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Amity University Gwalior Organises Film-Making Workshop under Cineaste 2015

AMITY UNIVERSITY GWALIOR ORGANISES FILM-MAKING WORKSHOP UNDER CINEASTE 2015

A film-making workshop was organised by Amity School of Communication, Amity University Gwalior on the 19th of March, 2015 within the premises as a part of Cineaste 2015. All students who had a taste for the art attended the session and got to learn the nuances of film-making.
The Resource persons for the workshop were, Mr Pranshu Kaushal, an actor best known for his role in television serials like Manzil Apni Apni and Fiza. He has recently debuted in a Bollywood movie called Hum Hain Teen Khurafaati which is set to release this year. He is an Amity alumnus and has also completed his Diploma in Film Making from the New York
Film Academy, U.S.A.

During the workshop Mr Kaushal spoke about his life as an actor and outlined its graph. ‘There are ups and downs and you can’t lose hope, you need to maintain yourself, take care of yourself, trust and respect your director as he is the captain of the ship’, said Mr. Kaushal. He also emphasized that one needs to remain focused on the track, pray as it helps a lot and cooperate with people one is working with. Mr. Kaushal gracefully answered a lot of queries from students, making it a very interactive session.
The second guest for the workshop was Mr. Ashish Rao. While Kaushal talked about things in front of the camera, Ashish highlighted on things behind the camera. Mr. Ashish Rao is a wildlife photographer and a wildlife documentary film maker who makes documentaries for the National Geographic Channel and Discovery Channel. Besides, he is also working as an Assistant Professor, and Senior Manager, ASCO Studio, AUUP. He has studied Photography and Digital Photography at the New York Film Academy and Deakin University, Australia.
Mr. Rao stated that Filmmaking needs a subject and travelling gives the opportunity for research, which is of paramount importance in film-making. According to Mr. Rao, one needs to observe, notice, and inbibe. “It is not about dream or creation. Research and information gathering plays a pivotal part, especially when we go for documentary filmmaking”, said Mr Rao. One needs facts so that he/she can turn it into a story that can be understood by people. He also mentioned that a documentary revolves around a central point. He showed the students the kind of cameras and the techniques that are required for the work. He also showed the students his recent documentary for Discovery Channel and highlighted the techniques and skills that were used in it.
The entire session was engrossing and enlightening and acted as a window to the art of film-making for students. There was a lot of interaction, and the entire workshop was successfully conducted and well appreciated by those who attended it.

Amity University Madhya Pradesh organized CINEASTE 2015

CINEASTE 2015- A Tribute to Films and Cinema by ASCO,  Amity University Gwalior
Amity School of Communication, Amity University, celebrated its Annual Film Festival “CINEASTE 2015” on 18th March 2015.

The chief guest for the event was the National Award winning actor Rajkumar Rao of Kai Po Che, Queen, Citylights and Shahid fame. A versatile actor, Rajkumar Rao shared his knowledge and experience related to his life and work in an interactive session with the students. Calling himself a learner still, he told the students how closely he could relate to them.

He shared the experience of his bollywood journey and got nostalgic recalling his first break in the industry and his National Award winning performance in Shahid. He answered all the questions put forward by the students very tactfully and even fulfilled the wish of one of his fans to have a dance with him. His energy and charming presence filled everyone with enthusiasm.

The event was also graced by the presence of Media Expert Mrs. Rachna Johri. She has about two decades of experience in areas of National Production and Development of Communication for Broadcast media and Audio- visual teaching in music production and Radio Broadcast. Deeply rooted in executive, business and management skills, Mrs. Johri has worked with Doordarshan Delhi, BIG FM, ISRO and has been a visiting faculty at DAVV University, Indore.

The film festival invited movies and documentaries from all over the country and was successful in receiving more than 50 entries, out of which a selected few were chosen to be screened during the event. The event started with an audio- visual tribute to 100 years of Indian Cinema, prepared by the ASCO students, followed by an innovative ‘ASCO Showreel’ showcasing the fantastic members of faculty of Team ASCO – the organisers and conveners of this event.

