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POWER2011 - 2012

Annual Magazine of Electrical Engineering Society

Indian Institute of Technology

Kharagpur

Office Bearers

Head of Department : Prof. J. Pal

Patrons : Prof. B. M. Mohan

Dr. Karabi Biswas

Student Advisors : Saransh Sharma

Anshul Satija

Editor : Garvit Verma

Rachit KothariGeneral Secretaries :

KunalKishor

Treasurers : Vikram Voleti

Animesh Ranjan

Associate-Editor : U. Sri Mukha Balaji

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Despite these best efforts some errors might have crept in. We sincerely apologise beforehand for

the same and if brought to notice we will make sure that such will not be repeated in future

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The Editor also expresses his acknowledgements for the following people who have been an immense source of support in every part of the various stages of Publication.

EVENT CO-ORDINATORS

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Sujata Gursaraiya

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Group Photograph Credits: Studio Wonderland, IIT Kharagpur

Printed and bound in Kharagpur by Quest Printers

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Things in store…..

1. From the HOD's Desk Prof. Jayanta Pal

2. Opening Remarks Prof. B.M. Mohan & Dr. K.Biswas

3. G.Secs' Remarks Rachit Kothari & Kishor Kunal

4. The Editor's Word Garvit Verma

5. How it all Began…… Sai Madhav Surabathuni

6. Write it Down Vivek Nautiyal

7. The Utopian Fantasy Sujata Gursaraiya

8. The Wait Akshat Prakash

9. A Ride to be remembered Anshul Patel

10. I Feel You Karan Kakwani

11. The Potency of Synergy Siddharth Menath

12. All I want is an Ace of Spades Siddharth Menath

13. It's Happiness I need Karan Kakwani

14. Yeh Saali Bhaat Akshat Prakash

15. Message from Alums….. Pulkit Anand

16. Arts

17. Society at a Glance

18. Honour Roll

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Opening Remarks

We started of our tenure with ambitious plans.However, we could meet midway through, byhaving had some successful events like Freshers'Introduction, Alumni Visit, Interactive Sessionbetween sophomores and seniors, T-shirtDesigning, fun session called “Discharge,”Research Scholars' Day & Diamond JubileeCelebrations etc. It is interesting to note thatInteractive Session & Discharge have beenorganized for the first time. A mile stone has

been two industrial visits – Railway Wagon Workshop, Kharagpur and Bharatiya Reserve BankNote Mudran Printing Limited, Salboni. Sweat and blood of Office Bearers has been very muchthere in success of all these activities.We would like to personally congratulate each and everyOffice Bearer of the Society for this. A shortfall has been Graduate (M.S., M.Tech. and Ph.D.)students not coming forward enthusiastically. After all, it is the Society of every student ofElectrical Engineering! Here is the magazine 'Power' to you members!

Congratulations for successful 2011-12 and happy 2012-13 .

Prof. B.M. Mohan Dr. K. Biswas Advisor, Advisor,Electrical Engineering Society Electrical Engineering Society

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G.SECs' Remarks

Hi All,

So it's that time of the year again when the General

Secretary (after all the ups and down of the tenure) pens his

mind and heart down. Needless to say, we had our highs and

lows. I sincerely thank Professor Karabi Biswas and Professor

B.M. Mohan for guiding the society throughout the year,

helping us solve the tiniest of problems that held us back.

We attempted to give the Industrial Visit a different

flavour this time. The sole proposition was the fact that

currency printing is something we usually don't get to see in

our casual routines. We tried our best to accommodate as

many as we could and unfortunately we had to turn some of us

down. Overall, the visit to BRBNMPL (RBI Note Printing) was a

good experience, with a huge support from the officials out there who patiently explained

everything time and again.

Equally interestingand unique was the visit to Kharagpur Railway Wagon Workshop, the

biggest of its kind, where students had an opportunity to see and learn a lot of practical

applicability of Engineeringingeneral.

Additionally, we had the idea of starting an interactive counseling session for the second

year students seeking internships. I still don't know how much it helped them but I hope it

would have added to their general understanding of the internship culture we have had for

years.We will be happy to see some of the second years pass this on next year to the incoming-

batch.

Another add on this year was 'Discharge 2012', specifically conducted for the freshers,

with a view of involving them with the society activities and

letting them to mix up at the same time. To be honest, I was

overwhelmed with the kind of interest my junior batches have

shown in whatever little we tried to do for them. Thank you all

for that! I would be more than happy to see you carry the same

tempo forward in your coming years. This is something our

Department very much needs and unfortunately, hasn't seen

over the years.

We were not able to conduct 'Colloquium' this year,

though we had plans but the turn of events somehow failed us

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to keep up with the task. My sincere apologies to the enthusiastic folk we disappointed. We

assure that we'll try harder this year to make things work, well within time.I request some co-

operation from all the students – UG, PG and RS for the same – we all need to act as a single

entity.

