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NEWS MAGAZINE
INAUGURAL ISSUE

For the Academic year 2010-2011 _____________________________________________________________________________

"Omshatamaanam bhavati shataayuH puruShaH shatendriyaH aayuShyevendriye pratitiShThati" This Vedic verse is normally used by priests and scholars to give blessings to people. This means "live for hundred years", because of the presence of the terms "shata" (hundred) and "aayu" (longevity). (taken from Vedic Wisdom authored by Shri. P.V.R.Narasimha Rao)
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Chief Editor: Mr. Vasu Koppuravuri, B.Tech(Gold Medalist) Secretary and Correspondent LAQSHYA Group of Colleges; Tanikella; Khammam Editor: V. Ramachandra (Teacher in English) Copy right: Laqshya Group of Colleges (The content of this magazine is entirely free from plagiarism. Some photographs which are in public domain have been borrowed from web)

Theme of the Title Zapping Tides:

Tides are symbolic of the thoughts that occur in our minds. We never know when a thought that has the potential to change our lives occurs. If the day is yours you perform extraordinarily. On some other day you may feel low and you may not be able to do well. So human thoughts and deeds are like tides. As we all know tides infuse energy into the sea shore. There is lot of energy in these tides. Without tides the ocean loses its color, enthusiasm and attractiveness. So the theme of this news magazine is- thoughts and ideas should be colorful, attractive, lively and energetic. If it is your day you can utilize your cognitive abilities to the optimum extent and emerge as the strongest person. On some other day, you may feel low and face failure. But you can always bounce back just like a tide. So this optimism should always be there in the minds of all the students. From Chief Editors Desk: Im very happy to place the inaugural issue of the news magazine of Laqshya Group of Colleges aptly named as Zapping Tides in your hands. This is an annual news magazine. From now onwards this magazine chronicles each and every significant event that happens on Laqshya campus.

From Principals Desk:

This magazine not only reports the news items, it also acts as a platform for the student as well as teaching communities at LAQSHYA to express their views and share their creative thoughts. I advise the members of Laqshya family to take active interest in this magazine and work towards making it more informative. Improvement is a constant and continuous process. Those who have suggestions are advised to mail them at vrcreddy1975@hotmail.com.

Fight against corruption:

Today an NRI (Non Resident Indian) by name Ms. Padma visited our college and spoke about corruption. She made an effort to bring about awareness among the students on the evils of corruption. She also spoke about how to combat corruption by proposing some methods to curb corruption Page | 3 like RTI Act, Lokpal etc. She advocated peaceful methods to fight corruption instead of indulging in any kind of violence. As the corruption has touched the zenith with $50 billion were looted from the public exchequer and $1,450 billion stashed away in Swiss banks, all the right thinking citizens of India have to speak out and mobilize the people against corruption. So on behalf of Laqshya family we express our gratitude to Ms. Padma for visiting the college and for speaking on a very important issue. We are all with her on this issue and we will fight corruption. We need to be very serious about it. Then only we will be able to answer the future generations...then only we will be able to set an example for future generations. If we become beasts our future generations would become demons.

Putting teachers through training:

The senior faculty in the Department of English Mr. Prasad Duggirala attended "First International English Language Teacher Educator's Conference" held in Hyderabad between 22nd and 24th of January 2011. The conference was organized on the topic "STARTING, STIMULATING AND SUSTAINING ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT" by British Council and English and Foreign Languages University (formerly CIEFL) Hyderabad. The venue of the conference was NOVOTEL Hotel in Hyderabad. Around six hundred participants from 28 countries took active participation in the conference. Mr. Prasad said that the conference enriched his knowledge and gave him cosmopolitan exposure as there were participants from many countries. He further said that he really enjoyed attending the program and is eager to share whatever he learnt with his

colleagues. He also thanked the management for sponsoring him for the conference.

Subscription to The Economic Times:

It has been advised to all the management students to subscribe to THE ECONOMIC TIMES, a well known financial daily. The sales representatives of the daily visited our college and offered a six month subscription at a considerably reduced price of just Rs. 195. All the students were advised to make use of this opportunity, and subscribe to ET by paying Rs.195. Unfortunately very few students responded positively to the advice. After prolonged prodding 54 students subscribed to financial daily 'The Economic Times'. Two of the students subscribed to the prestigious magazine 'The Economist'. I hope this step would go a long way in improving the academic standards among the students of Management.
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On 28th January a popular personality development trainer Mr. Bhaskar Gupta who authored a book on personality development titled EVERY DAY INSPIRATION visited our campus and trained our students on how to improve their personality. The notable thing is, he delivered his speech in Telugu. He was very energetic and radiated energy. He made an intense effort to inspire the student community at Laqshya. He covered a wide range of topics which normally find mention in personality development books like How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie and You Can Win by Shiv Khera.