‘Telegram’, a heartwarming movie from Indore based on invasion of modern technology on the primitive telegram system, won the award for the Best Film. ‘Pristine Waters’ from Noida was selected in the Best Script category. The movie focused on the importance and utility of river Yamuna in the lives of the people and showed a contrasting phase of it getting adversely polluted due to human activities. The award for the Best Direction was grabbed by the movie ‘Poverty Nemesis’, by ASCO, AUMP students that depicted an emotional story of a son carrying forward the lineage of poverty inherited by him from his father. Prizes worth Rs.50000 were awarded to the winners of Cineaste 2015.

Cinesta 15 was intended to encourage the art of film making by appreciating the efforts and vision of the people associated with this field and also to inspire prospective film-makers among the students.

Amity University Madhya Pradesh Celebrates AMIBEATS 2015

AMITY UNIVERSITY MADHYA PRADESH CELEBRATES CULTURAL FEST “AMIBEATS 2015″

Students Walkng the Ramp

Amity University Gwalior celebrated its annual cultural festival ‘AMIBEATS 2015’ on 18th March 2015, a traditional part of its Annual Film Festival Cineaste. The day saw an avalanche of natural and inborn talents put together to form a marvelous evening showcasing the package of fun, frolic and creativity.
The entire Amity University Gwalior family, especially the students, actively participated in the events that left the crowd enchanted and thrilled.The evening was graced by the presence of National award winning actor Rajkumar Rao well known for his commendable work in movies like Kai Po Che, Queen, Shahid and Citylights. Rao had started his career with the movie, “Love, Sex aur Dhoka” under the Balaji production house. He has also been a part of the well acclaimed film Gangs of Wasseypur-2. However, it was films like Shahid and Citylights that proved to be the turning points in his career, that attested to his worth in the industry as an actor and gave him the credibility that he deserved. Further Shahid went on to win him the National Award in the best actor category.
Ami Beats 2015 saw mesmerizing stage performances by the Amitians. The entire event was hosted with a tint of humor which kept the audience high in spirits. A fashion show was organized with wedding as its theme. The students put up a marvelous display of Indian and western wedding outfits. Adorned in their magnificent attire, the students looked stunning as they gracefully and confidently walked the ramp.
The event also included singing and dance competitions that left the audience spell bound with the beats and melody. The cultural genres included a soothing blend of Indian classical, Western and folk music and dance. Harsh Vardhan of ALS was awarded the Best Singer of the evening award while Barkha Mathur of ASAP won the Best Dancer award. The evening also saw a ramp walk by the members of faculty coordinating the event.
The evening came to an end with some groovy DJ tracks which were enjoyed by the entire university.

Amity University Madhya Pradesh Organises Theatre Workshop under Cineaste 2015

AMITY UNIVERSITY MADHYA PRADESH ORGANISES THEATRE WORKSHOP UNDER CINEASTE 2015

17th March 2015

A Theatre Workshop was organised by Amity School of Communication, Amity University Gwalior on 17th March 2015. The workshop was organised under the annual film fest Cineaste. The objective of the  workshop was  to illuminate the basics of the art of acting and theatre for the students.

The workshop was conducted by eminent theatre artist Mr. Zulfiqar Khan. Zulfiqar Khan is a theatre graduate from Punjab University,Chandigarh, and is the Founder - President of a non-profit organisation ‘Theatre Age’, based in Chandigarh. He was also featured in the 'Stories of Hope and Courage’ series by CNN IBN for his noble work of giving acting and theatre lessons to the under-privileged sections of the society and he has literally given “new roles” to street children. He expressed his ambition of letting the children escape the fate of their forefathers by providing them opportunities for a bright future. He shared success stories of children’s transformation from rag pickers to makeup artists or from beggars to assistant directors.

The session was full of fun and learning with more than 100 students participating in it. Mr. Khan opined that “Shame is the poison for an actor”, and so the students were trained for open and loud expression of emotions like happiness, sorrow, anger or agony. Mr. Khan explained how the road going towards making of a versatile actor passes through simple exercises like laughing freely, crying loudly and being spontaneous. Explaining the qualities of an actor, Mr. Zulfiqar told that it’s all about presenting a lie in the form of a truth. Showing the excellence of his learning and with the enthusiastic participation of the students, an on-the-spot skit was performed very marvellously.

