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EDDY TORR’S NOTE:

The cover story “Are we alone?” is handpicked from the work ofmy mentor, DimitarSasslov. An astronomer of repute, a TEDxspeaker and theoretical physicist, Dr. Sasselov work is written insimple language to make even the layman aspire to know moreregarding outer space. He once wrote to me saying that manwould truly come to accept the essence of “physics” only whenhe perceives the impossible and we at G-Mag, feel his articledoes just that. It makes people see the impossible.We are currently at the brink of a war- A war that can lay downlines for the future. A war between organized terrorism anddemocratic governments. The Syrian war article which is writtenby the MAG team sheds light on the war’s current global scenarioand how it can become a game changer.The greatest whistle blower of the 21st century - EdwardSnowden. Reputation is more about how the society perceivesoneself. The bold article written objectively solely on the life ofSnowden, strips his actions down without taking sides. Christ orAnti-Christ? Good or Bad? – The judgment is yours, the reader.We at G-Mag are currently on a budding level. We release wehave built an expectation and would definitely strive to meet it.We will bleed earnestly to raise the bar, entertaining yeteducating our readers. Rome has not been built in a day, thus weat G-Mag, would slowly yet steady improvise on all aspects tocater to you better. Progress made however slow is progress.We would definitely like to hear from you, please write to us –[email protected]. We are ever open to constructivecriticism, reader’s submissions and other suggestion.We sincerely hope you have a good read. Stay tuned to us.

-Shyam Tenali(Editor)

P. Sai Abhishek SrimoudgalyaSangavarapu Ram Pradhyumna Ram Subhash Bhaskar Kondaveety Likhith Mittihi Sushen Dang Tushar Murty Sharat ChandraKasarla Vishnuvardhan Supla Malhari Vydula Molika Sinha Gargi Saha Shreyasi Roy Likhitha Ravi Subramani Shyam Tenali

EDDY TORR’S NOTE:

The cover story “Are we alone?” is handpicked from the work ofmy mentor, DimitarSasslov. An astronomer of repute, a TEDxspeaker and theoretical physicist, Dr. Sasselov work is written insimple language to make even the layman aspire to know moreregarding outer space. He once wrote to me saying that manwould truly come to accept the essence of “physics” only whenhe perceives the impossible and we at G-Mag, feel his articledoes just that. It makes people see the impossible.We are currently at the brink of a war- A war that can lay downlines for the future. A war between organized terrorism anddemocratic governments. The Syrian war article which is writtenby the MAG team sheds light on the war’s current global scenarioand how it can become a game changer.The greatest whistle blower of the 21st century - EdwardSnowden. Reputation is more about how the society perceivesoneself. The bold article written objectively solely on the life ofSnowden, strips his actions down without taking sides. Christ orAnti-Christ? Good or Bad? – The judgment is yours, the reader.We at G-Mag are currently on a budding level. We release wehave built an expectation and would definitely strive to meet it.We will bleed earnestly to raise the bar, entertaining yeteducating our readers. Rome has not been built in a day, thus weat G-Mag, would slowly yet steady improvise on all aspects tocater to you better. Progress made however slow is progress.We would definitely like to hear from you, please write to us –[email protected]. We are ever open to constructivecriticism, reader’s submissions and other suggestion.We sincerely hope you have a good read. Stay tuned to us.

-Shyam Tenali(Editor)

P. Sai Abhishek SrimoudgalyaSangavarapu Ram Pradhyumna Ram Subhash Bhaskar Kondaveety Likhith Mittihi Sushen Dang Tushar Murty Sharat ChandraKasarla Vishnuvardhan Supla Malhari Vydula Molika Sinha Gargi Saha Shreyasi Roy Likhitha Ravi Subramani Shyam Tenali

“Creativity is precious; it is ourbirthright that resides within eachand every one of us, making usspecial and unique.”Red for anger; Yellow for fear;Green for, well of course, GreenLantern!Mix all that and you get somethingthat you won’t even imagineexisted in GITAM. It is none otherthan G-Studio. Each and everymember of G-Studio are alwaysseen with huge grins (If you don’tbelieve me then you can check outtheir FB page). Associating all ofthem with colors wasn’t punintended, but it was done to giveyou an insight about what theyactually do in their free time.Resembling all the above saidcolors, they capture each and everyemotion mentioned in GITAM.

What can I say, photography is theirpassion.They are the ones whomake GITAM a better place (Okay, Iexaggerated a little bit). They catchthe glimpses that you or I fail to see.They see everything as it is, notwhat they want it to be. Theycapture the beauty, the playfulnessand best of all, they take some oftheir precious time to stop andadmire the environment that theylive in.They are our friends and ourclassmates; but to outside world,they are the best photographersthat GITAM can provide. Thefascinating thing about them is thatthey not only capture photos, theirarea of work is also spread out tocinematography and designing.

G - Studio:Colors of GITAM

-Tushar Murty

“Creativity is precious; it is ourbirthright that resides within eachand every one of us, making usspecial and unique.”Red for anger; Yellow for fear;Green for, well of course, GreenLantern!Mix all that and you get somethingthat you won’t even imagineexisted in GITAM. It is none otherthan G-Studio. Each and everymember of G-Studio are alwaysseen with huge grins (If you don’tbelieve me then you can check outtheir FB page). Associating all ofthem with colors wasn’t punintended, but it was done to giveyou an insight about what theyactually do in their free time.Resembling all the above saidcolors, they capture each and everyemotion mentioned in GITAM.

What can I say, photography is theirpassion.They are the ones whomake GITAM a better place (Okay, Iexaggerated a little bit). They catchthe glimpses that you or I fail to see.They see everything as it is, notwhat they want it to be. Theycapture the beauty, the playfulnessand best of all, they take some oftheir precious time to stop andadmire the environment that theylive in.They are our friends and ourclassmates; but to outside world,they are the best photographersthat GITAM can provide. Thefascinating thing about them is thatthey not only capture photos, theirarea of work is also spread out tocinematography and designing.