Mr. Bhaskar Guptas Personality Development Training session:

A career development work shop for the students of Management at LAQSHYA College of Management. (on 28th January 2011)
A career development work shop has been going on in the LAQSHYA College of Management. For this purpose two experienced personality development trainers Prof. V.V.S. Sharma a professor at Kakatiya University; Warangal and Mr. Muralidhar a former Indian Air Force officer, were roped into service to train the students to face the campus placement interviews with confidence. Both the trainers have been trying their best to boost the confidence and bring about improvement in the awareness levels of the students who are about the pass out of the college.

Republic Day Celebrations:

On January 26th the Republic Day celebrations were held on the campus of our Laqshya group of Colleges. The celebration was orderly and elegant. The head of the institution Dr. Raghuram unfurled the national flag. Flag hoisting was followed by a meeting which was attended by the chairman of LAQSHYA Group of colleges Shri. G. Tirumala Rao, Secretary and Correspondent Shri. Vasu.K, the Treasurer Shri. B. Krishna Mohan and a host of other dignitaries were present

in the meeting and addressed the gathering.The speakers who spoke on this occasion reminded the students of the significance of Republic Day.
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On 26 the January 1950 India was declared sovereign, democratic republic. Later on two more words have been added to the preamble of the constitution. They were socialist and secular, making India a socialist, secular, sovereign, democratic republic. At the end of the meeting certificates were given away to those who donated blood on the occasion of Engineer's Day. The toppers in various specializations were felicitated by the college authorities.

Our visit to Vijayawada Book Festival:

On 9th January 2011, some of the teachers from Laqshya Group of Colleges visited Vijayawada Book Festival. This is the 22nd in the series i.e. the book festival has been going on for the last 22 years. Normally it starts on January 1st every year and goes on for ten days. Many publishers opened their stalls in the exhibition. Notable among them are Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Prentice-Hall India, Wiley, Jaico Publishing, National Book Trust and Sahitya Academy. Many local book sellers also opened their stalls. There is festive atmosphere all over the venue. The enthusiastic book lovers were spotted in every book stall, frantically searching for the titles they want to own. Many teachers from schools and colleges were also there at the venue in search of the titles they want to procure for their libraries. There were some cultural events being organized in the arena. There was a big food stall opened in the middle, and the stall was making brisk business. We reached the venue at around 2.30 after finishing our lunch. We immediately started our work of searching for the good titles required for our library. Our team was led by Mr. Ramesh Babu the librarian of the central library. Dr.Narayana Swamy (Dean PG courses), Mr. Laxmi Deepak (Placement Officer) and Mr.Mallikarjun (HOD of the Department of H&S) are the other prominent officials of the college who were active during the book hunt. I visited most of the stalls and located some of the best titles and jotted down the titles and stall numbers. Some of those books were bought. We have chosen many books and stacked up those books in the stalls. The stall owners will send those books to our college in due course. So very shortly we can expect some new titles in our library. Some interesting titles that were procured were:

The Monk who sold his Ferrari by Robin Sharma; One Minute Manager by Kenneth Blanchard; One night at call centre by Chetan Bhagat; Arthashastra by Chanakya; The Art of War by Sun Tsu; The Free Mind by Edward De Bono; How to Win friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie etc. All these books are procured for the benefit of student as well as teaching community. So the Page | 6 students and teachers have to use library facility to the optimum extent and widen their horizons. A discount of 30 percent was offered on the books bought by our college where as the discount offered to retail a customer was only 10 percent.

New Year Celebrations at LAQSHYA:

In the MBA I year JNTU classroom the students celebrated New Year in a grand manner. They invited all the teachers who teach them and they also managed to have the presence of hon'ble Principal Dr.K. Raghuram. It looked as if they celebrated Diwali along with New Year. On the cake there were 6 flower pots and six teachers took turns to light the flower pots. After the flower pots ran out a lotus bloomed in the middle of the cake and there after hon'ble Principal took the knife and made a surgical kind of incision on the cake and distributed the first pieces to the Heads of the departments. Some students triggered explosions, and some other students made the snow shower on their classmates and teachers. The snow shower gave pleasant smell and some of it had fallen on the cake thus transforming the ordinary cake into perfumed cake. They served cola drink, cake, and some namkeen to all the teachers and students. It is a well organized program and all the credit goes to the students who planned it and executed it in a well mannered way. So the budding mangers have already started proving their mettle. On October 15th 2010, a staff meeting was held to review the preparations for the forthcoming program Electro Elite 2K10. Almost all the staff members and the college officials attended the meeting and some of the teachers who were assigned the responsibilities of conducting various programs made presentations with regard to the modus operandi of organizing the events. The college authorities gave them a patient hearing and in turn gave some suggestions. The Secretary and Correspondent Mr. K. Srinivas said that since the college authorities take this program as a matter of prestige all the staff members have to put their whole hearted efforts and work towards making the event successful. The newly joined teachers introduced themselves and even the college officials gave their introductions to the newly recruited teachers. The convener of the program Mrs. Junitha Sanchia took active part in organizing the meeting.