I would just like to add a few things at the finish. It's we the students who have the

power to make or break things we choose to incorporate in our academic life. We all have

priorities, academics being the topmost for majority of us. Trying to find a few hours from our

schedules to attend a few gatherings we have in the form of farewell, industrial trip or any

similar event, I understand, is not that difficult. It gives us all a better chance to mix up with our

seniors, juniors and batchmates.

We have a very little time on our hands to devote to the Department after all the

Hall activities. I hope to see a change very soon.

Signing off..!

Rachit Kothari Kishor Kunal General Secretary, EE Society General Secretary, EE Society

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The Editor's Word

It was quite a task to publish “Power 2012” ! I would like to thank the advisors

Prof. Mohan and Prof. Biswas for their support. Kudos to the entire team for yet another

successful tenure of the electrical engineering society. Though it has taken a lot of time to

collect so many articles and data for coming to a final result (magazine), I am glad that this

experiment has finally been completed.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the students (especially Balaji) for his

full devotion to the creation of this magazine. The scale on which the past year's events were

organized was just amazing. It's never easy to club all the activities of two semesters in certain

limited pages.

Last year was full of activities with multiple industrial visits and countless other

seminars. But of all, I am sure the most rigorous part of the magazine was to forcefully exact the

articles and cartoons from the students. But all well that ends well.

A final word of thanks to Rachit, Vikram, Kunal, Sujata, Pavitjot, Animesh, Ranbir. Sorry

if I forgot any names.

All the best for the coming academic year!!!

Garvit Verma Editor, Power-12

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How it all Began…..What were the thoughts which crossed your mind when you saw the title? For some

of you 'What does the writer mean by that?' or 'What is the writer referring to here?' might

be the answer to my question. For some the answer might be something like 'Is he referring

to our department?' or 'Is he referring to some historical event?' Well, for all those who are

still in a fix about the title, let me help you out. This article is based on my personal

experiences which, I think many of you would agree to.

I still remember that fine morning when I decided to take up engineering; the day

when the first thought of getting into an IIT crossed my mind; the first time I saw the

compound of IIT KHARAGPUR while I was still in my train, eagerly waiting to start a new

chapter in the book of my life. I still remember my first visit to my hall; and the institute main

building which made my jaw drop in awe. The first sight of the light house and the words

saying 'Dedicated to the service of the Nation' in the institute main building induced in me a

sense of immense pride and responsibility. Pride because of the place I'm about to spend the

next four years of my life in and responsibility to not let down my peers. These are moments

worth cherishing a life-time; yet they feel like they took place a day or two before.

The first couple of weeks were indeed exciting. Home sickness was overcome by all

the amazing things I got to experience here. Firstly, we had our classes in V1, Vikramshila. The

very sight of these classrooms was something I never imagined before KGP. They made my

classes all the more exciting (not that classes weren't great on their own). However, adjusting

to the climate WAS a bit of a problem, but that's what makes it even more special. The heavy

rainfall teaches you a lot of things. Firstly, ALWAYS carry an umbrella when you go out.

Secondly, the way I see it, when you go to a class in heavy rainfall, a sense of commitment and

dedication is induced and you also start liking the class because you had put in a great deal of

effort in attending it.

Enter societies. Their introductory meetings showcase their abilities in different

respects and introduce a fresher to the land of opportunities; his home to be for the next 4-5

years. As all the students would know, with the arrival of the first set of exams, come mixed

feelings. In my case however, I got a pleasant surprise. With a change of plans and a whole lot

of luck, I chanced to get a last-minute reservation to my place a day before the onset of DP

holidays. Thus, happened my first visit home after 2 months of excitement, amazement and

RAINS. This was how my stay at this wonderful place began. The two semesters I spent here

were one-of-a-kind. This new chapter in my book is definitely one of the most happening

phases of my life.

-Sai Madhav Surabathuni

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Write it Down I have always wondered what it would feel like to write an article. Not that I haven't

“written” articles. Everyone has “written” something at some point. Some people end their

writing with the last language exam they have, and even though their last “written” piece gets

them a distinction in the exam. They don't care for writing. Some just have a nose for writing.

They write to their entertainment, their contentment, their enlightenment. They write because

they are good at it. And, then there are people like me. We never write once we are done with

schooling, we just produce pieces from then on. Mostly these pieces are never written, they are

typed. Parts of these pieces are copied straight from the source.

After almost two years of having produced stuff, stuff ranging from case studies, essays,

plays, debates, letters of request, and even one piece of Broadway musical, I feel like writing.

Even if just once, just once to express how I feel about not having “written” for so long. I just

want feel that spontaneity, that rawness and that true sense of originality. My piece should be

one, not corrected by a spelling checker algorithm; nor supported by a thesaurus website, once

I fall short of novelty of words, novelty of expressions; because true writing is about expression

and no matter what kind of language you use, your expression is what your piece stands for. I

mean, there are various ways to display your prowess in using sophisticated words, take the

GRE or take part in some verbal ability test or just take the CAT. There are ways to show your

prowess in using catch phrases, quotes and so on, be a debater, or take up work in marketing.

There are ways to show your general knowledge, be a quizzer or be a quizmaster, publish a quiz-

blog or whatever.