G - Studio:Colors of GITAM

-Tushar Murty

For some of us, who participated inGUSAC Carnival, know how big of anevent it was and now we are coming tothis epiphany that it was totallycovered by only eight of our fellowmembers! (Astonishing!)GUSAC carnival being their firstofficial event, they didn’t stop just yet.No! They spread; covering each andevery event there is to cover in GITAM.Their latest was the anniversary ofGUSAC which I hope you fellowreaders will read about in ourupcoming issues.But as I was saying, there was nostopping these guys. They evenspread outside GITAM by forming apartnership with a group called VIVANwhich is a club known for itscommunity services. At present, theywere hired by Kalakriti, to designLogos, T-Shirts and Posters for the nextupcoming event in GITAM organized

And the best part is that theseguys also make T-shirts! (Prettycool, huh? Then you should go tomy roommate, one of the co-founders of G-studio.)An interview with one of thefounders spread some light onthis matter that they always hadtalent (DUH!) and they alwayswere kind of freelancers (DOUBLEDUH!) but they have always hadthis hidden desire to dosomething in a group and followtheir passions in photography,cinematography or designing,which gave birth to what we nowproudly call G-Studio.Consisting of only eight members,I feel privileged to speak about agroup that did something no oneelse could. They covered theentire GUSAC carnival.

It’s not a group or club. It’s an activity created by the G-Studio team.Their main aim is to “Cover all unknown faces in GITAM and give themsome recognition,” said my interviewee. “Because each and every oneof us is unique and special in their own way and our main aim is to puteach and every GITAMITE in a frame so that everyone can see them aswe see them. It’s simply an activity to catch spontaneous reactionsand emotions which are not visible when we are posing deliberatelyfor the camera.” G-Face has been very successful so far and due to thisG-Studio is on the verge of being the most liked GITAM page onFacebook. But beware, you don’t know in what shadows they lurk,waiting for the perfect moment to catch a glimpse of you doingsomething that you would later regret.Core Photographers: Mourya Vijay, Revanth, kalyan, Ankith, Keerthan,Pinak, Vikash Mishra, Yogesh(chief editor),Likesh.

G-Faces

For some of us, who participated inGUSAC Carnival, know how big of anevent it was and now we are coming tothis epiphany that it was totallycovered by only eight of our fellowmembers! (Astonishing!)GUSAC carnival being their firstofficial event, they didn’t stop just yet.No! They spread; covering each andevery event there is to cover in GITAM.Their latest was the anniversary ofGUSAC which I hope you fellowreaders will read about in ourupcoming issues.But as I was saying, there was nostopping these guys. They evenspread outside GITAM by forming apartnership with a group called VIVANwhich is a club known for itscommunity services. At present, theywere hired by Kalakriti, to designLogos, T-Shirts and Posters for the nextupcoming event in GITAM organized

And the best part is that theseguys also make T-shirts! (Prettycool, huh? Then you should go tomy roommate, one of the co-founders of G-studio.)An interview with one of thefounders spread some light onthis matter that they always hadtalent (DUH!) and they alwayswere kind of freelancers (DOUBLEDUH!) but they have always hadthis hidden desire to dosomething in a group and followtheir passions in photography,cinematography or designing,which gave birth to what we nowproudly call G-Studio.Consisting of only eight members,I feel privileged to speak about agroup that did something no oneelse could. They covered theentire GUSAC carnival.

It’s not a group or club. It’s an activity created by the G-Studio team.Their main aim is to “Cover all unknown faces in GITAM and give themsome recognition,” said my interviewee. “Because each and every oneof us is unique and special in their own way and our main aim is to puteach and every GITAMITE in a frame so that everyone can see them aswe see them. It’s simply an activity to catch spontaneous reactionsand emotions which are not visible when we are posing deliberatelyfor the camera.” G-Face has been very successful so far and due to thisG-Studio is on the verge of being the most liked GITAM page onFacebook. But beware, you don’t know in what shadows they lurk,waiting for the perfect moment to catch a glimpse of you doingsomething that you would later regret.Core Photographers: Mourya Vijay, Revanth, kalyan, Ankith, Keerthan,Pinak, Vikash Mishra, Yogesh(chief editor),Likesh.

G-Faces

Edward Snowden is probably thesecondmostnotoriouswhistle-blower of the currently ongoingmillennium, only to be shadowedby the founder of Wikileaks, JulianAssange. Snowden has managedleak several details on top-secretU.S. and British surveillanceprograms which are nowconsidered to be a mass breach ofprivacy and freedom. The U.S.government retorted by chargingSnowden with theft of governmentproperty, unauthorizedcommunication of nationaldefense information, and willfulcommunication of classifiedintelligence to an unauthorizedperson (June 2013). Snowden iscurrently on the run from theUnited States Government.

Snowden was born and raised inNorth Carolina, U.S.A. He grew upreading Japanese manga and laterstudied the Japanese language. Healso has a basic understanding ofMandarin and has an obsessionwith martial arts. On officialrecords, he lists Buddhism as hisreligion.

After completing his unsuccessfuleducation, Snowden decided toenlist in the United States Army. Hewanted to combat in the Iraq war.He felt that it was his destiny to freepeople from oppression andtyranny happening around theworld. Irony really has a twistedsense of sarcasm as now he mustfight for his own freedom.Unfortunately, his days in the armywere cut short after he broke bothlegs in a training accident. After hisrecovery, he started working as asecurity guard for the Center forAdvanced Study of Language at theUniversity of Maryland. Snowdenlater received a job offer by the CIAas an IT Security agent, which hehappily accepted. According to TheGuardian, Snowden left the CIA tojoin an NSA contracting company,later identified as Dell (Shocking,isn’t it? Dell was a contractor for theNSA). For a single man in America,earning $200,000 per year is wellbeyond a shabby lifestyle. Afterlearning about NSA's surveillanceprograms, which clearly violatedthe constitution, he transferred toHawaii by accepting a lesser payrollof $122,000 per year. This is wherethe plot thickens.

In Hawaii, Edward gathered information about NSA's surveillanceprograms and managed to reveal them to the world. The NSA obviouslyfired him. After Snowden was removed from his job, he decided it wastime to flee America. The NSA has a policy of reporting travel plans 30days before their journey so that they may be properly surveyedthrough out their travels. Using this clause as an opportunity, Snowdenbooked his airplane tickets for him, as well as his girlfriend, to HongKong on the spot without informing the NSA.