Apart from a practical session, Zulfiqar interacted with the students and elaborated on the significance of acting and theatre, and how it is different from cinema. The discussion brought about the differences in acting on the stage in front of an audience, and acting for cinema.  Do’s and don’ts for the theatre were discussed, emphasising the importance of loud and emphatic acting in a theatre because actors have to make the audience ‘hear’ their acting. He was keen on focusing on the facts that theatre inculcates life-skills and values among people. His blazing energy throughout the session kept the students engrossed during the entire workshop.

On being asked about his passion towards theatre and the zeal to transfer his knowledge to the budding talents, Mr. Zulfiqar said that it was his struggle that inspired him and continues to do so till date. He called it his privilege to get an opportunity to contribute to the society with his work and also help posterity to achieve their dreams.

The workshop proved to be a great brush up session for the students – a perfect blend of entertainment, exposure and learning.

Captivated audience during the workshop

Mr. Julfiqar Khan teaching students skills of theater acting

Students enacting a Scene given by Mr. Julfiqar Khan

Amity University Gwalior organizes Annual Debate 2015

Participant speaking against the motion

Hon'ble Vice Chancellor, AUMP Lt Gen V K Sharma, AVSM (Retd) sharing his views

Participant making her points

The proud winner

Participant receiving certificate

A packed auditorium

Debate is one of the most powerful and unparalleled academic activities to offer creative room to the students to voice their opinions on an issue, and also hone their public speaking skills. Amity University Gwalior organized the Annual Debate competition on 19 Feb 2015 for the students of first year across all the departments of different streams. The event was hosted by the students of MBA second semester. The topics of the debate this year were:

-Credit cards do more harm than good to the Consumers
-SEZ results in the Exploitation of the Poor
-Animal Dissection should be Banned in labs

Following the debate, the motion for each topic was put before the house for voting with the following results:

-Credit cards do more harm than good to the consumers: Defeated
-SEZ results in the exploitation of the poor: Defeated
-Animal dissection should be banned in labs: Defeated

A total of 18 students from across programmes were shortlisted to participate in the final competition and the following were the proud winners:

Topic 1

Winner:Mini Shukla BA Economics II Sem.

Runner-up:  Anushka Singh, BALLB II Sem.

Topic 2

Winner: Chelana Jain, BJMC II Sem

Runner-up: Kritika Pachisia, BBA II Sem

Topic 3

Winner: Simran Lokwani, B. Com. II Sem

Runner-up:  Utkarsha, BJMC II Sem

The students of MBA I Year worked in perfect coordination to organize the event successfully. Ms Trapti Nayak and Mr Prateek Wadhwani were the anchors; Ms Tanya Gupta was the timekeeper; Ms. Ankita Upadhyay, Ms. Tanika Mahendru, Ms. Aparajita Singh and Shahana Khan were the members of the invitation committee; logistic support was taken care of by Mr Piyush Rajput, Tanya Gupta, Vikram Singh Bhadauria and Mr.Gaurav Sharma; and certificate writing and prize distribution was handled by Ms. Renaira Chandel and Ms. Shefali Gupta.

Dr. Manisha Singh, HOD Physics, Dr. Vinod Bhatt, Assistant Professor ASL, Mr. Amanpreet Randhawa, Assistant Professor & OSD to the Hon’ble VC and two student of MBA – Thanesha Iyer and Anubhav Nagwere the panel of Judges for the event.

The event culminated with the concluding remarks by the Hon'ble Vice Chancellor AUMP, Lt Gen V K Sharma, AVSM (Retd). He congratulated the winners and emphasized the importance of debating skills among students.

The winners were awarded with certificates and prizes by the Hon’ble Vice Chancellor before the vote of thanks was proposed by Shivani Tiwari of MBA II sem.

Amity University Gwalior organized an Expert Lecture on 'Emerging Viral Infection,Prevention & Control

Red Ribbon Club - AUMP organizes an Expert Lecture ‘Emerging Viral Infections, Prevention and Control’

Dr Bharat Jain, HOD, Department of Pathology, GR Medical College, Gwalior delivering his lecture on 'Emerging Viral Infections, Prevention and Control

Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, AUMP Lt Gen VK Sharma, AVSM (Retd) addressing the gathering

Dr Bharat Jain, HOD, Department of Pathology, GR Medical College, Gwalior explaining the judicious use of masks

Audience during the Lecture

Alarming level of emerging Swine Flu and other viral infections (Ebola virus and Bird flu) are being reported in the country, especially in Gujarat, Rajasthan, M.P. and U.P. Enhancement of general awareness about the disease is the felt need of the society. Red Ribbon Club of Amity University Gwalior organized an expert lecture on the topic of ‘Emerging Viral Infections, Prevention and Control’ on 17 Feb 2015 at 1615 hours in the University Auditorium.

