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PRINCIPAL’S REPORT 2010

Presented at the Dismissal Service in College Hall
At 10. 15 am on Monday the 22nd of March, 2010

Shri. Kapil Sibal, Hon’ble Minister for Human Resource Development, Rt. Rev. Sunil Kumar Singh, Chairman of the Governing Body and Supreme Council of St. Stephen’s College, Fr. Ian Weathral, Chairman, Members of the Governing Body and Supreme Council, alumni of the College, distinguished invitees, parents, Senior and Junior Members of the College, Ladies and Gentlemen.
This year’s Dismissal Service is unique for me. Today I bid, albeit in a ceremonial fashion, farewell to the very first batch that I had the privilege to admit to St. Stephen’s College. That was nearly three years ago; in my previous avatar as the first, and hopefully the last, OSD to the College. And you, the graduating Junior Members of 2009-2010, have been a joy and an inspiration to be with. Your eager and innocent faces (at least so they seemed some three summers ago!) from Mondays through Thursdays, attentive as though convinced that the Morning Assembly, customarily despised till life transforms Junior Members into Alumni of vintage, is not such a bad thing, after all, shall remain etched on the tablet of my memory for a very long time to come. You carry with you my heart’s benediction wherever you go. Some of you, hopefully, will stay on for a couple of years more and I congratulate them in advance on their good sense and better taste. Hence the paradox of this Dismissal Service: we grab you back with the right hand even as we wave you good-bye with the other.
We are living in a period of rapid and radical changes. During such a time, we have a special duty to ensure that our cherished foundations are not weakened and our ethos not compromised. “Things fall apart, the centre cannot hold,” diagnosed W. B. Yeats in an apocalyptic prevision of the epidemic of this age. The robustness of an institution is compacted of its subtleties, its courtesies and the magnanimity of the human spirit that puts the shared cause before the clamour of the self. The creed of a consumerist, materialistic age, as Charles Dickens puts it, is that of “looking after no. 1” or, in the words of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, “For my own purpose, all causes shall give way” or, in the pedestrian parlance, “the self before the cause”. The dangers this malignant mentality holds out to the cohesion and character of an institution can hardly be exaggerated. The only antidote to this aberration is self-transcending love for the College, which I believe is the hallmark of a Stephanian. It has been so with generations of Junior Members before you and I trust it will continue to be so with you as well. Having known you over three years now, I have good reasons to believe that you, the graduating batch of 2009-2010 will love your alma mater as she deserves to be.
Now, Reverend Chairman, Hon’ble Chief Guest Shri. Kapil Sibal, Fr. Ian Weathrall, the Vice Chairman of the Governing Body and Supreme Council, I seek your permission to sketch what can only be a perfunctory account of the activities of our College during the current year, being aware that, in doing so, I can do no more than glimpse the scope and sweep of the life of a College as rich as ours has come to be.
 
1. ADMISSIONS 2009. Admissions comprise the birth pangs of each academic year. The heat of the merciless summer sun is more than matched by the heat of the summer run (I abhor the expression ‘rat race’) for admission. In May-June 2009 we received nearly 24000 applications for 410 seats, which is an all time record. The corresponding figure last year was 12000, marking a 100% increase in applicants. What is even more creditable is that this mammoth task was accomplished without a glitch or grievance. Thanks to the transparency in which this closely-watched process was managed, not a single RTI query was received. The heart-break, though, is that many outstanding applicants, who would have blossomed in College, had to be rejected, given the limited academic space that we have. The cut-offs in Economics, to take just one example, were 97% for commence, 96.5% for Sciences and 96% for humanities. Most of us sitting here who were lucky enough to have been admitted years or decades ago have good reasons to congratulate ourselves for taking the wise decision to be born when we did. Had we waited, we would have missed the bus to St. Stephen’s. Each time the arduous ritual of admissions is completed, one is left aching with the thought that many more young men and women should be enabled to benefit from what St. Stephen’s offers. Even if we were to admit another batch of 50 students to Economics Hons none of them, I dare say, will have to be less than 95% aggregate. I place on record my appreciation for the impeccable work done by the Admissions Committee, led by the Tutor for Admissions, Ms. Nandita Narain.
2. RESULTS OF ANNUAL EXAMINATION 2009. The Annual Report is not an excuse for testing the limits of human endurance. I shall not, hence, overwhelm you with an avalanche of self-adulatory details pertaining to what our Junior Members have achieved. If you take virtually the very best from all over the country, then they are bound to dazzle. So I shall limit myself to mentioning the bare minimum data in this regard. Out of a total number of 367 students who took the annual examination 2009, 215 were placed in the first division. That is nearly 70%. A mention may be made, say, of Economics in which out of the 50 examinees 35 were placed in the first division. Other departments were not economical about their achievements either. 10/24 Eng. Hons students, 4/6 Sanskrit Hons students, 24/53 History Hons. Students, 14/19 Maths. Hons. Students, 25/28 Physics Hons. Students, 20/28 Chemistry Hons students were placed in the first division. The post graduate results, the details of which I refrain from mentioning, maintained a matching level of excellence.
3. UNIVERSITY AWARDS TO JUNIOR MEMBERS
  Junior Members have won a disproportionate number of University awards and prizes.
  (a) Ms. Shikha Gupta (M.Sc. Maths), one of our Maths wizards, had a rich harvest of      University Medals.
    1. The Prof. Ram Behari Medal,
    2. The Shri Ram Chandra Memorial Medal ,
    3. The J.N. Mitra Memorial Medal,
    4. The Prof. M.C. Puri Memorial Gold Medal for securing highest marks in the University M.Sc Mathematics Examination.
    5. The M. Makhanlal Gold Medal
    6. The Lala Banarsi Das Charity Trust Prize and
    7. The Rajeshwari Razdon Memorial Prize.
  [Given the number of gold medals she has won, it would not be inappropriate to name her the “Golden Girl of St. Stephen’s College,2009-2010”]
  (b) Silika Mohapatra proved the robustness of our philosophical tradition by winning the Indian Philosophical Congress Medal for securing the Highest marks in M.A.Examination in philosophy .
  (c) Divya Bhambri obtained the Smt. Sivakamamma Radhakrishnan Medal for obtaining the highest marks in the M.A. Mathematics Examination.
  (d) Rijuta Mehta Ravindra won the Dr. N.S. Pradhan Memorial Medal for securing the highest marks in M.A. Previous Examination in English, passing the M.A. Final Examination with first division.
  (e) Aryapriya Ganguly was awarded the Dr. Sarup Singh Gold Medal for obtaining the highest marks in the B.A. English Examination, obtaining a first division. He was awarded, besides, the N.V.Thadani Memorial Prize for B.A.(Hons,) for securing the highest marks in D. U B.A. Examination.
  (f) Ipsita Barik secured the Lala Ram Mohan Prize for obtaining the highest marks in the M.A. Examination in History.
4.  ACHIEVEMENTS OF SENIOR MEMBERS.
  As in previous years, 2009-2010 too is marked by commendable achievements by the Senior Members in their respective areas of academic strength or specialization. I now proceed to highlight some of them.
  (a) Dr. S. V. Eswaran (Head, Dept. of Chemistry and Senior Tutor)
   

