâ tZmjw ap³]nÂ Hcp ]pg t\m¡n \n¶p `wKn Bkz-Zn¨p ]pd-InÂ \n¶v Hcp XÅv. Zm InS-¡p¶p ]pg-bnÂ, Hgp¡v, AKm-[-amb Hgp¡v ssIh-¨mÂ hncÂ apdnbpw Hgp¡v

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F¦nepw \oń Hgp-¡n-s\m¯v Rm³ Imep-IÄ Ipg-ªp-sIm-ണ്ടn-cn-¡p-¶p. ]nń-cn-¸n-¡m³ Bfp-ണ്ടm-bn-cp¶p t{]mÕm-ln-¸n-¡phm³ AXn-tesd Nne-t¸mÄ Nnń-¨p-t]mbn Rm³ XncnsI \oń-bm-tem, Hgp-¡n-s\-Xn-sc... \o´Â \nÀ¯n-bmtem F¶-t¶-¡p-ambn thണ്ട, apt¶m-«v, apt¶m«v Btcm ]dªp? HSp-hnÂ Xocw AWªp Hcp sIm¨p kzÀKw. Bcpw sImXn-¡p-¶, ]pjv]-^-em-Zn-I-fmÂ k¼pjvSw Iq«p-Iq-Sm³ ]©-hÀW-X-¯-IÄ IqsS Ifn-¡m³ Ip«n-Ip-c-§-ന്മmÀ NmSn Ifn¨p adnªp Ifn¨p A¯n-a-c-s¡m-¼nÂ Rm¶p Ifn¨p I¼p-IÄ, sIm¼p-IÄ ]nSn¨p Ibdn D¶-X§-fnse sIm¼p-IfnÂ BSn-¡-fn¨p Npäpw t\m¡n, ]¨ Xpcp¯v AsX ]¨-Xp-cp¯v Npäpw Ae-XÃpw ImbÂ hnUvVo, \o hoണ്ടpw aണ്ട-\m-bn, Ic-b-W-ªn-«nÃ CXv shdpw Xpcp¯v am{Xw Ip«n-¡-fn-a-Xn-bm¡n Rm³ hoണ്ടpw \o´Â XpS§n HSp-§m¯ \o´Â, \ne-bv¡m¯ \o´Â.

Syamlal K S Batch of 2010

Ip«³ \n{Z-bnÂ \n¶p-WÀ¶ kpa sXm«-Sp¯v IqÀ¡w-hen-¨p-d-§p¶ `À¯m-hns\ X«n-hn-fn-¨p-]-d-ªp. “tZ Hs¶-gpt¶Â¡q. \½psS a\p-Ip-«³ h¶n-cn-¡p-¶p. Ahsâ a½o F¶ hnfn tI«mWv Rm\p-WÀ¶-Xv. thKw sN¶v hmXnÂ Xpd¡v“ Dd-¡-¨-S-thmsS Fgp-t¶ä At±lw Aev]w \oc-kt¯msS tNmZn-¨p. “\n\-s¡´m kpta h«ptണ്ടm?, A§p eണ്ട-\nÂ Ign-bp¶ \nsâ Ip«³ Cu \«-]m-Xn-cmbv¡p \ ns¶ ImWm³ hcp-¶-sX-§n-s\-bm-Wv. hÃ kz]v\hpw Iണ്ടXm-bn-cn-¡pw. sseä-W¨v InS-¶p-d-§m³ t\m¡v.”

Ihn-fp-ambn Ah³ I¬ap-¼nÂ Xs¶-bp-ണ്ടv. C¶-hsâ 33-þmw ]nd-¶m-fm-W-tÃm. C¶v HmÀ½ I®p-Isf Cud-\-Wn-bn¨p. 11 hÀj-§Ä Ignªp t]mbn-cn-¡p¶p Ah-tcm-sSm¸w Ccp¶v Hcp ]nd-¶mÄ kZy Dണ്ടn«v. Hcp ]s£ A§-Ise eണ്ട-\nÂ `mcy-tbmSpw a¡-tfmSpw kplr-¯p-¡-tfmSpw H¯p tNÀ¶v Ah³ ]nd-¶mÄ ]mÀ«n s]mSn-s]m-Sn-¡p-I-bmbn-cn-¡pw. C§-Ise hnXp-¼p¶ a\-Êp-ambn Ahs\ am{Xw Im¯n-cn-¡p¶ a½nbpw ]¸mbpw Hs¡ Ahsâ HmÀ½-bnÂ \n¶pw Ahy-à-am-bn-«p-ണ്ടm-hmw.