Currently Snowden has signed a treaty for temporary assylum in Russia.But the question still remains, is Edward Snowden an awe-inspiring hero?Or is he dastardly villain who has put an entire country under threat? Wehave to remember that these ill methods of the NSA have saved not onlyAmerica but the entire world from mass terror attacks. Compromising theNSA's methods may prove to have distressing results.So I leave the decision to you:Is Edward Snowden a Christ or Anti-Christ?

Edward Snowden Christ or Anti-Christ? - Srimoudgalya Sanagavarapu

Edward Snowden is probably thesecondmostnotoriouswhistle-blower of the currently ongoingmillennium, only to be shadowedby the founder of Wikileaks, JulianAssange. Snowden has managedleak several details on top-secretU.S. and British surveillanceprograms which are nowconsidered to be a mass breach ofprivacy and freedom. The U.S.government retorted by chargingSnowden with theft of governmentproperty, unauthorizedcommunication of nationaldefense information, and willfulcommunication of classifiedintelligence to an unauthorizedperson (June 2013). Snowden iscurrently on the run from theUnited States Government.

Snowden was born and raised inNorth Carolina, U.S.A. He grew upreading Japanese manga and laterstudied the Japanese language. Healso has a basic understanding ofMandarin and has an obsessionwith martial arts. On officialrecords, he lists Buddhism as hisreligion.

After completing his unsuccessfuleducation, Snowden decided toenlist in the United States Army. Hewanted to combat in the Iraq war.He felt that it was his destiny to freepeople from oppression andtyranny happening around theworld. Irony really has a twistedsense of sarcasm as now he mustfight for his own freedom.Unfortunately, his days in the armywere cut short after he broke bothlegs in a training accident. After hisrecovery, he started working as asecurity guard for the Center forAdvanced Study of Language at theUniversity of Maryland. Snowdenlater received a job offer by the CIAas an IT Security agent, which hehappily accepted. According to TheGuardian, Snowden left the CIA tojoin an NSA contracting company,later identified as Dell (Shocking,isn’t it? Dell was a contractor for theNSA). For a single man in America,earning $200,000 per year is wellbeyond a shabby lifestyle. Afterlearning about NSA's surveillanceprograms, which clearly violatedthe constitution, he transferred toHawaii by accepting a lesser payrollof $122,000 per year. This is wherethe plot thickens.

In Hawaii, Edward gathered information about NSA's surveillanceprograms and managed to reveal them to the world. The NSA obviouslyfired him. After Snowden was removed from his job, he decided it wastime to flee America. The NSA has a policy of reporting travel plans 30days before their journey so that they may be properly surveyedthrough out their travels. Using this clause as an opportunity, Snowdenbooked his airplane tickets for him, as well as his girlfriend, to HongKong on the spot without informing the NSA.

Currently Snowden has signed a treaty for temporary assylum in Russia.But the question still remains, is Edward Snowden an awe-inspiring hero?Or is he dastardly villain who has put an entire country under threat? Wehave to remember that these ill methods of the NSA have saved not onlyAmerica but the entire world from mass terror attacks. Compromising theNSA's methods may prove to have distressing results.So I leave the decision to you:Is Edward Snowden a Christ or Anti-Christ?

Edward Snowden Christ or Anti-Christ? - Srimoudgalya Sanagavarapu

Three years ago, there was astudent in GITAM, who hadwished to help all the otherstudents who were skilled inArts, Music and Dance but couldnot find the correct platform todevelop and sharpen theirrespective skills. His ambitionwas to setup a student bodywhich focused only on culturalactivities. He was Akhil Mahesh,a first year student at the time.He decided to call it Kalakrithi.

Kalakrithi meaning ‘The form of artand exhibiting this art to the outsideworld’ was a very successful studentbody which focused on the talents inthe forms of music, arts, dance,drama etc. The founder, AkhilMahesh is one from the associatedbands of “Royal School of Music,London”. Assisted by Ajith, Nithin,Priyanka, Joy Solomon, Kalakrithiwas founded on 24th March, 2010 inthe Open Auditorium with a crowd of60 people. The body has workedsince then to bring out the skilledinto lime light. Kalakriti leadershipwas later taken up by Shiva, Snehaand it is now currently lead byDwarakanath.The Auditions for Kalakrithi aretaken once a year, in a well plannedand organized manner. There arevarious categories to audition for;Dance, Vocals, Instrumental andDramatics. The auditions will all takeplace on a single day. Auditions fordance are taken on spot whileinstrumentals and vocals are done instage wise process. The body of 120members divides the work amongthemselves and make the auditionsa grand success.

Kalakrithi has performed in manynational events so far and greatachievements have been made. One ofthese great achievements was a danceperformed by Alchemy, a pop-dancetroupe with about 10 people which hasbagged first prize in NIT WarangalNational Fest. Alchemy has also won manyother college events. Another greatweapon that Kalakrithi possesses is theClassical Gujarati Dance Group of fivegirls who have rocked the show and stolethe first prize of the Royal Civil Fest atAndhra University. They also performedat Symbiosis and earned greatappreciation. The Dance club performedtwo flash mobs which were great hits. Thefirst flash mob that performed at CMRCentral Shopping Mall, two years ago, wasconsidered to be one of the best Flashmob in Asia.The second one was performedfor a cause, GO GLOBAL VIZAG,created a sensation that spreadthroughout India, thus spreadingthe name of Kalakrithi. The Danceclub also performed in the IEA(Indian Economic Association)last year, which hadapproximately 1,500 delegates.Apart from dance, theachievements that the Dramaticsclub of Kalakrithi are alsosomething to be noted. It won aprize for a mime performance atIIT-Kharagpur and there, it wasappreciated by Purandareshwari.

Ravi Krishna Subramani

Three years ago, there was astudent in GITAM, who hadwished to help all the otherstudents who were skilled inArts, Music and Dance but couldnot find the correct platform todevelop and sharpen theirrespective skills. His ambitionwas to setup a student bodywhich focused only on culturalactivities. He was Akhil Mahesh,a first year student at the time.He decided to call it Kalakrithi.