List of Publications
    1. Dehydro-divanillin for Organic Electronics
Dehydrodivanillin: Multidimensional NMR Spectral Studies, Surface Morphology and Electrical Characteristics of Thin Films.
Bull Korean Chem. Soc. (2009) 30 (12), 2895-2898.
    2. Photoresists for deep UV Microlithography
Azido-m-meconine-‘high ortho’: Novolak resin based negative photoresists for deep UV lithography
J. Chem. Sci., (2009) 121, 503-508.
    3. 2D NMR studies of possible e-Beam resists
m/p-Cresol-Based t-BOC Protected Alternating “High Ortho” Copolymer as a Possible e-Beam Resist: Characterization Using Multidimensional NMR Spectroscopy
J. Appl. Polym. Sci. (2009) 113, 2166-2172.
    Awards
    1. University of Delhi Distinguished Teacher award, for excellence in teaching and mentoring, 2009.
    2. Was invited to attend the meeting of Chemistry Nobel laureates in Lindau, Germany, 2009.
    Major Research Projects
    1. Major Research Project on Open Source Drug Discovery under CSIR entitled “Substituted Aryl/ Biaryl Triazoles, and Quinoxalines as potential anti-tubercular agents”
    2. Successfully defended mid-term approval of the UGC major research project on “Synthesis and characterization of Tetra Substituted Biaryls: A new class of crosslinkers and potential intermediates for ‘Click Reaction’
    3. Very recently concluded a DRDO project on “Synthesis & Purification of Pentacene and Soluble Pentacenes for Electronic Device Applications”
    Papers in Conference Proceedings
    1. Photoresists for “Deep UV” Microlithography International Workshop on Physics and Semiconductor Devices, New Delhi, Dec., 2009.
    2. Synthesis & Characterization of Pentacene for Organic Thin Film Transistors, International Workshop on Physics and Semiconductor Devices, New Delhi, Dec., 2009.                      
    3. Benzo-1,2,3-triazole vs. benzofuroxan formation. National seminar on, Mumbai, 2009.
    4. Role of Instruments in (our) Science- Part-II Proceedings of National Seminar on New Frontiers in Chemistry, Auxillium College, Vellore, 2009, 1-6.
    Posters in Conferences
    1. Photoresists for “Deep UV” Microlithography International Workshop on Physics and Semiconductor Devices, New Delhi, Dec. 2009. (This poster won the First prize).
    2. Synthesis, Spectral Studies and Electrical Characteristics of Dehydrodivanillin based poly phenylenevinylenes. 4th Mid-Year Symposium of the CRSI, organized by Dept. of Chemistry, SGSIST, Indore, India, 23rd July, 2009. (This poster won the second prize)
  (b) Dr. Neelam Saxena
    1. Has been selected as Professor for the Council’s Chair (Hindi) in the University’s abroad by Indian Council of Cultural Relation (ICCR) India.
    2. Monica Aggarwal successfully completed her doctoral work under Dr. Saxena and was awarded the Ph.D degree.
  (c) Dr. Geeta Venkataraman
    1. Has been nominated to serve on the local Organizing Committee for the International Conference of women mathematicians, to be held on the two day prior to the International Congress of Mathematicians, in August 2010 at Hyderabad.
    2. Appointed co-organizer for a Satellite Conference on Geometric Group Theory to be held in August 2010 in Goa in Conjunction with the International Congress of Mathematicians in Hyderabad in August 2010.
    3. Was a co-organizer of the National Conference titled Advances in Mathematics Focus on women in mathematics held in October 2009 at the Jawaharlal Nehru University.
    4. Delivered lectures at workshops for teachers at UDSC and also for mathematics students and teachers at Lady Shri Ram College and Dayal Singh College.
  (d) Dr. (Mrs.) Amrita Tulika, Associate Professor in the Department of History
    1. Presented a paper titled: “Colonial Histories and the Early Colonial States in Western India from 1800- 1830” in the Department of History, University of Delhi, Seminar.
  (e) Dr. Prashanto Chatterjee
    1 Attended a conference titled “Advances in Mathematics: Focus on women in Mathematics” organized by department of Mathematics, JNU, Delhi in October’2009.
    2. Attended a conference titled “History of Mathematical Sciences” organized by Department of Mathematics, University of Delhi in January 2010.
    3. Attended a workshop on “Optimization Theory and Applications” organized by Department of Mathematics, University of Delhi in February 2010.
  (f) Dr. Rachunliu G. Kameil, Assistant Professor in Botany.
    Published the following scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals.
    1. Rachunliu G. Kamei, Mark Wilkinson, David J. Gower and S. D. Biju “Three New Species of Striped Ichthyophis” in Zootaxa.
 