Dr. Bharat Jain, HOD,Department of Pathology, GR Medical College, Gwalior, delivered a lecture to a packed hall of students from all disciplines. HoIs, HoDs, teaching and non teaching staff members also attended the lecture as it was a session concerning the greatest public anxiety of the hour. In a very simple and coherent language, Dr. Jain briefly cleared all possible doubts of the audience, developing a clear picture of the Swine flu and Ebola virus, clearing all myths. He also detailed the simple procedures of protection against swine flu infection and treatment management.

In his closing remarks, Hon'ble Vice Chancellor, Lt Gen V K Sharma, AVSM (Retd) emphasized on IPL concept of ‘Immunity, Personal hygiene and Life style’ as the success mantra to conquer most of the common ailments.

The Vote of thanks was proposed by Dr. Rachana Kathal, Program Officer, NSS & Red Ribbon Club, AUMP.

Mathematics Is the STEM of Science by Dr. Prashant Shrivastava, Amity Gwalior

It is a well known saying that” Mathematics is the Mother of all Sciences”. Here in abbreviation STEM, S stands for Science T for Technology, E for Engineering and M for Mathematics.
Mathematics relies almost entirely on imagination and discovery that come from the human mind. There are no boundaries to mathematical ideas. From Ancient Times to the Present Age of Information a common man thinks that, mathematics is just addition, subtraction, multiplication and division but mathematics is rich in history and application. It is used:
• to break codes during war time
• to analyze documents
• to design transportation systems
• to compute missile trajectories and satellite orbits
• to handle complex management scheduling
From the ancient Egyptians to the robotics scientists of this century, mathematics has been integral to many technical advances in the history of humankind.
Mainly, mathematics is classified into two branches: pure and applied mathematics.
  Applied mathematics is a branch of mathematics that deals with mathematical methods that find use in science, engineering, business, computer science, civil, architecture and industry. From the ancient time linguistic is playing a vital role in the field of communication which distinguish human and animals ,beyond this when a cave man came out from the forest for the betterment of mankind unfold many fields like commerce transportation farming and industries. In each and every field requires direct or indirect application of mathematics. Thus, "applied mathematics" is a mathematical science with specialized knowledge. The term "applied mathematics" also describes the professional specialty in which mathematicians work on practical problems by formulating and studying mathematical models. In the past, practical applications have motivated the development of mathematical theories, which then became the subject of study in pure mathematics where abstract concepts are studied for their own sake. The activity of applied mathematics is thus intimately connected with research in pure mathematics.                                      
Applied mathematics consisted principally of applied analysis, most notably differential equations; approximation theory and numerical analysis and probability. There is no consensus as to what the various branches of applied mathematics are. Such categorizations are made difficult by the way mathematics and science change over time, and also by the way universities organize departments, courses, degrees and applications of mathematics. The use and development of mathematics to solve industrial problems is also called "industrial mathematics".
The success of modern numerical mathematical methods and software has led to the emergence of computational mathematics, computational science, and computational engineering, which use high-performance computing for the simulation of phenomena and the solution of problems in the sciences and engineering. These are often considered interdisciplinary disciplines.
However, since World War II, fields outside of the physical sciences have spawned the creation of new areas of mathematics, such as Optimization Methods, game theory .Statistical theorists study and improve statistical procedures with mathematics, and statistical research often raises mathematical questions. Statistical theory relies on probability and decision theory, also in neural networks, which arose out of the study of the brain in neuroscience.
Academic status
In Amity, Academic Status is consistent in the way they group and label courses, programs, and degrees in applied mathematics. Many programs consist of primarily cross-listed courses and jointly appointed faculty in departments representing applications. Some Ph.D. programs in applied mathematics require little or no coursework outside of mathematics, while others require substantial coursework in a specific area of application. In some respects this difference reflects the distinction between "application of mathematics" and "applied mathematics”. Operations and management science are often taught in faculties of engineering, business, and public policy. Computer science relies on logic and algebra.
Mathematicians Are in Demand!
Career possibilities include work in finance, cryptology, computer graphics, medicine, robotics, economics, statistics, teaching, and management science.
Today, the term "applied mathematics" is used in a broader sense. It includes the classical areas noted above as well as other areas that have become increasingly important in applications. Even fields such as number theory that are part of pure mathematics are now important in applications (such as cryptography), though they are not generally considered to be part of the field of applied mathematics. Sometimes, the term "applicable mathematics" is used to distinguish between the traditional applied mathematics that developed alongside physics and the many areas of mathematics that are applicable to real-world problems today.