Meeting on the eve of Electro-Elite:

Formal Induction of the I year B.Tech Students:

At LITS the newly admitted students of B.Tech I year were formally inducted into the college on 14th of October 2010. The program started with the offering of prayer to goddess Saraswathi and followed by an inaugural ceremony. The newly admitted students along with their parents attended the ceremony and all the officials of the college and HODs of different departments

spoke on this occasion. The college campus looked colorful with the newly admitted students moving around the campus. In the post lunch session some classes were conducted for the newcomers. All in all it was a successful program and it is an important step forward in the history of LAQSHYA as this is the beginning of the third academic year.

Anti-Ragging Awareness Programe:

On September 25th 2010 an anti-ragging awareness program has been organized in the LITS campus. Ms.D.J. Sheetal, Junior Civil judge; Khammam visited Laqshya Institute of Technology and Sciences and delivered a lecture on "Ragging-its bad affects and the legal consequences". This program has been conducted to bring about awareness among the students with regard to Ragging and its adverse affects on the whole society. In this program the officials of the college- Shri. G. Tirumala Rao (Chairman), Shri. K. Srinivas (Secretary and Correspondent), Shri. B. Krishnamohan (Treasurer), Dr. K. Raghuram (Principal), Shri.V.Sitarambabu(Director) were present and spoke. The Sub-Inspector of Police; Wyra has also attended and spoke on the occasion.

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The resounding success of ELECTRO-ELITE-2K10 a national level technical symposium organized on Laqshya campus.
LAQSHYA Institute of Technology and Sciences, sported festive atmosphere for two days i.e. on 22nd and 23rd of October 2010. On the morning of 22nd October the college started buzzing with activity and the colorful digital banners welcomed the academic community and the dignitaries visiting the college to be part of the prestigious event ELECTRO-ELITE-2K10 a national level technical symposium. The main venue was a huge and impressive tent pitched in the precincts of the campus. Many students from other engineering colleges came to LITS to participate the program. Some stalls were opened near the main venue where students could play various games and win the prizes if they get lucky. The Inaugural ceremony started at around 10am with the advent of the chief guest Dr. Nageswar Rao the district collector of Khammam and the guest of honor Dr. J.S.R. Subramanyam who is a former professor at Birla Science Centre. The guests and the college officials were invited on to the dais and the program started with the prayer song. One after the other, all the college officials namely Shri. G.Tirumala Rao (Chairman of LAQSHYA Group of Colleges), Shri. Srinvas Koppuravuri (Secretary and Correspondent), Shri. Buragadda Krishna Mohan (Treasurer) and the Principal of LAQSHYA Group of Colleges Dr. K. Raghuram delivered

their messages. Speaking on this occasion the chairman of LAQSHYA Group of Colleges and the Chief patron of ELECTRO ELITE-2K10 Mr. Tirumala Rao stated that maintaining high standards in technical education and ensuring the bright future of the students are the guiding principles of Laqshya. Then the chief guest of the inaugural ceremony Dr. N. Nageswar Rao in his address emphasized the need to take the technology to the masses and make it useful to the wider society. He advised the student community to concentrate on using their creative abilities Page | 8 and make new inventions. He advised the students to derive inspiration from the legendary engineers like Mokshagundam Vishveshwarayya and Dr. K.L Rao and pursue excellence in their specializations. Delivering the keynote address, Dr. J.S.R. Subramanian former professor at Birla Science Centre showered praise on Indian students for bringing reputation to the country all over the world. He emphasized on acquisition of wide range of knowledge and mastering the skills including communication skills to get the best opportunities available in the job market. The events started in the post lunch session and went on till 7pm on the first day. The events resumed on the second day by 9.30 am and went on till 5pm. As part of this program a wide range of events like technical paper presentations, technical quiz, debate, poster presentation, power point presentation, cultural events like dancing, singing and skits and various sporting events were conducted and students participated the events in an enthusiastic manner. The way the students demonstrated their talents and shared their ideas makes us come to the conclusion that the program has succeeded in achieving the intended results. At around 7pm the valedictory function started with the arrival of the technical education minister Government of Andhrapradesh, Mr. Mopineni Venkataramana. He was escorted by the Brahmin priests chanting Vedic hymns. The program started with the vedapravachanam by the priests. The valedictory ceremony started with a classical dance performance by one of the students which attracted the audience very much. The college officials and the dignitaries were invited on to the dais. At the very outset the honble secretary and correspondent Mr. Srinivas Koppuravuri took the initiative and acknowledged the presence of many other dignitaries and officials who could not be invited onto the dais for want of space and to avoid the overcrowding of the dais. The first to speak was Mr. G.Tirumala Rao who acknowledged the assistance given to the technical educational institutions by the state government in the form of fee reimbursement. The next person to address the gathering was secretary and correspondent who spoke about the way the events were organized and the students participated. Speaking on the occasion the technical education minister emphasized the need to encourage technical education and listed out the steps taken by government to promote technical education in the state of Andhrapradesh. He disclosed that the government spent around 1,650 crores in the last academic year and this year it may rise to around 3,600 crores. He further stated that in spite of the financial crisis faced by the state government, the government is committed to continue the scheme started by late Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy. Touching the issue of poor performance of the students he advised the students to introspect and work hard to transform themselves into valuable human resources. He was also critical of the attitude of some engineering colleges which do not have even basic facilities and reluctant to maintain minimum standards. He was of the opinion that if the government strictly enforces the AICTE norms, may be around fifty percent of the engineering