    2. S. D. Biju, Stephen Mahoney and Rachunliu G. Kameil “Description of two new species of torrent frog, Am lops Cope. Zoo taxa
  (g)  Ms. Sanjukta Datta. Dept. of History
    1. Published an article titled, “Artefacts and Antiquities in Bengal: Some Perspectives within an Emerging Non-official Archaeological Sphere” in a book titled, “Ancient India: New Research,” (ed.) Upinder Singh and Nayanjot Lahiri (OUP, 2009).
    2. Wrote three lessons on Ancient Indian Art for NME-ILLL History e-learning projects, 2009-10.
  (h) Dr. Shamim Ahmad
    1. Dr Ahmad’s translation of Class XI textbook titled “Living Crafts Tradition in India” from English to Urdu was published by the NCERT.
    2. Presented a paper titled “Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad –Relevance in Contemporary India” at a National Seminar in Bhopal organized by the NCERT.
  (i) Mr. Raj Kumar Bhardwaj (Librarian)
    1. Published a paper titled “Legal Information System in the Digital Era” in Journal of Library and Information Science, University of Delhi printed in 2009.
    2. Received Research Project amount Rs. 5, 65,200/- entitled “Knowledge Gateway: A Portal for Scholarly Communication” From University Grant Commission.
    3. Designed and Developed library portal http://www.library.ststephens.edu
  (j)  Dr. Valson Thampu -Principal
    Publications
    1. Translation of the Malayalam Novel titled “Othappu” into English under the title “The Scent of the Other Side” published by the Oxford University Press (2009). This has been shortlisted for the “Crossword” national award for the best translation in 2009.
    2. Contributed a chapter titled “Religion and Social Justice” in “The Other India” (Sage Publications, 2009)
    3. Contributed 14 units to “Encounter with God” a publication by the Scripture Union, UK, which has circulation in 120 countries.
    4. Published an article titled “Humour and Heresy” in The Hindu on the Shashi Tharoor “Cattle-class –Hoy Cow” controversy.
    Nominations
    1. Member, National Integration Council, Govt. of India [Second Term]
    2. Member, UGC Working Group on Colleges with Potential for Excellence
    3. Member, UGC Expert Committee for Developmental Assistance for Colleges in UP.
    4. Executive Member, the Academic Affairs Committee of the Proposed National University of Law, Management & Sciences in Meghalaya.
    5. Awarded the “Most Innovative Christian Principal of 2009” by the All India Association for Christian Higher Education, New Delhi.
5.

SOME HIGHLIGHTS IN THE ANNUAL CALENDAR
  (I) Founder’s Day -One of the most solemn functions in our annual calendar, was held on 7 December 2009 with due solemnity with Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, former President of India, as the Chief Guest. His address, structured around the questions as to what constitutes the greatness of an institution and an ideal student, continue to challenge us to this day.
  (II) The Doha Debate. Anchored by Tim Sebastian and broadcast by the BBC was hosted by St. Stephen’s on 15. 2.2010. We are the fourth institution in the world, and the first in Asia, to have had this rare opportunity. Attendance at the Debate was well in excess of 500. Mr. Sebastian was extremely impressed by the Junior Members
  (III) Mr John Brumby, the Prime Minister of Victoria, Australia chose to kick off his good-will visit to India from St. Stephen’s College. He was followed, a couple of months later by the Minister for External Affairs, Mr. Stephen Smith, accompanied by Mr. Peter Varghese, the Australian High Commissioner to India.
  (IV) The St. Stephen’s College Public Lecture Series. In order to enhance our intellectual partnership both with the alumni and the denizens of Delhi, a new Public Lecture Series was initiated. The talks given by Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Shri. Salman Khurshid and Mr. B. G. Varghese were well attended. I want to acknowledge the contributions of the Junior and Senior members in organizing these extremely successful events
6.

SOCIETIES AND CLUBS: ACTIVITIES DURING 2009-2010

 

 (I) Chemistry Society
Chemistry is a subject that touches all of life. Celebrating this spirit, the “Chemistry Meet ’09” was organized by the Society. The main feature of the Meet was the series of informal interactive sessions of the students and teachers with the eminent scientists of the country. The forum also included paper presentations by students of the various colleges and Universities in Delhi. The selections of these students was done by a two-rounds selection procedure i.e. Intra and Inter college paper-presentation competitions conducted in the month of October, 2009. There was also an ongoing poster presentation competition by the students along with the event and the best entries were rewarded.
The Meet witnessed fabulous “homemade” researches when Dr. Pushpito K. Ghosh, Director, Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, Gujarat elaborated his research over manufacturing of salt using the basic knowledge of chemical reactions of NaCl and physical aspects like buoyancy etc. titled, “The Joy of Invention”. Prof V. S. Chauhan, Director International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, New Delhi gave a very inspiring talk on “Amazing Properties of Self Organizing Systems based on Small Molecules”. The Closing Ceremony was graced by the magnanimous presence of Prof. Samir Brahmachari, Secretary, DSIR and Director General, CSIR. His talk conveyed concepts on the role of chemistry in the pursuit of advance research in life science and also the scope and challenge to eradicate killer diseases like tuberculosis which will go a long way in the eradication of health hazards faced particularly by many poor people. A big challenge ahead for more scientific innovations!
The annual educational excursion saw an overwhelming participation this year. The students visited the Research and Development Centre of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. In Faridabad where they were shown the various processes involved in the manufacture of petrochemicals and an interestingly eco-friendly park that was fed with treated waste water. The students also enjoyed the informal discussion with Prof. S. Sundar Manoharan from IIT Kanpur, who described his fascinating work on the wonders of Organic L.E.D’s and their applications in the fabrication of ultra thin digital cameras.
The events organized by the Society were significant not only because these were periods of valuable learning for the students and teachers but also because they provided a brilliant forum for the student to interact informally with some of the country’s greatest minds. They also became instrumental in igniting a passion for science amongst young minds.

 

 (II) English Literary Society
The English Literary Society hosted four major talks in the first term which ensured that we had already surpassed last years tally before second term had even begun. The flurry of talks was kick started with a session by Dr. Geeta Patel on “The Poetics of Ismat Chugtai’. We then had the honour of fosting a Poetry Reading in collaboration with the Poetry Society of India which featured noted poets Keki Daruwalla, President of the Poetry Society of India, and Sukrita Paul. Next was a reading and interactive session with poet, translator and novelist Sampurna Chattarji, succeeded by a talk by author Kamla Kapur and artist Payson Stevens on ‘Myth and Storytelling’. The more mundane activites of the Society like Book Club, Poetry Reading, Film Screening and Play Reading were also begun with a burst of enthusiasm.
The annual festival of the English Literary Society, LOGOS, was a highly successful event which included participation from students from several colleges and a multitude of disciplines. The majority of our events like Debate, Elocution, Short Story Writing and Taboo were centred on the theme ’Literature and the Fantastic’ as were the two panel discussions. The first panel, The Many Facets of Fantasy featured Dr. Sambuddha Sen, Dr. Prasanta Chakravarty and Dr. Eric Soreng, all of whom are noted professors of Delhi University. The second panel, The Fantastic-Magnifying Reality, featured graphic novelist, Sarnath Banerjee and Delhi University professor, Dr. Shirshendu Chakrabarti. A new addition this year was a highly successful interview session with fantasy novelist Samit Basu which was well attended by students from all over the university.
The year came to a close with two talks, hosted by the “Lit. Soc” in collaboration with the British Council. Noted biographer, Claire Tomalin delivered a stimulating paper on Jane Austen, while Geoff Dyer treated listeners to an entertaining session on travel writing.