Now, I don't want to be mistaken here. I don't mean to say writing must not include

sophisticated words, cool and catchy phrases or general trivia. All that I intend to say point out is

that, not writing, just because you are not good at any of these or some of the other “central

themes” for pieces is absurd. And, writing merely to showcase any of these skills is no less

absurd. So write, not for anyone else but for yourself. Because, even though producing pieces

might give you fame, money, appreciation, recognition, and everything desirable, writing gives

you quality time for reflection.

-Vivek Nautiyal

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The Utopian Fantasy......There's only tears of laughter in my dreamland for two

a land where problems are small , life is large

and all the dreams come true

I go to this place hidden deep in my mind,

where flowers never wilt and all of love is kind

Where lost souls find themselves again

Where Sweet memories forever reign…..

While little children laugh and sing

As they keep running

Where ecstasy is in the air,

Minds are fair,

And Hearts are clear

passions reside in all… there

Oh I'm going back someday ,

Take my hand I'll show you the way

Where lovers love and dreamers dream

And hope is not as hopeless as it may seem

-Sujata Gursaraiya

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The Wait…...On this lovely evening, I wait for youBy the cliff, the same place we had metThe day has arrived, the day we promised to meetYou had assured me, told me you'd be hereI have kept mine, won't you keep yours dear?

Long years back, I had held your hand andYou had clasped your arms around mineWith a soft kiss, you had asked,“I will be here, will you make me feel safe?”Yet, it is I, who is waiting for you herePlease tell me, why didn't you come dear?

I long for you and the warmth of your tender embraceI crave for your lips and the heat of their touchYet I am alone, waiting for you hereWhy didn't you come, why didn't you dear?

I promise I'll help you forget yourself, on this dayI'll wash away all your yesterdays, all your fearsAnd give you hope, hope in the promise of an embraceBut where are you, why didn't you come dear?

I want to be lost, lost in the depths of your eyesI want to die, die today in your arms, amidst quiet and peace hereI need you to be my angelAnd carry me to heaven with youCan you promise me, can you dear?

I want you to come and let me hold your handAnd help you crossover into the world we belongI promise to be your shield tonightAnd protect you from yourself, your thoughts, sorrows and tearsI want you, I need you hereWon't you come and let me help you dear?

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I want your breath to caress my skinI want to hold you, hold you all nightStroke your hair, take you away and make you feel safeJust take my hand and I'll help you escapeI'll have all your pain and disappointments hereYou will come with me tonight, won't you dear?

The vast sea summons, ready to drink us upThe vast land beckons, ready to eat us upThey promise to embrace and erase us from the earthBut I wait for you hereI still have hope that you will come and I'll save you dear.

Now, as the future looks bleakAnd hope starts to dimMy eyes still search for you, my hands stretch out,Stretch out to reach for yours, to take you with meBut my soul rips apart, knowing that tonightI am the only one hereWhy didn't you keep your promise? Tell me, why didn't you dear?

-Akshat Prakash

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A Ride to rememberYou look back in time trying to recall how it all began. The picture seems a blur but yet

the idea remains distinctly clear. The department of electrical engineering has developed its reputation as one of the most exhaustive departments of the institutes with the laboratory courses holding a special mention. On a completely unrelated note in the parallel universe of extra academic activities going on in the institute the name “Core Team” or The Organising Team (as it is now being made famous thanks to the multitude of Activities in the campus) holds a similar reputation. However you try to combine the two and you have just bought yourself a ticket to the roller-coaster ride of a lifetime. The mix is rare as well as potent but it does come with a “CAUTION” tag attached to it. But despite the flashy tag, there still exist few who try to tread the road less taken.

The sleepless nights, early morning classes and never ending lab reports do put you on the edge to begin with. Suddenly the courses become difficult to cope and the circuits remain unsolved. The diodes turn into transistors and transistors into sophisticated IC's before you even realize what a p-n junction is. Meanwhile you become an expert in using Microsoft products. You start spending a lot of time with word and excel (PT sheets also, they never go) and soon you become a master of it but sadly you don't get grades for it. However, as everything else, you adapt. You figure out a way of fitting in your classes in between your calling sessions (or rather the other way round). The overwhelming feeling vanishes and things seem to come back on track only when again the devil strikes and exams approach. You put your essential contacts to play for notes and a new calling session begins but this time it's the Dep mates and not companies and participants. You give your best shot and get back to your Festival commitments just as the exam concludes. After a couple of blows you get a hold of things and from there it's no looking back.

Time passes and every lab experiment where you aren't thrown out for being unprepared feels like an achievement! The moment of truth or rather the weekend of truth comes in the latter end of January. The months long preparation bends down to those 4 days when you are evaluated. Those are your true exam days. You handle the immense number of activities going around you simultaneously without even realizing that you are doing it. The beats that you have been working on since ages, come together to form a beautiful song. It all starts making sense and before you know it, it's over. It's only then you are left with a bitter sweet aftertaste. Life comes back to normal only when the hangover of the event recedes and in the newly earned “free time” you look back upon your experience. You are amazed how you pulled it off. You never knew you had it in you, the feat seemed unachievable. But then that's why I said that the mixture is potent it puts you face to face with your true abilities. It shows you what you are made of and as the dust settles you accept that the roller coaster ride did have its ups and downs.