Kalakrithi meaning ‘The form of artand exhibiting this art to the outsideworld’ was a very successful studentbody which focused on the talents inthe forms of music, arts, dance,drama etc. The founder, AkhilMahesh is one from the associatedbands of “Royal School of Music,London”. Assisted by Ajith, Nithin,Priyanka, Joy Solomon, Kalakrithiwas founded on 24th March, 2010 inthe Open Auditorium with a crowd of60 people. The body has workedsince then to bring out the skilledinto lime light. Kalakriti leadershipwas later taken up by Shiva, Snehaand it is now currently lead byDwarakanath.The Auditions for Kalakrithi aretaken once a year, in a well plannedand organized manner. There arevarious categories to audition for;Dance, Vocals, Instrumental andDramatics. The auditions will all takeplace on a single day. Auditions fordance are taken on spot whileinstrumentals and vocals are done instage wise process. The body of 120members divides the work amongthemselves and make the auditionsa grand success.

Kalakrithi has performed in manynational events so far and greatachievements have been made. One ofthese great achievements was a danceperformed by Alchemy, a pop-dancetroupe with about 10 people which hasbagged first prize in NIT WarangalNational Fest. Alchemy has also won manyother college events. Another greatweapon that Kalakrithi possesses is theClassical Gujarati Dance Group of fivegirls who have rocked the show and stolethe first prize of the Royal Civil Fest atAndhra University. They also performedat Symbiosis and earned greatappreciation. The Dance club performedtwo flash mobs which were great hits. Thefirst flash mob that performed at CMRCentral Shopping Mall, two years ago, wasconsidered to be one of the best Flashmob in Asia.The second one was performed

for a cause, GO GLOBAL VIZAG,created a sensation that spreadthroughout India, thus spreadingthe name of Kalakrithi. The Danceclub also performed in the IEA(Indian Economic Association)last year, which hadapproximately 1,500 delegates.Apart from dance, theachievements that the Dramaticsclub of Kalakrithi are alsosomething to be noted. It won aprize for a mime performance atIIT-Kharagpur and there, it wasappreciated by Purandareshwari.

Ravi Krishna Subramani

VROOM VROOM.Life: It goes on….

When I was told to write somethingabout ‘Life in general’, I came home,paused for a moment, and thought‘What’s life in general’?And I came across the most valid,coherent answer. It may sound veryobvious and you might go all ‘Ah, Iknew this one!’But, “It goes on”.That, my friends, is the most generalthing about life.From the time you’ve suited up untilthe final lap, you’re racing on one ofthe toughest racecourses you canever find. With pit stops every nowand then,

->You refuel. (get your morale backup)

->Get your tyres changed. (fetchnew change in life)

->Acquire mechanical adjustments.(repair your reflexes)

->And the most momentous reasonfor a pit stop in a peculiar genus, adriver change. (Place the wheel inthe hands of a sound afflatus toameliorate life so you can conquerthe course)

For life to move on swimmingly,you have to sleep and dreamabout it! Cause it’s not likely thatit could befall.Now you all know what life ingeneral is. But what are thecontributing factors for thisphenomenon? They aremanifold! The style in which yourlife is going on depends on everypetty affair. The environment,the people, the places and theattitude.Let’s take the race for example,different drivers, differentteams, different kinds of racetracks and the goal of everysingle driver is the same, tovanquish the second. Apply thesame logic to life: You’re set torace in life with the appropriateguidance of the pit crew. Therewill be hurdles, there will beaccidents. But that doesn’t markthe end of your journey. Somehurdles are a part of the race andbeing the driver that you are, youhave to implement ways totackle them. Whereas, accidentshappen due to things likenegligence, over confidence andlack of ability to foresee thehappening of a mishap.

VROOM VROOM.Life: It goes on….

When I was told to write somethingabout ‘Life in general’, I came home,paused for a moment, and thought‘What’s life in general’?And I came across the most valid,coherent answer. It may sound veryobvious and you might go all ‘Ah, Iknew this one!’But, “It goes on”.That, my friends, is the most generalthing about life.From the time you’ve suited up untilthe final lap, you’re racing on one ofthe toughest racecourses you canever find. With pit stops every nowand then,

->You refuel. (get your morale backup)

->Get your tyres changed. (fetchnew change in life)

->Acquire mechanical adjustments.(repair your reflexes)

->And the most momentous reasonfor a pit stop in a peculiar genus, adriver change. (Place the wheel inthe hands of a sound afflatus toameliorate life so you can conquerthe course)

For life to move on swimmingly,you have to sleep and dreamabout it! Cause it’s not likely thatit could befall.Now you all know what life ingeneral is. But what are thecontributing factors for thisphenomenon? They aremanifold! The style in which yourlife is going on depends on everypetty affair. The environment,the people, the places and theattitude.Let’s take the race for example,different drivers, differentteams, different kinds of racetracks and the goal of everysingle driver is the same, tovanquish the second. Apply thesame logic to life: You’re set torace in life with the appropriateguidance of the pit crew. Therewill be hurdles, there will beaccidents. But that doesn’t markthe end of your journey. Somehurdles are a part of the race andbeing the driver that you are, youhave to implement ways totackle them. Whereas, accidentshappen due to things likenegligence, over confidence andlack of ability to foresee thehappening of a mishap.

It’s not always your fault that youend up in an accident, right?When you ask your parents whatworries them when you take thecar/bike out for a spin they’ll say:‘It’s not your driving that I do nottrust, but it’s the other rascals onthe road I’m worried about.'Right now, we all are in anidentical phase. Academics, newexperiences, exposure todifferent cultures, crudecuriosity, relationships, parentalpressure and the constant battlewith one’s self to make the rightdecisions. The quality of life isthat it has something or the otherto offer against all the decisionsyou make. Good, or bad! This isthe age to party, to freak out, notto worry and to live life to thefullest. Not at the cost of puttingyour life in jeopardy. When yousit down to make a decision,examine the pros and cons of allthe options you have. And thesimple logic behind choosing theright option is by choosing thetoughest option.

Even if it means a tad bit lesserpartying!

At the same time, it’s not a wrongthing to decide the other way round.When you make a mistake in life,you have to grow up to a positionnever to repeat it again. Learn fromall the bad things that you’ve done.Remember one thing, if youscrutinize the experience levels of asuccessful person who hasn’tcommitted a mistake EVER and afailure who is trying harder andharder everytime he ends up infiasco, the bar is very high in the caseof a failure.