 

 (III) History Society
The History Society in keeping with its endeavor to stimulate interest in all that is historical was engaged this year in organizing a variety of events that included talks, film screenings, walks and trips to historical sites.
The year began with the Departmental Trip to Madhya Pradesh, the Society visited the forts at Gwalior, Orchha and Jhansi and the temples at Khajuraho. In the December 2009 a trip was organized to the city of Fatehpur Sikri. Through this year the Society continued to invite historians to lecture on themes of historical interest. The highlights of the afternoon seminars organized this year included a lecture on the Early Delhi Sultanate and capitals of Delhi by Prof. Sunil Kumar and a lecture on the Syrian Christian tradition in Kerala by Susan Viswanathan.
The theme of the Society’s festival ‘Kaalcakra’ this year was “Boundaries and Identities”. In the lead up to the festival Prof. Upinder Singh was invited to speak on the Buddhist site of Nagarjunakonda. Prof. Sahid Amin delivered the inaugural lecture. The next day this was followed by a Panel Discussion on ‘Religion and Gender in Ancient and medieval India’ with Prof. Kumkum Roy and Prof. Farhat Hasan. The festival concluded with a special lecture by Prof. Marta Dvorak from the University of Sorbonne. An exhibition titled “The National Movement through the Lens of Kulwant Roy’ was also organized during Kaalchakra. The History Quiz, Essay Competition titled “Write Your Own History” and a Students Panel Discussion were other highlights of the fest.
This year the History Society also organized two walks one to the Lodhi Gardens and the other to Purana Quila. The Society also organized a film festival screening six films on historical themes like ‘battleship Potemkin’ and ‘The Fiddler on the Roof’. The activities for the year came to a close with the screening of a short documentary on the monuments of the ridge by Salma Siddiqui. It was followed by a discussion on the documentary with Dr. David Baker, Prof. Upinder Singh and Ms. Salma Siddiqui as panelists. The annual journal, The Tarikh, on the theme History and Silence is expected shortly.
  (IV) Mathematics Society
The Mathematics Society is amongst the oldest societies in our college that devotes itself to fostering interest and creative expression of mathematical ideas both in college and outside it.
The academic year 2009-10 started with The Mathematics Society hosting a Freshers’ Welcome on 4th August 2009 for the first year mathematics junior members.
Further, a trip to Mcleod Ganj and Dharamshala was organized from 13th –16th August 2009. About 60 keen junior members enjoyed this departmental vacation along with the mathematics Society’s Staff Advisor Ms. Monika Bansal and two more teachers, namely Ms. Samridhi Mehta and Mrs. Sakshi Khanna.
Integration 2009, the National annual fest of the Society was held over two days, i.e., 24th – 25th September 2009. It was inaugurated by Dr. Anima Nagar, a professor at I.I.T. Delhi. The fest saw national-level participation with students from institutions like I.I.T. Kanpur and St. Xavier’s college (Mumbai). The fest hosted quiz, paper presentation and also a talk by Royal Sundaram on Actuarial Sciences as a career after mathematics. Amongst the fun mathematical games were crossword, sudoku, brainstorm, mathematical pictionary, treasure hunt and absurd theory. The movie ‘Pi” was also screened for all enthusiasts.
The annual Journal ‘Mathematica 2009-10’ was also released during the fest. It included articles written by Prof. Siddhartha P. Chakrabarty (I.I.T. Guwahati), Prof. Amitabh Tripathi (I.I.T. Delhi), Prof. C. S. Lalitha (South Campus, D. U.) and Prof . T. N. Badri (T. A. Pai Management Institute, Manipal).
The Mathematics Society along with The Electronics Society organized a talk on ‘The trends in Number Theory’ by Professor Jean marc Deshouillers on 11th November 2009, which was followed by a presentation about ‘Ecole Polytechnique’ and its admission process, by Prof. Vinay Gupta from the Physics Dept. of Delhi University.
The Society also organized a talk on ‘Colouring problems on Integers’ by Prof. Amitabh Tripathi (I.I.T. Delhi) on 5th February 2010, for the Junior as well as Senior Members of the Mathematics Dept.
  (V) Physics Society
The Physics Society of St. Stephens’s College purports to encourage and ignite the imagination of our budding physicists and to broaden their understanding by the various events it organizes throughout the year. The Society's calendar was filled in right from the start of the academic year with the 'Fresher's Welcome' where seniors had a good time “interacting” with the freshers. After that, the Feynman Club lectures began with some of our own students presenting papers on topics such as “Gauge Theory in Elementary Particle Physics” and “Star Deaths”. Mr. Pranjal Trivedi, who teaches at Shri Venkateshwara College spoke on "Solar Eclipse Observations" and Mr Vikas Sahni, alumnus, spoke on what physics background means for a computer scientist. Dr. Bikram Phookun reported on the "Young Indian Scientists Colloquium- TIFR". Prof. T R Seshadri of Delhi University delivered three lectures on astronomy, and Suvrat Raju of HRI-Allahabad spoke on black holes. These weekly lectures introduce students to new areas in physics and give them a stimulating matrix for interacting with some of the smartest brains in science.
The 14th annual Popli Memorial Lecture Series this year were delivered on 16th, 17th, and 18th February by Prof. Rajesh Gopakumar of HRI-Allahabad on “String Theory and Quest for Quantum Space-time”.
Another highlight in the current academic year was the three-day departmental trip to ‘Shimla’ in the month of August. The trip included a visit to the Viceregal Lodge and the Christ Church, a ride on the toy train, a stroll on the Mall and a lot more. It was good respite from the Delhi summers and was enjoyed by all. In the second term, the Society came out with departmental T-shirts.
The Problem Solving club put up a series of problems on the departmental board. The Meera Memorial Paper Presentation competition was held on 26th February, 2010, and the Popli Memorial Aptitude Test on march 3rd. Plans to start a departmental journal finally promises to fructify. Hopefully “IT” will be out by next month. This Society's eventful year ended with a Farewell for the third year junior members of the department on the 5th March.
  (VI) Electronics Society
The Electronics Society started its activities this year with an electronics workshop highlighting the basics of breadboard electronics, realization of logic gates on the same, operational amplifiers and different applications of 555 timer.
In the second term the Society made successful efforts in reviving the dormant e-fiesta and at a higher level. This techie fest jointly organized with The Computer Society saw participation of teams from various schools and colleges of Delhi. The fest included events like C++ Programming, Quiz, and Circuit Making to DJ mixing.
Then jointly with The Mathematics Society, the Society also organized an interactive session with French professors from e-Cole Polytechnic, who through their talks paved the way for global opportunities for the students wishing to pursue further studies abroad.
In a nutshell, the Society did its bit in generating the understanding and application on electronics in day-to-day life and shall do so even in the following years.