The initial falls were scary but when the cart comes to a halt at the end of the ride you get off with a broad smile on your face wishing you could do it all over again.

-Anshul Patel

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I Feel YouI feel you around everywhere

with the pleasant breeze and fresh air

I see you in sky and in clouds

your charming face always touts.

I feel you around in the freezing water

with your gaze not letting me smother

I want to be together like we are apiece

like in a necklace tied are beads.

I feel happy I feel game

I sense paradise in your name

You are abject you are peace

your presence adorns and feels like aegis.

You are my poem you are my song

your sweet voice I wanna hear for long

You are generous you are kind

your idyllic disposition keeps us bind.

And I feel that we are one..

One in the way that there is no one

who can debar us from being together

That's what I feel forever and ever…

And I feel you around everywhere……….

-Karan Kakwani

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Potency of Synergy

The other day when I was going through an article, the word „synergy‟ came across and

I thought about it for some time. Everybody have energy, not a big deal. But synergy… Think

about it. How many of us have really got to be the part of a great synergy??

It's really astonishing if you think about the extra plus it has over mere individual

energies.

Yes, I'm talking about teamwork.

If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon

the shoulders of others

And these words came from a prodigy named Isaac Newton. Even Newton understood

the significance of team work in life. They say that exponential gains are possible when team

and spirit are intersected and we realize it. The potency of this synergy of team and spirit is of

unexplainable magnitude, and the collection of emotion that gets derived in the process,

indescribable.

The lack of this spirit makes the team just a bunch of individuals and such a bunch of

people can never do as good as a team, how much ever skilful each of them are. “Strength lies in

differences, not in similarities”, says Stephen Covey, the author of best-seller, „The seven habits

of highly effective people‟. Every team is in fact an organism and it evolves not by suppressing

the dissonances, but by understanding and embracing them. The spirit of the team lies in here.

At various points of life, Together Everyone Achieves More.

-Siddharth Menath

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All I want is ace of spades

♫ ♫ I know that the spades are the swords of a soldierI know that the clubs are weapons of war

I know that diamonds mean money for this artBut that's not the shape of my heart ♫ ♫

sings Sting in his album, 'The shape of my heart'. (Leon The professional |Film-freaks would know better)

Numerous similes have been made using playing cards. Cards have been compared to a lot of things in the course of time. And interestingly almost all of them look alright too! That's the thing with cards. It's a container, a transparent one for that matter; most things put inside will take the shape of it. It's such a thing that says it all, something which absorbs each and every emotion and endures each and every mood.

Let's try one; Putting on the Forrest Gump accent, 'Life is like a deck of cards. You never know what you're gonna get'. (Again, film-freaks would identify easier.) The comparison is very simple. Beautiful as well. In the game of cards, you never know what hand you are gonna get. But even then, whatever hand you get, winning mostly lies in the way you interpret your hand. Sometimes we like to hide our cards. We put on our poker faces and x-ray the deck of our opponent, while ignoring the hand we've been dealt. Think that's called cheating in the game of cards. But, not so in the game of life... or is it?

The basic question in life is this: 'Do you have the Ace of Spades? Or are you stuck with meaningless cards that won't earn you any points or help you take the lead? But the point here, missed by many, is that sometimes the cards may seem unnecessary, but all the while they'll be like filling our hand and keeping us in the game. Always do remember this in life, it's not about what you've been dealt, but what cards you choose to put down. Take off the poker face and smile in life.

You can just talk stuff about cards and feel them about life. See how it came out. Life is just like a deck of cards, don't you think? Now go on start thinking some other comparison. Here's a lead.

Men are like a deck of cards, you need a heart to love 'em, a diamond to marry 'em,

a club to beat 'em and a spade to bury 'em.

(No sexism intended, of course men can be replaced with women too.) Go on. Think.

Some say wheel is man's greatest invention; I say the deck of cards is!

-Siddharth Menath

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It's Happiness I need…I am looking for somethingThat has the ability to frichen meFor I am unsatisfied with what I have…

I want this… I want thatAlways wondering what can make me glad.It is about the thirst that I haveBut there is nothing that could quenchAs if I am on a quest having a queryAsking if anyone could stop this worry

I don't know what's going onFor I am unsatisfied with what I have…Sometimes I question Why only me?Then I think thatThere are many without the shadow of a tree…I don't know what to do?

My Heart is beating fastAnd it is very incomprehensibleWhere to go? Whom to ask?What I needed the most?Is it money? Is it excellence?Is it praise? I don't knowBut something is absent,Someone is missing. What is it?I am surrounded by the dark clouds of disquietudeThen suddenly I see a ray of light which told meIt's Happiness I needed…

-Karan Kakwani

Note: Frichen is a German word that carries the meaning “To Strike”.