Ahsâ “a½o” F¶pÅ hnfn ImXp-I-fnÂ apg-§pt¼mÄ X\n-bv¡Xv hniz-kn-¡m-\m-bn-Ã. Fgp-t¶äp sN¶v ap³h-is¯ hmXnÂ Xpd¶v shfn-bn-tebv¡p t\m¡n. ag Nmdp-¶p-ണ്ടm-bn-cp-¶p. Btcbpw ImWm³ Ign-ªn-Ã. {] Xo-£-tbmsS Dds¡ Ip«m F¶p hnfn-¨p-t\m-¡n. hmXne-S¨v sseäv Hm^m¡n I«n-enÂ h¶p InS-¶p. Dd-§m³ Ignbp¶nÃ. ]p©n-cn-¡p¶ apJhpw \pW-¡pgn sXfn-bp¶

HmÀ½-I-fpsS temI-¯n-te¡v kpabpsS a\Êv \ S¶p \o§n. a\p-Ip-«\pw tamf-½bpw a½nbpw ]¸mbpw H¶mbn Pohn¨ B ]gb Ime-§Ä, A¶v Pohn-X-¯n\v AÀ°hpw Xmf-hp-ap-ണ്ടm-bn-cp-¶p. As¶ms¡ tamf½ ] cn-`hw ]d-bm-dp-ണ്ടm-bn-cp¶p a½n¡v a\p-hn-t\m-SmWv IqSp-Xen-jvS-sa¶v Pohn-X-¯nÂ aäm-tc-¡mfpa[nIw Xm³ CjvSs¸«Xv Xsâ Ip«sâ kman-]y-am-bn-cp-¶p-h-tÃm. F´p-sImtണ്ടm,

Ah-t\mSv Hcp {]tXyI tkm^väv tImÀWÀ X\n-¡pണ്ടm-bncp-¶n-tÃ. Ah\v Fw.-_n.-_n.-Fkv \v AUvan-j³ In«nb-t¸mÄ X\n¡v F´-`n-am-\-am-bn-cp-¶p. 5 \oണ്ട hÀj§Ä¡p-tijw Ah³ tUmIvS-dm-bn. hoണ്ടpw D]-cn-]-T-\¯n-\mbn sUÂln-bn-te¡v t]mb-t¸mÄ 3 hÀjw IqSn Im¯n-cn-t¡ണ്ടn h¶p. FÃmw Ignªv Xncn-s¨-¯n-b-t¸mÄ Ah\v Ah-tâ-Xmb Dd¨ Xocp-am-\-§Ä Dണ്ടm-bn-cp-¶p. H¸w ]Tn-¨n-cn¶ A\y-a-X-¡m-cn-bmb s]¬Ip-«nsb am{Xsa Ah³ hnhmlw Ign-¡p-I-bpÅq F¶v iTn-¨t¸mÄ a\-Ênep-ണ്ടm-bn-cp¶ FÃm IW-¡p-Iq-«-ep-Ifpw AØm-\-¯m-sb¦nepw AXn\pw k½Xw aqfn. GXm\pw amk-§Ä¡p-ÅnÂ AhÀ cണ്ടp t]cpw tPmen-¡mbn t\ms¡¯m Zqc-¯ntebv¡v bm{X-bm-b-t¸mÄ Ic-bm-Xn-cn-¡m³ Ign-ªn-Ã.

Ah³ F{X amdn-bn-cn-¡p-¶p. Xsâ ]gb a\p-

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¡p-«³ C\n Hcn-¡epw X\n¡p Xncn-¨p-In-«p-I-bnÃ F¶ kXyw AwKo-I-cn-¡m³ X\n¡v Ign-bp-am-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. At±lw ]e-t¸mgpw Xs¶ KpW-tZm-jn-¡m-dp-ണ്ടmbn-, “kpta \nsâ a\p-¡p-«³ hfÀ¶p hep-Xm-bn-cn-¡p-¶p. Ah-\n-t¸mÄ a½n-bpsS kmcn-Xp-¼nÂ Xq§n \S-¶n-cp¶ \nsâ ]gb Ip«-\-Ã, H¯ncn D¯-c-hm-Zn-Xz-§-fpÅ Hcp IpSpw_ \mY-\m-Wv, `À¯m-hmWv cണ്ടp-a-¡-fpsS ]nXm-hmWv, Pohn-X-¯nÂ hfÀ¨-bpsS H¯ncn ]S-hp-IÄ Ib-dm-\ pÅ Hcp tUmIvS-dmWv.” At±lw XpSÀ¶p “\o Ft´ Cu kXy-§Ä ad-¡p¶p? Btem-Nn-¨mÂ \obpw hnhm-l-tijw H¯ncn amdn-bn-tÃ? AtX amä-§Ä A\n-hm-cy-am-Wv. kpta..., PohnX bmYmÀ°y-§-tfmSv s]mcp-¯-s¸-Sm³ t\m¡p-I. IpdÑp-IqSn {]mIvSn-¡Â Bbn Nn´n-¡m³ ]Tn-¡p-I.” “Hs¡ hmkvXhw” kpa HmÀ¯p “Xm³ kvt\ ln-¨-Xp-t]mse Ah\pw Ahsâ Ip«s\ kvt\ln-¡p-¶p-