 

 (VII) B. A. Programme Society
The B.A. Programme Society provides a platform for the convergence of various disciplines through discussions, debates and talks. Among the activities of the Society for the academic year 2009-2010 was a lecture on ‘the right to food act’ by Jean Dreze, Delhi School of Economics. The Society also organized a trip to Manali –Rohtang pass. The Society’s journal with student contributions is expected shortly.

 

 (VIII) Choreographic Society
The Indian Dance Team started the year with a workshop on the Koli dance of Maharashtra. The classical and folk dancers joined hands to put up enthralling performances at Harmony 2009. Our participation outside college extended to competitions at Lady Shri Ram College, Kamla Nehru College and Gargi College. Rini Aich won the second prize for her performance in the classical solo dance category at Tarang 2009, the annual festival of Lady Shri Ram College.
The Western Dance Team had ‘female infanticide’ as the theme for the competition circuit (having portrayed ‘Schizophrenia’ last year). We performed at competitions at BITS Pilani, Lady Shri Ram College, Dilli Haat and India Habitat Center, securing the second position in the latter two and appreciation for our costume, music and dancing.
We also organized a dance workshop in collaboration with the Artree Academy of Performing Arts and the Leela Kempinski-Gurgaon. We achieved our objective with a JCR full of people nervously attempting the Samba, Hip-hop and Contemporary styles of dance. It was a musical year, with a lot being in accomplished in terms of competitions, workshops and team spirit.

 

 (IX) Finance and Investment Cell
The Finance Investment Cell was very active during the year with talks, discussions, competitive events and several new initiatives. The Cell began the year with an internal discussion on the Union Budget, followed by discussions on how the capital markets work, technical analysis, microfinance, valuation of derivatives, hedge funds among several other topics. The Society also launched its financial newsletter, With the Fool, which sought to explain financial news and concepts to the college community. Other new initiatives included the Entrepreneurship Cell, to instil the spirit of entrepreneurship among Stephanians through interaction with entrepreneurs and business idea sessions, and the Futures Cell, to facilitate interaction among current students and Stephanians successful in the financial sector. Besides, in partnership with the Social Service League, the F & I Cell started the Financial Literacy Campaign to increase financial awareness among the non-teaching staff of the College. The Case Club continued its tradition of case-study sessions, while inter-college competitions like the ‘My Dream Merger” competition held during the first term, the Marketing Game held during the second term and the second edition of the financial festival, Das Capital, held during the third term, saw participation from many colleges in Delhi and other cities and provided a platform for participative learning and interaction between Stephanians and students of the colleges. The Society also organized a number of talks and lectures during the year, prominent among them being Mr. Rahul Bajaj, Chairman of Bajaj Auto; Mr Vikram Bakshi, Managing Director of McDonald’s India, Dr. Willie Brammertz of Zurich University among several others. The F & I Cell intends to keep up its objective of updating our skills in understanding the world of finance with greater sensitivity towards “inclusive” welfare.

 

 (X) Music Society
The year 2009-2010 has been a year of immense success for the Music Society of St. Stephens College. With the commencement of the new academic year in July the Music Society held two concerts; namely, the ‘Fresher’s Welcome’ and the ‘Fresher’s Informal’, a blend of both Indian and Western music, performed by the junior members.
Through out the year the Music Society participated in and won prizes at several competitions and events across the city. Ronojoy Bhattacharyya (2nd year Sanskrit Hons.) with his tabla skills won laurels at several instrumental competitions which included a 1st place at Antaragni, IIT Kanpur, 2nd place at IILM Lodhi Road, 2nd place at Pulse, AIIMS, and a 2nd place at Rendezvous, IIT Delhi. Members from the Indian Music Group also secured places in many solo competitions. Mahima Dayal from 2nd year was placed 3rd in a light classical competition at Pulse, AIIMS. In the Indian Classical section Achintya Prahlad from 2nd year Chemistry was placed 1st at Antaragni, IIT Kanpur, 1st place at Tarang, Lady Sri Ram College, 1st place at Crosswinds, St. Stephen’s College and 2nd at Rendezvous, IIT Delhi. In the Indian Music Group events the Indian Music team was placed 2nd at Tarang, Lady Sri Ram College.
Members of the Western Music group also participated in various events. In the solo section Sherry Mathews from 1st yr History was placed 2nd at Arpeggio, Hindu College and 2nd at the YMCA Youth Festival. Sampath Daniel from 2nd year was placed 3rd at Pulse, AIIMS and Megumi D’souza from 3rd year Maths came 3rd at Arpeggio, Hindu College. In the Duet category Thomas Fenn and Megumi D’souza secured 2nd place at Crosswinds, St. Stephen’s College and 3rd place at Reverie, Gargi College. Anushua Das and Longnam Kharpuri were placed 3rd at Ullas, Kamala Nehru College. In a quartet competition, at Montage, Jesus and Mary College, St. Stephen’s College was placed 2nd with a quartet comprising Thomas Fenn, Megumi D’souza, Elisha Patel and Sherry Mathews. In the Group/ Choir events the Accapella team called ‘B-flat’ was placed 1st at Ullas, Kamala Nehru College, 1st at Arpeggio, Hindu College, 1st at the YMCA Youth Festival, 2nd at Tarang, Lady Sri Ram College, 2nd at Reverie, Gargi College, 2nd at HT City Youth Nezus and 2nd at Crosswinds, St. Stephen’s College. In the Band events our college band called U. 8. Noise won at Ramjas College and Echelon and was placed 4th at Hansraj College and SRCC.
The Music Society ended the year by successfully conducting its festival, Crosswinds, showcasing musical talents in Indian and Western Music events and an Acoustic Band competition.