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-Akshat Prakash

Message from Alums(The Author is a 2010 Passout from the Department and is currently located in Bangalore. He is an

avid blogger. You can follow him at pulkitanand.blogspot.com )

The Pandora that is KGP

One of the best institutes in the country - IIT."That is why we're here, a dream job. Because six-figure is the secret to success in life. That's the only reason. Its what keeps the party going, and keeps the three-lettered fantasy alive.”

Please discount a little if at any point this article starts to seem over-the-top. I don't intend to, but it

is easy to get carried away by nostalgia, and by the experience that this movie gives.

The most hostile environment known to man - Pandora."This is why we're here, Unobtainium. Because this little gray rock sells for twenty million a kilo. Thats the only reason. Its pays for the whole party, its pays for the science."

Col. Quaritch: "You are not in Kansas anymore. You are on Pandora, ladies and gentleman. Respect that fact."

The Avatar program requires a person to be strong, and extensive training. Humans can be used to control the human-Na'vi hybrid called Avatars. A diplomatic solution was intended by trying to persuade the Na'vis to move and let the humans mine Unobtainium.

The joy that Jake Sully has the first time he stepped into his Avatar body. He feels the rush, and runs, and enjoys, and becomes the Avatar.

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The most rigorous exam in the country. The handfuls who manage to scrape past others in the rat-race. But, the joy, that first day, when you step in, and you look back and say, it was all worth it, these years are going to be the best years of my life. Let me live it!

Thank goodness there is a system in place. The hostels, the groups, the people, the culture, , which is there, to cure the insanity, or maybe to induce it...

God knows how many people realize what were they born to do! And if they don't, then at least they realize that they don't know what they were born to do, and eventually one day, they just might.

"Everything is backwards now, like in here is the true world, and out there is a dream."

They came, took a system which was well-oiled and worked perfectly well, and vowed to bring it to a grinding halt.

All we need is a symbol, to unite us, and save something that is ours, before it is too late.

The Pandora that is KGP...

Neytiri: "You are like a baby, making noise, don't know what to do.""We will teach you our ways. Learn well, Jake Sully, and then we will see if your insanity can be cured."

And he learns, the Na'vi ways, and the language.

(when Jake first flies the banshee) Jake Sully: "I may not be much of a horse guy, but I was born to do this."

Jake Sully: "Everything is backwards now, like out there is the true world and in here is the dream."

...and the sky-people came, and they destroyed the home-tree, all that was so pure, simple and divine, all the time running after something that was unobtainable. And the tree fell, the sky-people saw the destruction, and some were filled with remorse.

Toruk Makto, the rider of the 'Last Shadow", re-unites all the clans, and they fight, to protect something that is for them to protect, and they do it. Eywa helps them do it, and they save the 'Tree of souls'.

Jake Sully: "One life ends, another begins..."Mipa zìsìt lefpom ngaru!

-Pulkit Anand

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-Yamini Adari

-Monalisa Sethi

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-Monalisa Sethi

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-Saptarshi Roy

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-Saptarshi Roy

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Society at a Glance….

The Society got a new symbol, new Facebook Page and in a way it had been re-

christened this year. The Society will also be launching a dedicated website for better

communication with the Student community. That

way, Electrical Engineering Society had been

proactive right from beginning of the Autumn

Semester to perform and to deliver.

FRESHERS' INTRO

It all started with Freshers' Introduction

Program at Maitri Auditorium. It was the program

where all First years tasted the Department's flavour

for the first time.

The event kicked off with a welcome note by

Prof. Jayanta Pal, Head of the Department. He

accentuated the importance of strong academics

along with extra curricular activities necessary for

personal development. Dr. Karabi Biswas, Advisor,

Electrical Engineering Society then introduced about

the Society and its activities. Besides, there were

other Professors who apprized the freshers with the various facets of Electrical Engineering.

The Program endedwith a vote of Thanks from Saransh Sharma.

INDUSTRIAL TRIP

The next event to roll on was Industrial trip for 2nd years, 3rd years, M.Tech's and

Research Scholars to BRBNMPL (Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Printing Limited),

Salboni and Railway Wagon Workshop, Kharagpur on 5th November.

1. Visit to Railway Workshop

30 students, Accompanied by Dr. Tanmoy Bhattacharya reached Railway Wagon Work

Shop, Kharagpur at 9:30 AM. At first, they were shown the Sub-Station where Electricity was

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received and modulated to

power various Departments of

the Work Shop. Transformers,

Circuit breakers, Isolators and

UCB (Unit Control Board) were

identified in the Sub-Station.

They were also shown Safety

Equipment Readings like Power

Current and Power Factor in

UCB. All the students were then

taken to Repairing Workshop

where repairing of Motor

Windings was demonstrated in

live. Afterwards, there was a

small presentation by Deputy

Chief Engineer on Railway System and its working. Doubts regarding Braking systems and

Power source etc. were clarified by Deputy Chief Engineer himself. The presentation was

followed by a live session where Deputy Chief Engineer demonstrated how Electricity is

transmitted from Overhead wires to Traction Motor and subsequently to other components of

the Railway System. Then all the Students visited Railway Workshop where the 2 kinds of AC

bogies were shown and their working was discussed. Finally, The entire group reached back to

the campus by 1:30 pm.