It’s because he has seen what thesuccessful person hasn’t. He hastasted bitterness everytime hetried. He put his brain to work anddeveloped new ways of winning. Hehas faced the accusations. He brokedown. He gave up. He plunged back,and kept on trying. When a personwith experience in so many domainscorrects his mistakes, doesn’t repeatthem and has faith in himself, he isbound to be a winner anytime soon.

Now tell me, who is moreexperienced?

Life is beautiful. Go on with it.Enjoy the long drives, the muchneeded sips of coffee, the littlescoops of ice cream, those longwalks which do not seem tiring atall when you make sure you do notwalk alone, the all nighters rightbefore your semesters, those dayswhen you go back home after along time, the love you’rebestowed with, the happinessaround you… wait wait, the listdoesn’t end here! That is thebeauty of it. Not just the goodtimes, learn to breeze through thehumdrum affairs of your journey.And when you think you need animpulse or a stimulus ormotivation as you call it, do ityourself. Because there is noother person who knows yourselfbetter than you. Advice is alwayswelcome, but in the end thedecision lies in your hands.

Off the record, you must bethinking ‘How does she know howlife works?’ Well, let’s just say I’vewritten all of this out of my ownexperiences!

I couldn’t find a better way than toend this with one of my favouritedialogues from ‘Rocky’ (Balboa?Italian Stallion? Ring a bell?)

“You, me, or nobody is gonna hit ashard as life. But it ain’t about howhard you hit. It’s about how hardyou can get hit and keep movingforward; how much you can takeand keep moving forward. That’show winning is done! Now, if youknow what you’re worth, then goout and get what you’re worth. Butyou gotta be willing to take thehits, and not pointing fingerssaying you ain’t where you wannabe because of him, or her, oranybody. Cowards do that, andthat ain’t you. You’re better thanthat!”

By: Malhari Vydyula

It’s not always your fault that youend up in an accident, right?When you ask your parents what

worries them when you take thecar/bike out for a spin they’ll say:‘It’s not your driving that I do nottrust, but it’s the other rascals onthe road I’m worried about.'Right now, we all are in anidentical phase. Academics, newexperiences, exposure todifferent cultures, crudecuriosity, relationships, parentalpressure and the constant battlewith one’s self to make the rightdecisions. The quality of life isthat it has something or the otherto offer against all the decisionsyou make. Good, or bad! This isthe age to party, to freak out, notto worry and to live life to thefullest. Not at the cost of puttingyour life in jeopardy. When yousit down to make a decision,examine the pros and cons of allthe options you have. And thesimple logic behind choosing theright option is by choosing thetoughest option.

Even if it means a tad bit lesserpartying!

At the same time, it’s not a wrongthing to decide the other way round.When you make a mistake in life,you have to grow up to a positionnever to repeat it again. Learn fromall the bad things that you’ve done.Remember one thing, if youscrutinize the experience levels of asuccessful person who hasn’tcommitted a mistake EVER and afailure who is trying harder andharder everytime he ends up infiasco, the bar is very high in the caseof a failure.

It’s because he has seen what thesuccessful person hasn’t. He hastasted bitterness everytime hetried. He put his brain to work anddeveloped new ways of winning. Hehas faced the accusations. He brokedown. He gave up. He plunged back,and kept on trying. When a personwith experience in so many domainscorrects his mistakes, doesn’t repeatthem and has faith in himself, he isbound to be a winner anytime soon.

Now tell me, who is moreexperienced?

Life is beautiful. Go on with it.Enjoy the long drives, the muchneeded sips of coffee, the littlescoops of ice cream, those longwalks which do not seem tiring atall when you make sure you do notwalk alone, the all nighters rightbefore your semesters, those dayswhen you go back home after along time, the love you’rebestowed with, the happinessaround you… wait wait, the listdoesn’t end here! That is thebeauty of it. Not just the goodtimes, learn to breeze through thehumdrum affairs of your journey.And when you think you need animpulse or a stimulus ormotivation as you call it, do ityourself. Because there is noother person who knows yourselfbetter than you. Advice is alwayswelcome, but in the end thedecision lies in your hands.

Off the record, you must bethinking ‘How does she know howlife works?’ Well, let’s just say I’vewritten all of this out of my ownexperiences!

I couldn’t find a better way than toend this with one of my favouritedialogues from ‘Rocky’ (Balboa?Italian Stallion? Ring a bell?)

“You, me, or nobody is gonna hit ashard as life. But it ain’t about howhard you hit. It’s about how hardyou can get hit and keep movingforward; how much you can takeand keep moving forward. That’show winning is done! Now, if youknow what you’re worth, then goout and get what you’re worth. Butyou gotta be willing to take thehits, and not pointing fingerssaying you ain’t where you wannabe because of him, or her, oranybody. Cowards do that, andthat ain’t you. You’re better thanthat!”

By: Malhari Vydyula

During a time when chaos anddespair is spreading throughout theworld, it's quite common to see anArab country locked in a civil war.Currently, we find a war waging inSyria. It is a war where casualcivilians themselves are taking uparms for civil rights; fighting, so thatthey may be treated as humans.

It all started in 1964, when the Ba'athSyrian Regional Branch governmentcame into power after performing asuccessful coup d'état. Later, Hafezal-Assad, the defense ministerorchestrated another successfulcoup d'état and overthrew the rulingparty members in 1970. Thoughelections are conducted, for thenamesake that Syria has ademocraticgovernment, theal-Assad family has been ruling thecountry ever since.

After the death of Hafez al-Assad,Bashar al-Assad took over the reignsaccompanied by his wife. They putup proposals to turn the country intoa more democratic state. This iswhen “Damascus Spring” tookplace. Political activists would meetup at their own houses to discussvarious social and political issues.

In August 2001, Damascus Springended with an arrest of all activistsinvolved.

The actual conflict between theSyrian government and its peoplebegan in March 2011, which wasmarked with a large demonstrationthat grew nation wide by thefollowing month. Thesedemonstrations were part of a largerseries of public outrages presentlyreferred to as the Arab Spring.Finally, in April 2011, the Syrian armywas called upon to subdue the massdemonstrators. The army, withoutwarning, opened fire causingwidespread shock. After months ofmilitary tyranny, the non-violentdemonstrators turned into armedrebels, hungry for justice andvendetta.

The rebels consisted of untrainedcivilians who picked up arms todefend their families and beliefs. Onthe other hand was the strong-armed Syrian army. The famousradical Islamist group Hezbollahlater entered the war in support ofthe Syrian government. Syriangovernment obtained furthersupport from Russia and Iran.