 

 (XI) Planning Forum
“The Planning Forum” started the year a little slow but picked up pace as the year progressed, to enjoy a regular presence in the college activity front. We have had regular talks by eminent personalities this year such as M.J Akbar, Sanjay Kak, Nandini Sundar, Novi Kapadia and Vinay Pathak. We also hosted a three-day panel discussion on Babri Masjid demolition.
This year our annual Model United Nations convention saw a bevy of delegates from across the country converging on St. Stephens to discuss issues of international concern. ‘The Forum’ our annual journal on current affairs will be published in March and constitute the final event of the Society calendar this year.

 

 (XII) Hindi Sahitya Sabha
The activities of the Society included:

 

   1. Kavita Pratiyogita (poetry competition).

 

   2. A cultural programme was organized by the visually challenged students of the college.

 

   3. An interclass discussion on the current topic of “Status of Hindi in the present scenario”.

 

 (XIII) Bengali Literary Society
The Bengali Literary Society continued to promote the culture and literature of Bengal and encouraged talent in music, art and poetry among all its members. This year, the Society began its work with an extremely insightful talk by Prof. Shirshendu Chakrabarti, Department of English, Delhi University; who spoke about the poetics and politics in the novel Ghare Baire (The Home and the World), by Rabindranath Tagore. The talk was attended by many junior and senior members from college and outside. This was followed by the screening of the movie Ghare Baire, directed by Satyajit Ray, a week later. The next major event was the cultural afternoon. The Society expanded its reach and collaborated with the students of Miranda House, who along with the members of BLS made this event a grand success. The event saw enthusiastic participation from both the colleges, in Bengali play-reading, music and poetry. In the third term, the Society organized a four day long programme, commencing with an interactive session moderated by two of the Society members on the poetics of the famous Bengali poet Jibananda Das, which was followed by a talk by Dr. Nivedita Sen, HOD, Department of English, Hansraj College, Delhi University, on The Maverick Uncle and the Starstruck Child: Tracing the Literary Ancestry of The Shadow Lines, a novel by Amitava Ghosh and ending with the screening of two contemporary national award winning Bengali movies, Shubho Mahurat and Antaheen.

 

 (XIV) Web Team
The Website of the College gives the Institution a Global presence – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The attractiveness, importance and usefulness of the College’s website continue to expand through the community, with greater requests for an increased volume of materials to be incorporated, and an ever-growing roster of users. The website is a college-wide resource and a college-wide responsibility. The Web-Team carries the responsibility to ensure that all contents are up to date and uploaded promptly, coupled with the task of meeting the requirements of law. In fulfilment of the aforesaid, this year too, as always, the Web-Team of the College remained ever alert and vigilant. Detailed updated information about the College, the Administration and faculty are made available on the Website of the College along with the Courses offered at the Graduate and Under-Graduate Levels. The mandatory requirements of the Right to Information Act 2005 have been kept in mind to ensure that the obligations of the College under the Act are met in right earnest. Admissions and Appointments at the College generate stupendous interest and any related developments need to be swiftly reflected at the Website. Advertisement for posts of Assistant Professors for various subjects as published in the leading newspapers of the country is available on the website. Other notices inviting applications for sponsored projects were also posted on the web for the knowledge of the general public. Information related to Events such as The Doha Debate and the St. Stephen’s Public Lecture Series have been put up. Amongst the recently uploaded piece of information, is the invitation for felicitation of Padmabhushan Awardees – Prof. Mohammad Amin and Sh. Anil Bordia. The list of activities of the Team does not end here. It is the constant and undying endeavour of the Team to make the Website of the College as all embracing as possible as well as mirror the day-to-day life of the College.

 

 (XV) Spic Macay
The SPIC MACAY, St. Stephen’s College Chapter hosted eight major events in the academic year 2009-10.
The week-long annual fest VIRASAT-2009 was celebrated in the college from the 7th to the 13th of November. The events incorporated therein were: Walk to the Monument- The National Museum; Mohiniyattam by Padma Shri Bharati Shivaji; Qawwali by Shri Sabir and Waris Ghulam Nizami; the screening of the Japanese movie Rashomon, directed by Akira Kurosawa; an informal session by Pdama Shri Anjolie Ila Menon on Figurative Paintings of Modern India; a recital on the Santoor by Padma Shri Pt. Bhajan Sopori. The events were immensely successful as they attracted a large crowd and the quality of all the programmes were highly appreciated by the audience.
WORLD VIRASAT was celebrated for the first time in the college on the 2nd of December 2009, to promote western classical music. The Nils Olav Johansen Quartet from Norway gave a Jazz performance. The success was evident by the standing ovation the band received at the culmination of their performance.
The Society celebrated the Spring Festival DHWANI-2010 on the 2nd of February 2010 as a part of the FEST Series featuring a Mohan Veena Recital by Padma Shri Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. He played his Grammy award winning piece ‘meeting by the river” which bagged a huge round of applause.
In this academic year the Society tried to bring a variety in the events organized. The meeting of the National Executive Council has lauded St. Stephen’s as the best and the most active college chapter in Delhi.

 

 (XVI) Fine Arts Society
The Fine Arts Society has worked actively in the academic year 2009-10. Although the Society faced a financial crisis, it worked towards incorporating ideas that could offset costs. To begin with, the Society made visits to art exhibitions in Delhi. Those that deserve a special mention include the Tibetan Tangka exhibition at and the ceramic exhibition at Triveni Kala Sangam in February 2010 provided an opportunity to understand the use of various media for creative expression.
We also introduced the concept talks by authorities on art. The talk by leading graphic and apparel designer- Nida Mahmood- in September 2009 brought to focus the scope of a career in the realm of art. The Society also held a workshop on paper-craft by recycling recycle waste paper in February 2010, which was conducted by members of the Society.
The Society is immensely grateful to the Students’ Union Society for the financial aid provided by it for the organization of the most important event in the Society’s annual calendar- festival Artipelago. The two-day festival took place on February 22nd and February 23rd 2010 and comprised four wide-ranging competitions like unconventional media, cartoon making, pencil sketching on an inter-college level. A workshop on pastels by well-known artist, Chaitali Chatterjee was also conducted and enjoyed enthusiastic participation. The annual art exhibition was held on both days of the festival and showcased the artwork by students and teachers of college. The festival which also included an art quiz and a movie screening enjoyed the participation of approximately a hundred students.