2. Visit to BRBNMPL

Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Printing Limited, abbreviated as BRBNMPL is a

wholly owned subsidiary of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) established for augmenting the

production of bank notes and to enable RBI to bridge the gap between supply and demand for

Currency notes in the country. 62 students, accompanied by Dr. Dheeman Chatterjee and Dr.

Anirban Mukherjee reached BRBNMPL, Salboni at 10:00 am. The entire group was given a

small preparatory talk about various security features present in Currency notes and those

security features are realised. Afterwards, they were taken to the Visitors' Gallery of the

Machinery unit from where all the machinery for processes involved in making of a currency

note like pouring of ink, cutting of notes, embossing of various security features etc. were

clearly shown. Afterwards, there was an informal chat session where people posed questions

regarding Currency and the role of BRBNMPL. Many oooooh!s , aaaah!s and other

exclamations were heard from the crowd when people came to know that All Currency Notes

contain a serial number which has a Letter that indicates the place where it is printed and that

BRBNMPL is responsible only for printing of currency notes but not for their circulation.

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ALUMNI VISIT

The Society's calendar in

the Spring semester kicked off

with Alumni vis it to the

Department on 6th of January.

The spirit displayed by Mr Hari

Om Shrivastava, a 1962 pass-

out from the Department is

worth mentioning and inspiring

for all those who witnessed his

Sojourn @Electrical Engineering

Department. After a guided tour

of the Department, He talked about his experiences at Tata Motors where he retired as Head,

Engineering and talked about Living a Successful Life to the 50-odd crowd of Students who

gathered while he was interacting. This 70+ year old veteran remarked “Kgp ka tempo high hai”

at the end as an icing on the cake.

INTERACTIVE SESSION

The event that followed on was an

Interactive Session between Sophomores and

seniors on 17th of January'2012 where doubts

regarding Internships, Department, Foreign

Traineeships and Placements etc. were clarified for

the Audience. The Interactive Session was

envisioned to provide a platform where the

experiences of Final year students and Pre-Final

year students who secured projects in Foreign

Universities are shared. Interactive Session also

served as a platform where seniors reminded the

audience the importance of CGPA and Extra-

Academic Activities for any of their future

endeavours. Also The Speakers have discussed

various aspects of Making Curriculum Vitae,

Application for Foreign Traineeship and various

ways of mailing for the same, and various other

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aspects and importance of securing an Internship. In addition, all the doubts and concerns

about various aspects of Student-hood in the Department of Electrical Engineering were

answered. Nikunj Bajaj, Digvijay, Anruaag Gutgutia, Rachit Kothari, Kunal Kishor and Abhinav

Gupta were the Final-year and Pre-Final year students who had contributed to the programme

by sharing their valuable experiences to the audience.

T-SHIRT DESIGNING

As like every year this year also T-Shirt designing competition was held. This year there

were a lot of Designs to select from, Thanks to Prize money. And at last, The honours were

shared by 2 Second years, Sushil Patro and Anirban Chatterjee. Thanks to Contributions from

Sushil Patro and Anirban Chatterjee, We had got a sizzling design for the Department T-shirt for

which there was an amazing response.

DISCHARGE

The Society also organised a fun session called

“Discharge” for all freshers, both UG and PG on 4th February

at F-232. The session included Puzzles, Word games and a

Quiz. The event provided an opportunity for everyone to get

quizzed from many conventional and unconventional

genres of quizzing. The event was conducted in an informal,

fun filled manner with the answers being written, shout-out

or in the infinite bounce format. The Event included

puzzles, logic questions, etc.

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The Event saw a turnout of about 30-40 freshers.

Interactive Session and Discharge were organised for the first time through the

Department Society and both the events received a predominantly Positive feedback from all

participants thus encouraging the society to include many more new events in its calendar.

RESEARCH SCHOLARS' DAY & DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS

This year Department hosted its

Diamond Jubilee Celebrations along with

its Research Scholars' Day on the 24th of

March, 2012. The day long programme

consisted of two different sessions - the

m o r n i n g s e s s i o n c o m p r i s e d o f

presentations from Research Scholars and

MS students of the Department and in the

second session of the programme, a panel

discussion was held which received the

participation of students, professors and

alumni of the Department along with Prof.

Souvik Bhattacharyya, Dean of Students' Affairs. The Panel Discussion kicked off with a special

mention of the Achievements of the Department. The panellists discussed on the issues like

possible improvements in Department infrastructure, importance of BTPs (Bachelor Term

Project) , changes that could be incorporated in the present curriculum to increase students'

interests and to provide industrial exposure.

GROUP PHOTOGRAPH

This year's Group Photograph witnessed an overwhelming participation from

professors and also the turnout of students had developed from previous years. It became a

tedious session not only because of the wrath of summer heat but also because of the sheer

numbers of people present. Photographer tried hard to get all the faces fit into the frame. All

the graduating Students dared the scorching sun and took their turns to get photographed

along with their batches.