Syrian Civil War: The War of The World III?

By: Srimoudgalya Sanagavarapu

During a time when chaos anddespair is spreading throughout theworld, it's quite common to see anArab country locked in a civil war.Currently, we find a war waging inSyria. It is a war where casualcivilians themselves are taking uparms for civil rights; fighting, so thatthey may be treated as humans.

It all started in 1964, when the Ba'athSyrian Regional Branch governmentcame into power after performing asuccessful coup d'état. Later, Hafezal-Assad, the defense ministerorchestrated another successfulcoup d'état and overthrew the rulingparty members in 1970. Thoughelections are conducted, for thenamesake that Syria has ademocraticgovernment, theal-Assad family has been ruling thecountry ever since.

After the death of Hafez al-Assad,Bashar al-Assad took over the reignsaccompanied by his wife. They putup proposals to turn the country intoa more democratic state. This iswhen “Damascus Spring” tookplace. Political activists would meetup at their own houses to discussvarious social and political issues.

In August 2001, Damascus Springended with an arrest of all activistsinvolved.

The actual conflict between theSyrian government and its peoplebegan in March 2011, which wasmarked with a large demonstrationthat grew nation wide by thefollowing month. Thesedemonstrations were part of a largerseries of public outrages presentlyreferred to as the Arab Spring.Finally, in April 2011, the Syrian armywas called upon to subdue the massdemonstrators. The army, withoutwarning, opened fire causingwidespread shock. After months ofmilitary tyranny, the non-violentdemonstrators turned into armedrebels, hungry for justice andvendetta.

The rebels consisted of untrainedcivilians who picked up arms todefend their families and beliefs. Onthe other hand was the strong-armed Syrian army. The famousradical Islamist group Hezbollahlater entered the war in support ofthe Syrian government. Syriangovernment obtained furthersupport from Russia and Iran.

Syrian Civil War: The War of The World III?

By: Srimoudgalya Sanagavarapu

Whereas the rebels, weresupported with weapons fromQatar and Saudi Arabia. TheUnited States and EuropeanUnion along with several othercountries frowned upon theSyrian government forcommitting such a grave actagainst its own citizens and cutoff all ties. Syria has been bootedfrom the Arab League, which is anassociation somewhat like theEuropean Union with theexception that it is made up ofmiddle-eastern countries.

By June 2013, the causalities ofthe civilian war had risen wellpast 100,000. There are up to28,000 people who are eithermissing or kidnapped. Accordingto the reports made by the UN,there are 4 million people whoare displaced within the countryand 2 million people who havefled the country.

What humanity fails to understandis this war has the potential to sparkof World War III, just as the holocaustwas the spark of World War II.The crimes committed by the Syriangovernment are very deep andgrave. Yet, the UN Super powers sit atbay watching as millions of lives arebeing destroyed. After World War II,the UN Superpowers took an oath toprevent any mass killings fromtaking place, yet they lay down andobserve. To them, the war has nomeans of profit, apart from therevenue they earn frommanufacturing weapons. So, willthis war have an adverse effect onthe long run or will this war besnubbed right at it's root level? Thisis yet to be seen.

Whereas the rebels, weresupported with weapons fromQatar and Saudi Arabia. TheUnited States and EuropeanUnion along with several othercountries frowned upon theSyrian government forcommitting such a grave actagainst its own citizens and cutoff all ties. Syria has been bootedfrom the Arab League, which is anassociation somewhat like theEuropean Union with theexception that it is made up ofmiddle-eastern countries.

By June 2013, the causalities ofthe civilian war had risen wellpast 100,000. There are up to28,000 people who are eithermissing or kidnapped. Accordingto the reports made by the UN,there are 4 million people whoare displaced within the countryand 2 million people who havefled the country.

What humanity fails to understandis this war has the potential to sparkof World War III, just as the holocaustwas the spark of World War II.The crimes committed by the Syriangovernment are very deep andgrave. Yet, the UN Super powers sit atbay watching as millions of lives arebeing destroyed. After World War II,the UN Superpowers took an oath toprevent any mass killings fromtaking place, yet they lay down andobserve. To them, the war has nomeans of profit, apart from therevenue they earn frommanufacturing weapons. So, willthis war have an adverse effect onthe long run or will this war besnubbed right at it's root level? Thisis yet to be seen.

Here's What Wi-Fi Might Look Like If WeCould See It

Wi-Fi is a series of invisible waves, streaming

along through our houses and offices and

planes. What would those waves look like if we

could see them? Like these crazy exploding-

rainbow images!Well, okay, we don't have any way of actually

seeing Wi-Fi, so there's not really a way of

knowing what it would look like without

speculation. But these images from Nickolay

Lamm, done with help from astrophysicist M.

Browning Vogel, are certainly beautiful, and

pretty instructive, too. In the top image, you can

see Wi-Fi waves emanating along, colored with

a rainbow gradient. But Wi-Fi doesn't just travel

in a straight line, so Lamm also included the

image below, showing waves emanating

spherically, in pulses, from a source.

Digital Rainbow

"Wifi fields are usually spherical (like theone here) or ellipsoidal and extend about20-30 meters, assuming a typical off theshelf wifi box," Lamm writes at My Deals,where the images first appeared.

Nickolay Lamm/M. Browning VogelWhat Wi-Fi Looks Like?

Here's What Wi-Fi Might Look Like If WeCould See It

Wi-Fi is a series of invisible waves, streaming

along through our houses and offices and

planes. What would those waves look like if we

could see them? Like these crazy exploding-

rainbow images!Well, okay, we don't have any way of actually

seeing Wi-Fi, so there's not really a way of

knowing what it would look like without

speculation. But these images from Nickolay

Lamm, done with help from astrophysicist M.

Browning Vogel, are certainly beautiful, and

pretty instructive, too. In the top image, you can

see Wi-Fi waves emanating along, colored with

a rainbow gradient. But Wi-Fi doesn't just travel

in a straight line, so Lamm also included the

image below, showing waves emanating

spherically, in pulses, from a source.

Digital Rainbow

"Wifi fields are usually spherical (like theone here) or ellipsoidal and extend about20-30 meters, assuming a typical off theshelf wifi box," Lamm writes at My Deals,where the images first appeared.