 

 (XVII) Informal Discussion Group
The Informal Discussion Group (The IDG) is 50 years old. The year 2009 was remarkably successful with a plethora brilliant guests, regular talks, some new beginnings, some ambitious schemes, and long meetings.
Several brilliant talks were organized. Binayak Sen highlighted the grave nature of public healthcare in India. Karan Thapar gave one of the most entertaining and witty talks in recent times. Other invitees and speakers included Sharmila Tagore, Shyam Benegal and Urvashi Butalia. Arun Shourie’s talk on religion was widely appreciated. Arvind Kejriwal, Shabnam Hashmi, Shiv Shankar Menon, Nafisa Ali and Begum Noor Bano added variety and élan vital to the programmes of the IDG. Akeel Bilgrami gave a fascinating view on Gandhi in the modern world. Alka Acharya enamoured the audience with a refreshing perspective on China. Timeri N Murari, Y.S. Rajan, T.K. Oomen, Khalid Tyabji, Zafar Iqbal and Sam Pitroda were all insightful and incisive.
A new initiative was the effort to start a democratized Discussion Forum where students would collect and talk about themes and concerns of their interest.

 

 (XVIII) Women’s Development Cell
The Women’s Development Cell has been quite active in the year 2009-2010, with a small but committed group of interested volunteers helping in the organization of its activities, under its staff advisor Dr. Karen Gabriel.
Its main activity was a conference held on the 16th and 17th of November 2009 on the theme “Religion, Politics and Gender in India.” The conference (held in association with Sangat and Kartini) sought to examine the relation between religion as private practice and as public activity in India, and the position occupied by gender in the articulations, tensions, disjunctions, and resolutions present in the discourses surrounding the self/ other, community / nation. This conference brought together many eminent academics and activists- Zoya Hasan, John Dayal, Shabnam Hashmi, Debjani Sengupta, Menaka Guruswamy, Ratna Kapur, Sheeba Aslam, Manisha Sethi, Bidyut Mohanty, Farah Naqvi, P.K. Vijayan and Karen Gabriel – who presented a varied range of papers discussing the nexus of gender, identity, and religion in the social, cultural, and political imagination in India.
The WDC also organized a talk with Jan Myrdal, a writer and literary critic, on the 4th of February 2010, on the topic “Modernity, Autobiography, and August Strindberg.” The talk was centered around explicating and contextualizing the popular notion of the Swedish playwright’s misogyny.

 

 (XIX) Photographic Society
During this year, the Society’s 61st, more workshops have been organized. The Society’s 60th birthday was celebrated with a string of competitions in college leading up to the main event, an exhibition of the works of renowned Stephanian photographers along with the best works of students. Many of our students have an interest in learning photography but never have an opportunity to do so, and hence provisions were made to provide the necessary platform during this academic session.
The activities started in August with a lecture by Pablo Bartholomew, recipient of the World Press Photo Award and celebrated World Photographer with Indian Express. Later a workshop on ‘lights and silhouettes’ by Aditya Arya was held. A significant initiative was the commencement of an informal certificate course on Photography in college, with Andre Fanthome as the instructor. He organized outdoor shooting sessions in Lodi Gardens, Jantar Mantar and Flower Market in Fatehpuri along with the ‘theory’ classes.
‘Frames’ the annual festival of the Society, was not limited to just Delhi University, but was celebrated on a National platform with more than 650 photo entries, by over seventy photographers from colleges across the country. The first phase was a National Online Photography Competition in November, judged by Sandeep Biswas and Neeraj Preeya Darshi, photo editors of Indian Express. The second phase consisted of an exhibition of 24 shortlisted pictures that were framed and displayed in college on the 2nd and 3rd of February along with a workshop on ‘Panoramic Photography’ by Amit Pasricha. A significant achievement this year has been the creation of the Society’s own website, primarily for frames.

 

 (XX) Hiking Club
The year started off with the selections for the College Climbing Team at the Eswaran Bharatan Memorial Wall on 29th August, which saw quite a good response from the first years and even some third years, with more interest coming, as a break from past patterns, from science students. The start of the year also saw the selection of a separate Organizing Committee for the first time in the Hiking Club’s history, which took place with the selections for the climbing team.
The first event of the year was a weekend trek to Nag Tibba near Mussoorie from the 19th to the 21st of September, which provided an excellent opportunity for both first time trekkers and old hats to get a taste of the outdoors. The trek proved to be an excellent experience for the team, being both scenic as well as physically demanding.
The October break saw the Hiking Club organize a serious trekking expedition to Gharhwal in Uttarkhand from the 1st to 13th of October. A team of 7 students, accompanied by our staff advisor, Dr. Sanjay Kumar, and Dr. Phookun, attempted to catch a glimpse of the elusive Chaukhamba on the Ghia Vinayak Pass trek from Uniana to Urugum in the Panch Kedar area of Garhwal. Bad weather prevented them from viewing the peak and the more than 5000-meter high pass itself was crossed under snowfall. Despite many hitches, the trek proved to be an excellent experience, with several breath taking sights on the way.
The second term saw the club organize a natural rock-climbing trip to Damdama in Haryana on the 8th of November. A team consisting of both members and non-members of the climbing team tried their hand at scaling some of Nature’s mini peaks in a ruggedly beautiful setting, accompanied by Dr. Barua and the coach of the climbing team, Rohit Chauhan.
The major event of the year, however, was Hike-A-Mania 2009, the hiking club fest, and the 5th St. Stephen’s Open Sport Climbing Competition, held from the 9th to the 13the of December. The five day blitz saw a variety of events being held with the purpose of giving students a taste of Hiking Club and the world of outdoor sports, ending with a national level sport climbing event. The fest was a huge success, and provided students with a dose of concentrated excitement and physical activity as a break in the routine of college life, while spurring us on to have it on a much larger scale in coming years.
The year 2010 sees the Hiking Club organizing its very popular rafting trips. Based on the tremendous response for the rafting trips organized in previous years by the Club, this year will see two trips being organized on the 20th- 21st and the 27th – 28th of February. The end of the year will see the release of the Hiking Club journal, Miscellany, and preparations for a possible trekking expedition in the summer break.