Innovation Of Innovativeness by Asst. Prof. Dr Prashant Shrivastava Amity Gwalior

Everybody is a born innovative thinker. Innovation comes from within an individual’s conscience. Just look at any child engaged in a tricky game and observe how he finds the way to solve it. Innovative thinking is present in all of us, but during the period of our initial years of our life, we are trained to hold back our uniqueness, our creativity, and our novelty. Our society believes that if we "fit in" and conform we will be happier in life. We are trained from the tender age to color always inside of the lines. As a result, we mislay our ability to express our creativity and innovation as adults.

The good thing is that there’s optimism in being creative. Like any other skill, innovation is a learned behavior whether it’s driving a car, playing the guitar, or just being a good performer. There are a few ways, in my opinion, to excel our innovativeness in any field:

• Give ourselves the time and the space to be imaginative and creative.
• Never stop the trait of inquisitiveness
• Constantly question ourselves and our working practices. Instead of adhering to stale techniques, one should always be thinking of alternative approaches when it comes to solving issues and problems.
• Put ourselves into a work individually at times and as well as in groups.
• Every idea is not liable to be the best one. One should allow the fresh air to flow in.
• Make the creativity a fun not a set target. 

Amity University Gwalior Organized a Seminar cum Workshop on Innovation and Intellectual Property Rights

Mr O P Singh, Asst Director, MSME, New Delhi delivering his lecture on 'An Overview of IPR Issues'

Ms Kriti Rajoria, Asst Professor, Amity Law School, AUMP Gwalior delivering her lecture on 'Demonstration on disclosure of innovation for patent protection (Procedure for drafting an application)

Dignitaries on the Dais

Dr A K Srivastava, Deputy Manager, NRDC, New Delhi being felicitated by the Hon'ble Vice Chancellor, AUMP Lt Gen V K Sharma, AVSM (Retd)

Lt Gen V K Sharma, AVSM (Retd), the Hon'ble Vice Chancellor, AUMP addressing the audience

Dr Sanjeev Kumar Majumdar, Deputy Manager, NRDC, New Delhi delivering his lecture on ' Searching for Patent Information'

Dr Rajendra K Diwan, Additional Director, DIIT, Noida delivering his lecture on 'Concept to Product'

Distribution of Certificates

Mr. Anupam Trivedi, Partner, K & S Partners, Gurgaon delivering his lecture on Disclosure of Invention for Patent Protection

A Seminar cum Workshop on “Innovation and Intellectual Property Rights” was organized by Amity University Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior in collaboration with NRDC- Amity Innovation Facilitation Centre on February 14,  2015 at AUMP Gwalior. The workshop was sponsored by NRDC - AIFC (National Research Development Corporation - Amity Innovation Facilitation Center).

The Seminar cum Workshop was inaugurated by Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Amity University Madhya Pradesh, Lt. Gen. V.K. Sharma AVSM (Retd.). The invited speakers were Dr. A.K. Srivastava, Deputy Manager (NRDC), New Delhi, Shri O.P.Singh, Assistant Director, MSME, New Delhi, Dr. Rajendra K. Diwan, Additional Director, DIIT, AUUP, Noida, Dr. Sanjeev K. Majumdar, Dy. Manager (NRDC), New Delhi, Dr. R.P. Yadav, Advocate Patent & T M Attorney, Mr. Anupam Trivedi, Partner, K & S Partners, Gurgaon.