Nickolay Lamm/M. Browning VogelWhat Wi-Fi Looks Like?

Brave New WorldsThe search for life on distant planets is in full swing—and we areonly beginning to understand the implications.By Dimitar Sasselov

Today, we stand on the thresholdof a new discovery—a planet thathumans might one day inhabit,perhaps one that some otherbeings already call home. A newrace to find Earth’s twin orb isunder way, led by NASA, whoseKepler space observatory wentinto orbit in 2009. Kepler isdesigned to discover largeplanets in or near the habitablezone of stars where water mightexist; the mission’s goal is todetermine how many of the starsin our galaxy have such planets.tential question of the other:

From a purely technical standpoint,there is no overwhelming benefit indiscovering a true Earthcounterpart, because the propertiesof worlds similar to ours can befound in all kinds of bigger, easier-to-find planets. But, scientists andcasual observers agree that weneed—to build future telescopes tostudy such planets for signatures oflife. However, from a philosophicalstandpoint, the Kepler quest sparksquite a bit of soul-searching. Ourwork is in some ways the 21st-century update of theexisexistential question of theother:

Who am I and how do I relate toothers? If life exists elsewhere in theuniverse, how does that jibe with theage-old human need for meaning andbelonging? Discovering lifeelsewhere has the potential to givehumans a collective identity crisis.The perception of who we are hasbeen a part of our history for a longtime. Mostly the question came upwhen we had “first encounters” withother tribes or races. Homo sapiensencountered Homoneanderthalensis somewhere intoday’s Europe. Mayans encounteredSpanish conquistadors in CentralAmerica. And there are numerousother examples. But the time of firstencounters on our planet is over. Forgood or bad, we all now know aboutone another. The latest generationsof Homo sapiens have a globalawareness and a sense ofconnectedness that humans havenever had before. Indeed, the end ofthe 20th century was a realwatershed in this regard. That’s whenour planet suddenly became small.The search for new worlds orbitingdistant stars affords us a freshopportunity to contemplate a firstencounter. Before we get too excited,however, we have some majorhurdles to overcome. One bigimpediment to the search for life onother planets is the lack of afundamental definition orunderstanding of the origins of lifeon Earth—or rather, how life emergesfrom chemistry

We do know that the molecular unityof Earth life may give us a clue. Forexample, we know that thechemistry of life on Earth is ratherrestrictive in its molecularpermutations, and unnecessarily so,it seems, given the enormous choiceof good options provided bychemistry for building bodies andfunction. The question is whethernature is the reason for thepermutations of life we know. Ourbiochemistry could be universal,similar to gravity, where the samebasic rules apply anywhere.Ourbiochemistry could be one of manyoptions—one that just happened tofit Earth’s environmentalconditions. If the latter, how do weplan to search and what types of lifecould we expect to find first?The question of whether alternativebiochemistries exist now seemsapproachable in the lab and,although this does not directlyanswer the big questions of life’sdefinition and origins, it representsa giant leap in the search for alienlife. With physics and chemistrybeing the same throughout theuniverse, we can work to definesignatures that are uniqueindicators of a living planet. Half thebattle is knowing how to search. IfEarth and its history of life are anyindication, we should be looking fora vibrant microbial biosphere that iscapable of affecting the chemistry ofthe atmosphere and oceans.

Brave New WorldsThe search for life on distant planets is in full swing—and we areonly beginning to understand the implications.By Dimitar Sasselov

Today, we stand on the thresholdof a new discovery—a planet thathumans might one day inhabit,perhaps one that some otherbeings already call home. A newrace to find Earth’s twin orb isunder way, led by NASA, whoseKepler space observatory wentinto orbit in 2009. Kepler isdesigned to discover largeplanets in or near the habitablezone of stars where water mightexist; the mission’s goal is todetermine how many of the starsin our galaxy have such planets.tential question of the other:

From a purely technical standpoint,there is no overwhelming benefit indiscovering a true Earthcounterpart, because the propertiesof worlds similar to ours can befound in all kinds of bigger, easier-to-find planets. But, scientists andcasual observers agree that weneed—to build future telescopes tostudy such planets for signatures oflife. However, from a philosophicalstandpoint, the Kepler quest sparksquite a bit of soul-searching. Ourwork is in some ways the 21st-century update of theexisexistential question of theother:

Who am I and how do I relate toothers? If life exists elsewhere in theuniverse, how does that jibe with theage-old human need for meaning andbelonging? Discovering lifeelsewhere has the potential to givehumans a collective identity crisis.The perception of who we are hasbeen a part of our history for a longtime. Mostly the question came upwhen we had “first encounters” withother tribes or races. Homo sapiensencountered Homoneanderthalensis somewhere intoday’s Europe. Mayans encounteredSpanish conquistadors in CentralAmerica. And there are numerousother examples. But the time of firstencounters on our planet is over. Forgood or bad, we all now know aboutone another. The latest generationsof Homo sapiens have a globalawareness and a sense ofconnectedness that humans havenever had before. Indeed, the end ofthe 20th century was a realwatershed in this regard. That’s whenour planet suddenly became small.The search for new worlds orbitingdistant stars affords us a freshopportunity to contemplate a firstencounter. Before we get too excited,however, we have some majorhurdles to overcome. One bigimpediment to the search for life onother planets is the lack of afundamental definition orunderstanding of the origins of lifeon Earth—or rather, how life emergesfrom chemistry

We do know that the molecular unityof Earth life may give us a clue. Forexample, we know that thechemistry of life on Earth is ratherrestrictive in its molecularpermutations, and unnecessarily so,it seems, given the enormous choiceof good options provided bychemistry for building bodies andfunction. The question is whethernature is the reason for thepermutations of life we know. Ourbiochemistry could be universal,similar to gravity, where the samebasic rules apply anywhere.Ourbiochemistry could be one of manyoptions—one that just happened tofit Earth’s environmentalconditions. If the latter, how do weplan to search and what types of lifecould we expect to find first?The question of whether alternativebiochemistries exist now seemsapproachable in the lab and,although this does not directlyanswer the big questions of life’sdefinition and origins, it representsa giant leap in the search for alienlife. With physics and chemistrybeing the same throughout theuniverse, we can work to definesignatures that are uniqueindicators of a living planet. Half thebattle is knowing how to search. IfEarth and its history of life are anyindication, we should be looking fora vibrant microbial biosphere that iscapable of affecting the chemistry ofthe atmosphere and oceans.