 

 (XXI) Wildlife Society
The wildlife Society of St. Stephen’s College this year, saw a marked shift away from talks and seminars, towards more practical approaches to conservation and caring for wildlife. The year began with the orientation of first years, which gave them an overview of the kinds of activities the Society conducts. The wildlife Society was one of the very few societies which did not conduct inductions this year and all junior members were equally welcome to participate in the activities of the Society and also to chip in with their ideas.
The tradition of Nature walks started last year was continued with early morning trips to the Kamla Nehru Ridge. The Society also joined hands with Greenpeace India in their attempt to raise a voice against Genetically Modified foods. The members of the Society were instrumental in staging silent protests for the same and a presentation was also conducted in college to make people aware of the dangers of GM Foods. The Society also tied up with IYCN (Indian Youth Climate Network), an initiative of students of Delhi University. A cleanliness drive was conducted with a good number of students from the college taking part in it.
The Society also conducted competitions to get students involved. A Case Study competition was conducted with the objective of making students delve into the complexities of environmental degradation and its solutions. Also an essay writing competition was held in association with Leaders for tomorrow which too received a good response from the student’s body. This was followed by the annual fest “Prakriti”.
During the course of the year, the Society executed many rescues of injured animals. This included all sorts of animals from injured and ill birds to abandoned puppies. Due medical attention was then given to them till they recovered. An innovative paper-cutting workshop was conducted in November. Scrap paper was turned into intriguing pieces of art, which was as fascinating as it was useful as a means of recycling paper. A significant practice which the Society adopted this year was printing or drawing of its own posters on the blank sides of outdated circulars and posters of other societies. This was one small step towards saving paper in college. Other societies were also encouraged to do the same.

 

 (XXII) Bazm-E-Adab Society
We organized a talk by Tina Soni – a popular Pakistani classical ghazal singer on the topic- the fall of Urdu literature in the south Asia and Indo – Pak relations. She also recited some of Ghalib’s ghazals.
Members of the Bazm – e – Adab Society participated in the gazal recitation competition in Kirori Mal College. The members who took part were – Hanmad Zia, Mohammed Satwatullah Khalid, Mohammed Zahid, Samreen & Malmia Dayal.
It organized an inter – college gazal recitation competition for the Ghalib running Trophy. Zakir Hussain College won the Trophy. General individual prizes were also distributed. Ayesha Nissar & Mohd. Satwatullah Khalid compared the programme.
This year we introduced BAIL BAZI Competition for the first time in the history of Bazm- e- Adab Society. Kirori Mal College won the first prize in this competition, Zakir Hussain won the second prize and Jamia Milia Islamia won the third prize.

 

 (XXIII) Quiz Club
The Quizzing season began with the Quiz Club organizing the Fresher’s Quiz in the first term. The entire process of a written tests and interviews proved fruitful resulting in the selection of “promising” members for the Quiz Club, from amongst the first year junior members.
The next major event in the calendar was the annual quiz fest QUIZOTIC which was held on the 3rd, 4th and 5th of November 2009 respectively. The event managed to draw a huge participation from across the campus. Moreover, the quizmasters Dr. Barua, Pradyumna Jairam, Noel, and Amit Chakravarty maintained the spirit of curiosity with their engaging questions. Arts and Philosophy, Sports, Entertainment and The General Quiz constituted the heart of the fest.
The General Quiz as usual was the climax of the quiz fest. The participants from the National Law School, Bengaluru finished first. The other winners from our college were Chinmay and Nivedita who won the library and History quizzes respectively. Also, Gurnoor, Chinmay and Nivedita Participated in the General Quiz bagging the 3rd Prize.
The junior members of the Quiz Club also kept their interest in quizzing alive by participating in several inter-college events across the campus. Noel and Sujai were recently placed 2nd in the prestigious DCE quiz Panache and 3rd in the General Quiz at SRCC.
The seasons come to an end with the Inter- Departmental Quiz and Rock & Roll Quiz in association with the music Society in the month of February 2010. The prominent Quizzer’s Association also hosted their special quiz in our college premises. The Club would like to thank all its members for their interest and share hard work.

7.

 ROOF RENOVATION
The flip-side of being a long-established institution is the need to maintain an ageing infrastructure. The roofs of many of our buildings needed extensive repair. I wish to acknowledge, in particular, the contributions of Dr. Ashitosh Mathur who, braving the heat of Delhi summer, almost single-handedly organized and supervised the renovation and repair of over 50000 sq. ft of roofs.

8.

 STAFF RECRUITMENT
The last regular appointment to the teaching faculty was made as far back as 2003. The teaching work was being managed with a disproportionately large number of ad hoc teachers. The uncertainty to which this consigned the teachers concerned cost us a great deal and we lost a few good teachers. It is a matter of great relief that it has now become possible to appoint teachers against permanent vacancies. I wish to place on record the gratitude of all my colleagues to the Chairman and members of the Governing Body of the College for taking the bold decision to go ahead with filling these vacancies despite the gray areas in law involved. Posts have been advertised and the interviews are due to begin.

9.

 THE ALUMNI
Our College is heir to one of the most distinguished alumni networks in this country. Their sterling achievements in diverse fields add lustre to the national and global image of the institution. Belatedly, though, we felicitate Shri. Kapil Sibal on his appointment as Minister of Human Resource Development. On this occasion we also felicitate Prof. Mohammad Amin, former Head, Dept. of History and Shri. Anil Bordia, former student, on their being chosen for the Padhmabhushan award. Mrs. Joy Michael. Mrs. Michael, besides, has been conferred the prestigious national theatre award by the Sangeet Natak Academy fro the year 2009 in recognition of her outstanding contributions to theatre direction. I wish to place on record my sincere appreciation for the work done by the Alumni Executive and thank, in particular Shri. Ved Marwah, its President, Shri. Pobir Sen, its Vice President and Shri. Arvind Malhotra the Secretary. I appreciate the efforts made also by various chapters of the Alumni Association and look forward to greater coordination among them and a more purposive involvement in the life of the College.
I bid ceremonial good-bye to the outgoing Junior Members I pray that the motto of the Gollege, namely, Ad Dei Gloriam, will illumine their path life-long. May you lead a life that adds value to the lives of others and May you be a blessing on our land and the larger world beyond. Jai Hind!
       
 

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