FAREWELL CEREMONY

Farewell was marked by some mind-blowing performances by the graduating students

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and also some Cultural performances from Students of the Department; some highly

interesting facts of the students were disclosed by their friends; pep-talks by the passing out

'Engineers' and the studs and of course, distribution of mementos to the students. The

Program also saw the lighter side of some Professors when they spoke. This 2 hour

extravaganza was followed by the buffet dinner (again a very popular event awaited by all the

students of the department throughout the year).

The year left us with some very special moments, sweet memories and of course gave

us many friends, juniors as well as seniors, to be with us all our lives. We wish everyone huge

success in their lives. God bless you all.

-The Editorial Team

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mEMORABILIA

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INTERACTIVE SESSION in progress

People listening attentively to Mr. Hari Om Shrivastava during ALUMNI MEET

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RS Day & Diamond Jubilee Celebrations

Industrial Trip Alumni, Retired Professors with HOD

Panel Discussion, Diamond Jubilee CelebrationsPerformance on RS Day

Speech by Dr. Shantanu Kapat, RS Day

Honour RollM.Tech (Dual Degree) Students

Shyam Sunder Hati shyamhati@gmail.com

Miryala Sai Sumanth mssumanth99@gmail.com

Palakurla Gouthami gouthamipalakurla@gmail.com

Ratul Kumar Sarkar ratulsarkar21@gmail.com

Shishir Modi iitianshishir@gmail.com

Kundan Kumar Singh kundankgp@gmail.com

Ravi Teja Uppalapati uppalapati.teja@gmail.com

C. Hari haricherupalli@gmail.com

Abhinav Bal om1418@gmail.com

N. Vijetha nvijetha.rao@gmail.com

Methuku Karthik karthik.methuku@gmail.com

Mihir Ajmera mihir.ajmera@gmail.com

Raju Kumar raju.eekgp@gmail.com

Ashish Ranjan Hota ashish1789hota@gmail.com

Souptik Barua souptikbarua@gmail.com

Dharmendra Kumar dharmendraiitkharagpur@gmail.com

Pankaj Kumar Pansari pankaj.pansari1@gmail.com

Mishra Neeraj Muralidhar 19neeraj89@gmail.com

Chidambaram A quantumelixir@gmail.com

Sunrita Poddar sunrita16@gmail.com

Deepashree Sengupta deeppo.dsg@gmail.com

Dipanjan Saha dipanjan2812@gmail.com

Vipul Shrivastava vipuls1989@gmail.com

Devesh Kumar Dhruw devesh.iitkgp@gmail.com

Chebiyyam V S Chandra Sekhar cvs.sekhar@gmail.com

Akshat Kumar Sinha akshat5590@gmail.com

Vidit Verma viditv.iitkgp@gmail.com

Sidhant Nagelia sid1490@gmail.com

L.Sharath Chand sharathchand.676@gmail.com

Jagdish Prasad Meena jp2008meena@gmail.com

B.Tech (Electrical Engineering) Students

NAME E-Mail

NAME E-Mail

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Piyali Das piyalidas.iitkgp@gmail.com

Pappula Sandeep pappulasandeep0226@gmail.com

Mainak Biswas mainak124@gmail.com

Rada Manoj Kumar manojrada@gmail.com

Sarbartha Banerjee sarbartha.iitkgp@gmail.com

Anshul Satija anshsat@gmail.com

Subhagato Dutta subhagato@gmail.com

Keshav Anand keshavsdeep@gmail.com

Deepak Sirwani deepaksirwani@gmail.com

Maripina Hashwanth hashwanth@gmail.com

Saransh Sharma saransh12321@gmail.com

Tarun Kothari tarunh.23@gmail.com

Vivek Nautiyal vivnau@gmail.com

Mohit Mate mohit.mate28@gmail.com

Revanth Reddy M revanthreddymamidi@gmail.com

Patil Ajinkya Hanmant patilajinkyah@yahoo.co.in

Shubhanshu Shekhar ss.shekhar17@gmail.com

Tekula Mounika tekulamounika@gmail.com

Aditya Acharya adiarya1a1@gmail.com

Niraj Kumar Jha niraj274560@gmail.com

Rahul Agarwal rahulagarwal.iitkgp@gmail.com

Kethireddy Dinesh Reddy dinesh.kethireddy@gmail.com

Rahul Nishant Kanathala rahulnishant573@gmail.com

Kunta Naga Pradeep Reddy nagapradeepreddy@gmail.com

Akansha Tayal akansha397@gmail.com

Amlesh K Singh singh.amlesh1080@gmail.com

Swetasudha Panda swetasudhaiitkgp@gmail.com

Chhandak Bandyopadhyay chhandak90@gmail.com

Shashank Gunreddy shashank1302@gmail.com

Farhan Ahmad Kamil farhanahmad.iitkgp@gmail.com

Aravind C aravind1691@gmail.com

Akanksha Maurya akanshaiitkgp@gmail.com

Mainak Jas mainakjas@gmail.com

B.Tech (Instrumentation) Students

NAME E-Mail

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Sriharsha Madala sriharsha.madala@gmail.com