In his inaugural address, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Lt. Gen.V.K. Sharma AVSM (Retd.) enlightened the audience on the history of Intellectual Property Rights & said that protection of IPR (intangible property) has definite benefits, such as to propagate innovative culture,profitability, market leadership and helps creation of wealth for the individual and Nation. He explained IPR as creation of mind, inventions,literary and artistic works, symbols, names, images and designs used in commerce. He stressed on the importance of IPR and need for it’s protection. He voiced that India has miles to go, as we have a valuable collection of traditional knowledge.

Dr. A.K. Srivastava, Deputy Manager (NRDC) New Delhi, after the opening remarks by the  Hon’ble V.C., through his presentation on “NRDC as a Technology Partner”, explained indigenous technology, innovative research work, technology transfer, promotion of technology. He informed about various awards given by NRDC, awards for innovation, societal innovation, budding inventor awards etc. He stressed on the need of research and innovation in today’s world. He concluded by saying that research as a vehicle for development cannot be overlooked.

Shri. O.P. Singh, Assistant Director, MSME, New Delhi spokeon “An Overview of IPR issue”. He emphasized the need of IPR protection. He informed about upcoming new Government policies on Patents and also informed about Online Copyright Registration and about the GI (Geographical Indicator).

Dr. Rajendra K. Diwan, Additional Director, DIIT, AUUP, Noida, UP through his presentation on “Concept to Product”, explained about validation of technology. He told that how with the help of creativity, invention, and marketing a concept reaches the patent protection. He explained various types of inventions. He informed about development of various inventionsat Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida like artificial limb, bamboo bricks, low cost sanitary napkins, diapers etc. He also informed about various products of Amity University Uttar Pradesh which are ready to be launched in market such as self-defense sprays, rootonic magic fungus, green tea, water testing kit,cooking oil quality testing kit, bio-degradable plastic, shampoo for dry hair etc.

Dr. Sanjeev K. Majumdar spoke on “Searching for Patent Information” he explained how patent  searching is very useful for several purposes not only for organizations and universities, but  also for researchers. Patents include both technical and legal information. He told that in order to perform good and useful researches, it is essential to understand the structure of Patent information, whatever form it can take as well as where and how to use the search tools available.

Dr. R.P. Yadav, Advocate, Patent & T M Attorney during the Technical Session spoke on “How to identify patentable invention(s)”. He explained how to distinguish between patentable invention and non-patentable invention by exhaustive quiz and through elaborate presentation.

Mr. Anupam Trivedi, Partner, K & S, Partners, Gurgaon, had an invited lecture during Technical Session on “Disclosure of Invention for Patent protection” where he discussed information presented in a patent document,  invention’s title, summary of the invention, name of the patent’s assignee, legal status of the document,it’s technical description, drawing, requirement for the disclosure of invention.

Ms. Krati Rajoria, Assistant Professor, Amity Law School, Amity University Gwalior during her discourse explained on ‘Demonstration on disclosure of innovation for patent protection (Procedure for drafting an application). She presented a detailed information about procedure for drafting a patent application along with the details of all the required forms i.e. Form 1 and several other forms, the presentation covered procedure required for filing patent application, the content of the application including provisional and complete specification. The procedure for filing application online i.e. e-filing through online portal was also explained, publication, opposition of patent application and various other procedures involved.

Technical Session was followed by an Interactive Session / Q&A Session, where the invited Guests addressed questions from the audience. This Seminar cum Workshop was concluded by Vote of Thanks by Prof.S.P. Bajpai, Organizing Secretary and Dean Research, Amity University Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior

Amity University Gwalior Organized Tech Festival 'AAROH 2015'

The beginning of the festivities

A street play for bringing about social awareness

Testing Skills - The Fun Way

Participants with their Model

Models of the Paper Costume Design

Entries in the Collage Making Competition

Distribution of Certificates

The Amitians

Students in DJ Night

Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University Madhya Pradesh Gwalior conducted its first Tech festival “AAROH 2015” on 12 and 13 February 2015 with a view to make available a platform for the students to show case their talent along with the enthusiastic participants assembled from assorted professional institutions of the city. The objectives of the Tech Fest were manifold: to bring together the students from across diverse fields, to promote innovative ideas and allow students to share their knowledge and ideas with other students and to facilitate inter-disciplinary exchange of ideas and information. 