Astronomers like me, and those Iwork with at the Origins of LifeInitiative at Harvard, are now usingpowerful telescopes to discoverentirely new classes of planetsorbiting other stars. Thesetelescopes (and others currentlyunder construction) allow us todetect the signatures ofatmospheric gases from distantplanets by analyzing their light indifferent colors. Among them, weare looking for one that couldteach us about alternative geo-chemistries—and ultimately leadus to the discovery ofbiochemistry and life. We will onlysucceed if we manage to combinewhat we see remotely with ourwork in the lab.

Astronomers like me, and those I work with at the Origins of LifeInitiative at Harvard, are now using powerful telescopes to discoverentirely new classes of planets orbiting other stars. Thesetelescopes (and others currently under construction) allow us todetect the signatures of atmospheric gases from distant planets byanalyzing their light in different colors. Among them, we are lookingfor one that could teach us about alternative geo-chemistries—andultimately lead us to the discovery of biochemistry and life. We willonly succeed if we manage to combine what we see remotely withour work in the lab.

When that day comes, we’ll learn a lot,but whatever we end up learning, it isbound to transform our world in at leasttwo ways. First, the technology thatcomes out of our work in the lab isgoing to be powerful. Much as the 20thcentury brought us synthesis inchemistry, the 21st century is bringinga synthesis in biology, withimplications for new materials,therapies, industries, and applications.Second, these discoveries willrepresent nothing less than arevolution in our understanding of lifeand its place in the cosmos. We mayagain ask deeper questions about whowe are and how we belong. Issues oftheology and philosophy are bound tocrop up. Whether the extraterrestriallife we discover is rare or ubiquitousremains to be seen, but either way theimplications will be earthshaking.

Dimitar Sasselov is a professor of astronomy at HarvardUniversity and the director of the Harvard Origins of LifeInitiative. He was a TEDGlobal speaker.

Astronomers like me, and those Iwork with at the Origins of LifeInitiative at Harvard, are now usingpowerful telescopes to discoverentirely new classes of planetsorbiting other stars. Thesetelescopes (and others currentlyunder construction) allow us todetect the signatures ofatmospheric gases from distantplanets by analyzing their light indifferent colors. Among them, weare looking for one that couldteach us about alternative geo-chemistries—and ultimately leadus to the discovery ofbiochemistry and life. We will onlysucceed if we manage to combinewhat we see remotely with ourwork in the lab.

Astronomers like me, and those I work with at the Origins of LifeInitiative at Harvard, are now using powerful telescopes to discoverentirely new classes of planets orbiting other stars. Thesetelescopes (and others currently under construction) allow us todetect the signatures of atmospheric gases from distant planets byanalyzing their light in different colors. Among them, we are lookingfor one that could teach us about alternative geo-chemistries—andultimately lead us to the discovery of biochemistry and life. We willonly succeed if we manage to combine what we see remotely withour work in the lab.

When that day comes, we’ll learn a lot,but whatever we end up learning, it isbound to transform our world in at leasttwo ways. First, the technology thatcomes out of our work in the lab isgoing to be powerful. Much as the 20thcentury brought us synthesis inchemistry, the 21st century is bringinga synthesis in biology, withimplications for new materials,therapies, industries, and applications.Second, these discoveries willrepresent nothing less than arevolution in our understanding of lifeand its place in the cosmos. We mayagain ask deeper questions about whowe are and how we belong. Issues oftheology and philosophy are bound tocrop up. Whether the extraterrestriallife we discover is rare or ubiquitousremains to be seen, but either way theimplications will be earthshaking.

Dimitar Sasselov is a professor of astronomy at HarvardUniversity and the director of the Harvard Origins of LifeInitiative. He was a TEDGlobal speaker.

Ideas are everywhere. We can get adozen ideas for a dime. Everyonehas a scheme that often does notwork. The difference betweenideas and a revolutionary conceptis all about initiative. Today, wehave one such senior: MolikaSinha,who has taken that initiativeto make her idea into reality.Most of us strive to achieve successfor ourselves, but there are gemsthat toil to see a change in thesociety.

Molika Sinha and her project,“Grey water harvestingequipment” does just that.Molika Sinha, a bio-tech secondyear got her inspiration on a brightThursday when she was loiteringabout in fashion street.Thedripping out from pipelines,madeher wonder how much wastagedoes GITAM university have as awhole.

Taking her notes and scriblingpads, she went over to the registerto find more about this issue. Therevelation that there is over1,92000 litres wastage daily dueto just the hostels hit her hard. Nota one to give up,the biotechtopper scored the internet for asolution.

Theequipmentutilisesbio-porous membranes that crops ofthe sodium content in waste waterto finally obtain water for humanactivity by using very little to noenergy utility. The equipmentprototype was built last year for anexpo using daily scrap materialmaking it highly economic.

So, where do you see this projectheading Molika?”First of all a fact that everyoneshould know that grey waterharvesting does exist in world,butit doesn’t in India on largescale.

When most of countries have thissystem,then why should India take abackseat?The whole concept is tosave water in all possible ways."Themain motto is to conserve water in avery efficient and eonomic way”says Molika.

"I dream of seeing my workingmodel established in Gitam first. Yousee, when I got my statistics at hand. Ifound out that GITAM is making ahimalayan blunder by wasting somuch water. So even if we save 30%of this amount, I can gladly say I havemade a change” smiles Molika.“Implementing this system in GITAMis actually a very complex task. Oneshould dream big, so our aim is toestablish this system in each andevery house of A.P and so in India.Everybody must realise theimportance of saving naturalresources. Currently Akhil Reddy, myclassmate, and I are working onincreasing the efficiency of theprototype.

I don’t know what I will get inreturn, but something I am sure Iwill get, is happiness afterimplementation. We need tojoin hands to revolutionize thewhole system.” continuesMolika with air of confidence.There are a few who aregenuinely motivated to make achange in the society and evenfewer who take it to the nextlevel.

We at G-Mag wish Molika thebest on her road to implementthe change.

Project Extrodinaire | Grey Water Magnum Opus Molika SinhaMM

-Editor