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ണ്ടmIpw Xgp-Ip-¶p-ണ്ടm-Ipw. AXnÂ Xr]vXn Isണ്ട-¯msX aqV temI-¯nÂ Pohn-¡p-¶Xv Hcp-Xcw kzmÀ°-X-b-tÃ. FÃmw Hcp \nkw-K-X-tbmsS t\m¡n ImWp-I.” ZoÀL-\nizm-k-t¯msS AhÄ I®p-IÄ apdpsI AS¨v ]pX-¸p-aqSn Dd-§m³ {ian-¨p. a\Êv Ihn-`m-h-\-bvs¡m¯p aqfn. “\s½-tbmÀ¯p \\-bp¶ I®p-IÄ \½Ä ad¡pw Hcp sRmSn-bnÂ \½-tfmÀ¡pw angn-IÄ ad-¡p-hm³ Pന്മ§fm-bncw thW-a-tÃm. Dr. Kunjamma HOD, Department of Medicine

Reaching Out to Life ...

he busy routine of everyday city life has created cocoons around each one of us. The importance attached to reaching goals at work within given deadlines, the rush to climb above others in order to succeed; has made us forget the actual things of importance. We have made ourselves isolated to such an extent that mere eye contact or a friendly smile to a stranger seems awkward. Hundreds of people zoom by us daily and we move through the crowd oblivious to the life that runs through each of them. Forgetting that we all have the same feelings, forgetting that we need to share to feel alive.

We tend to see the little differences that separate us, rather than the surprising similarities that bind us. The difference distances us from each other. And we alone create this distance. Anyone who has not completely gotten lost in this rut would agree with me, that there is no greater joy than feeling closely connected with what is beyond us..be it with friends, or nature, or music. Connecting to these, lights up the embers of true happiness in our hearts. And this feeling is very beautiful, as we all know.

We need to reach out to people. We need to talk to more people, we need to listen. And this is not to keep contacts, not for any selfish gain. For all I know, I might not ever see them again in my life. But all of us need to talk out, we need to set free the emotions that we have bottled up. We need to loosen our taut egos. If not through words, then through music or art or anything that calls out to our inner feelings.We need to feel more connected to the thread of love and respect that runs through all of us. We need to break our shells and reach out. Just to feel more happy, more alive. Shruti Suman For the Editorial Board

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Thank you!

Every creation gives immeasurable joy to the creator. The immense joy which an artist experiences when he sees his art, the untold happiness experienced by a poet when he reads his poem, the heavenly feeling a mother experiences when she looks at the cute, innocent face of her baby for the first time- all are beyond words. I am sure that all those who are associated with MINT, feel the same. I take this opportunity to thank all those who have extended a helping hand in bringing out the magazine. I thank the Principal Commodore Dr.M.J.John, Vice Principal (Academics) Dr.Madhavi Ramachandran, Vice Principal (Clinical teaching) Dr.Satish G.Prabhu and Vice Principal (Students Affairs) Dr.Raju Antony, for their patience and support. Thank you Dr.Anoop Sinha, Dept. of Microbiology

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for the valuable guidance -without you, we would have been clueless. I am grateful to Athira, Ramzeen and Syamlal for handling the Malayalam content. I am thankful for the photos provided by Kuruvila, Dasan and Nikhil. Special thanks to Jimshad and Sheffy for their enthusiasm and timely support and to Saed for suggesting the name, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;MINTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, for the college magazine. My sincere thanks to Lotus Clan Design for the wonderful layout and design. I thank the wonderful bunch of people who form the editorial board for all the support. We have strived for perfection at each step but even then, there may be mistakes that have escaped our notice. We request you to forgive us for the errors.

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Thank you, T Sharan Shyam For the editorial board

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