Durga Nath Bhardwaj shaktiruma@gmail.com

Rajeev Kumar Das rajeeviitkgp1019@gmail.com

Sabyasachi Das sabya.das970@gmail.com

Umesh Oraon umeshoraon@gmail.com

Snehil Agrawal snehil.agrawal90@gmail.com

Manish Singhvi m26singhvi@gmail.com

Rishabh Bindal rishabhbindal7@gmail.com

Sayantan Sarkar supersarkar@gmail.com

Soumik Sarkar ssarkar.ie.iitkgp@gmail.com

Deepak Pathak deepak4191@gmail.com

Shreya Shruti shreyashruti.iit@gmail.com

Ashutosh Swaroop

Palash Raj palashraj101@gmail.com

Gautham Kokku gautham.iitkgp@gmail.com

Atish Bhattacharya atish.2006@gmail.com

Jonathan Zachariah Vasu jonathanvasu@gmail.com

Saptarshi Roy saptarc@gmail.com

Tuhin Subhra Basu thnsbasu@gmail.com

Debasmita Mondal judebasmita@gmail.com

Santu Bag santubagbesu@gmail.com

Avik Sadhu aviksadhuju@gmail.com

Aparna Rajaguru rajaguru.aparna@gmail.com

Aradhya Sambhu Satpathy aradhya.10987@gmail.com

Pratim Kundu pratim.kundu@gmail.com

Srayashi Konar sreyoshi.2009@gmail.com

Sudipta Mal sudipta.mal87@gmail.com

Anirban Dasgupta anirban1828@gmail.com

Arunava Naha arun.naha@gmail.com

M.S Students

NAME E-Mail

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M.Tech (Power and Energy Systems) Students

M.Tech (Instrumentation) Students

Mohammed Areef Shaik mas.jntu@gmail.com

Paruvada Praveenkumar paruvada49@gmail.com

Prahalad Challapilla praha436@gmail.com

Ramesh Rajan ramesh.rajan04@gmail.com

Ravi Sharma ravi.sharma.bit@gmail.com

Reddipalli Balaji balajireddipalli13@gmail.com

Sangeeta Das sang2409@gmail.com

Soham Sengupta soham_11@yahoo.com

Sonal Ranjan Patel sonalranjanpatel@yahoo.co.in

Srikanta Sika srikant.sika@gmail.com

Sumit Kayal sumit.ju.ee@gmail.com

Anjith George anjith2006@gmail.com

Aritra Chaudhuri aritra00chaudhuri@gmail.com

Boda Kiran Kumar kirankumar.1710@gmail.com

Cheekala Lovaraju lovaraju.ch@gmail.com

Dushyant Juneja juneja.dushyant@gmail.com

Gundu Sai Nikhil sainikhil_g@yahoo.co.in

Karan Jain jaink.iitkgp@yahoo.in

N Dhanunjay dhanunjayNalla@gmail.com

Niraj Kumar niraj.274560@gmail.com

Nishant Singh nishantsingh.nsit@gmail.com

Sathishkumar P psathishkumar1988@gmail.com

Vinod Belwanshi vinod.belwanshi@gmail.com

Adepu Raghav araghav.iitkgp@gmail.com

Kathade Sujit Kishanrao sujit2020@gmail.com

Nemani Krishna Teja krishnateja262@gmail.com

V Ravi Shankar ravishankar.vunnam@gmail.com

Neha tiwari.neha1305@gmail.com

NAME E-Mail

NAME E-Mail

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M.Tech (Control Systems) Students

M.Tech (Machine Drives and Power Electronics) Students

Akila K P akilakp1@gmail.com

Arun Joseph arunjoseph07@gmail.com

Dinesh K K dinesh.rupa@gmail.com

Gurudanti Aditya

Illathuru Lokesh lokesh.masterblaster@gmail.com

Naresh Uppuluri n.resh245@gmail.com

P Vasu vaasu1101@gmail.com

Ragesh R ragsgeeth@gmail.com

Rajesh Tanna rajesh.tanna2321@gmail.com

Samarjit Patnaik patnaik.samarjit@gmail.com

Manju V S manju.vs1@gmail.com

S Veeraraghavan digirag@gmail.com

Manoj Kumar Senapati miitkgp@gmail.com

Amar Singh Adhikari adhikari.143@gmail.com

Gurunayk Nayak gravityguru@gmail.com

Abhilash Reddy M

Abhinav Kumar

Akhilesh Singh

Aneesh Kumar A S

Aravind M maravind777@yahoo.com

B G Tilak Vangalapudi vangalapuditilak@gmail.com

Dhirendra Kumar Malik dkm.iitkgp@gmail.com

Prodduku Joshua

Raj Kumar Barman rajatju2007@gmail.com

Sandeep A S

Saptarshi Basak sbasak1034@gmail.com

Sayani Ganguly

Shobanbabu Megavath shoban.bittu@gmail.com

Sreekanth Reddy Arava sreekanth04eee@gmail.com

Utsab Kundu

Veesam Koteswarao veesamkoti@gmail.com

Vinay Kumar

NAME E-Mail

NAME E-Mail

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