The Tech Fest was inaugurated with the ribbon cutting ceremony by Hon'ble Vice Chancellor Lt. Gen. V. K. Sharma, AVSM (Retd). The first day of the fest witnessed exciting  events like Business Management Plan, Logo Designing, Photography, Model Making, Collage Making,Treasure Hunt, Case Study, Soap Carving, and Technical Quiz etc. The event were a judicious mix of knowledge, skills & fun.

The events of day two also furthered the continuous zeal and competitive spirit among the students. The events that set the Amity Campus alive with enthusiasm and fun were Technical Paper Presentation, Paper Costume Design, Software Designing, Web Designing, Counter Strike (War Zone), NFS, Soap Carving, Treasure Hunt, Rodies and Robotics etc.

Approximately one thousand students from different colleges like ITM University, Prestige Management College, and schools like DPS, Army Public School and Pragati Vidya Peeth participated in most of the events.  At the end of the Tech Fest “AAROH”cash prizes of Rs. One Lakh and appreciation certificates were distributed to the participants of the Tech Fest by the Hon’ble Vice Chancellor and HoIs of AUMP. The Dean (Academics), Registrar, Director (Administration), Heads of Schools, faculty members, staff members and students were present on the occasion. The vote of thanks was proposed by the Dr. Sanjay Gomasta, Head MAE. The programme was headed by Prof (Dr.) Bikram K. Bahinipati, Deputy Director and Head of Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University Madhya Pradesh. Dr. Pankaj Kumar Mishra, Asst. Professor, Applied Physics, and Dr. Manisha Jain, Asst. Professor, Mathematics were the Conveners of the programme. The event concluded with a mirthful DJ Evening that allowed the coordinators and participants to relax and rejoice.

Rethinking Education by Iti Roychowdhury Amity University Gwalior

The killing of 132 school children in Peshawar on Dec 16, 2014, at point blank range shook the sensibilities of the entire civilized world. That innocent children were made to sit with heads bowed, waiting to be shot, is a horror that refuses to go away. This was no collateral damage .It was  deliberate massacre. But  Peshawar does not stand alone in its infamy. News of killings of children has been on the rise in the recent past- shootouts in schools in US, killing of 186 children held as  hostages in Russia and others. And it is not happening only in far off distant lands. We have our own Make in India tales of horror – tales of negligence, callous indifference, disregards for the weak- children dying of poisoning in Mid Day Meal in Bihar, incidents of roof collapse of schools in UP and UK, rape of minor girls across the country and numerous similar stories.  This is alarming and in gross violation of the code of warfare and code of society, that forbids killing  of women and children.

That it should come to this! Religion, politics, economics – there are myriad reasons with one truth- man killing the young and weak. And this when all Mammals are biologically programmed to protect and nurture their young .We as a nation seriously need a social audit. What has gone wrong in the raising of our children that they have matured into such monsters?

One of the paradigm shifts has been in the system of education. We have completely done away with the tradition of Liberal Arts. The focus of learning has shifted from inculcating a  spirit of enquiry to skills development. The student, the teacher and the parents , each looks at a lesson and learning only from the perspective of its utility in procuring a good job-via a good college, good campus , good salary . The humanizing effect of poetry: reduced to learning by rote. Fascination for the natural world: reduced to learning of answers to expected questions in the competitive exams. Study of basic sciences leading to a thrill of discovery: reduced to mastering technology to satiate the consumer. The new age Mantra is:  Don’t sit and marvel at the glory of Daffodils in bloom in the poem. Read it, pick up the vocabulary, learn the language and get on with the earnest business of earning a living. Don’t learn of Plato or Socrates. That will beget you no job. Don’t waste time on Lands and People. You are not migrating to a remote country in the middle of deepest Africa, practice Math instead.
Christian Kopf says, “A society without trained workers will not get its work done. A society without educated citizens will collapse in times of crises, and will wither away in times of ease and prosperity.” It is important to strike the right balance. A child who starts preparation for IIT admission in Class VI may get a sound technical training, but his education would be skewed. When will we wake up? Insensitivity, cruelty, selfishness and outright animal violence are already taking root. Unless some remedial steps are taken as priority one, we may have own Peshawar tomorrow.