colleges would down their shutters. Though there are around 620 engineering colleges in the state many are not able to employ qualified teachers. In the backdrop of all these things he advised the managements of engineering colleges to improve their infrastructure. He showered praise on the officials of the LAQSHYA Group of Colleges for not being too commercial and for investing significant sums of money on infrastructure and maintaining the academic standards.
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After the speech the minister was requested to handover the prices to the students who emerged victorious in various events held as part of ELECTRO ELITE 2K10. Though LAQSHYA students won their share, the students of SBIT made their mark by winning many events. After distributing some prices the Honble minister was felicitated by the management with a shawl and a memento. As the minister has to keep some other appointments he left midway and the college officials gave him a warm send off. After the departure of the minister the speeches by other officials of the college and the guest of honor Mr. P.Radhakrishnan the chief of Research and Development with Infosys technologies delivered his speech. After the speeches the price distribution ceremony went on till 10pm and ELECTRO ELITE-2K10 has successfully concluded.

The seniors and the juniors have broken the ice.

Today (on 3rd January 2011) the senior students of the college have thrown a grand party to the new entrants. As there are four specializations in our college, there were four different programs at four different locations. Though they have been together for the last two months attending classes, this is the first opportunity for them to interact with each other and know each other well. The ECE students pitched a big tent in the college ground for this purpose. The students of CSE specialization did the program in the New Seminar Hall, EEE students organized their own in Old Drawing Hall and the students of IT conducted their program in the New Drawing Hall. Cultural programs formed part of all these Freshers Parties. Many enthusiastic students danced to the tunes of some popular movie songs and they even organized some hilarious interactive activities on the dais. The students of Computer Science encouraged even the teachers to dance on this occasion. The dance performance of Mr. Prasad of H&S department is the highlight of the whole program. (You can have a look at the photograph in the photo gallery). A skit titled "Anushka Swayamvaram" performed by the students of ECE made the spectators break into laughter very often. Students derived wholesome entertainment from these activities and there was lot of commotion all over the campus. Students kept on screaming throughout these programs. These programs have also provided the students with an opportunity to familiarize themselves with each other. At the end of these programs they arranged a sumptuous lunch to all the invitees. They planned and executed these programs in a well mannered way. I think this occasion and the memories associated with these programs would remain in their minds for a long time.

The visit of our hon'ble former Chief Minister of Andhrapradesh Dr. Konijeti Rosaiah to Laqshya Group of Colleges.

On 27th December 2010, our hon'ble former Chief Minister of Andhrapradesh Shri.Konijeti Rosaiah visited our college and inaugurated the VIVEKANANDA BLOCK and NSS Program. Earlier he was given a splendid reception when he arrived on the campus. He was brought to the Vivekananda Block amid Vedic chanting and showers of flower petals. After the inaugurat...ion he came to the venue of the meeting. Spectacular arrangements were made in the vicinity of the campus. Large tents were pitched and an elegant dais was installed. Among the dignitaries were Shri. Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka Chief Whip of Congress party and Shri. Ramreddy Venkata Reddy Minister for Horticulture were also present on the dais. Speaking on the occasion, Shri. Rosaiah said that around two decades ago there were no private colleges as the government was against the privatization of education and students who wanted to do Engineering and Medicine would go to other states like Tamilnadu and Karnataka. Now the situation has changed. He said that there are around 600 engineering colleges in the state. He also highlighted the sorry state of affairs in many private engineering colleges. He said that around 50 percent of colleges do not even have the basic infrastructure facilities. He showered praise on LAQSHYA Group of Colleges for maintaining good academic standards. The security arrangements were tight and many armed guards remained on vigil throughout the program.

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Former Chief Minister of Andhrapradesh hon'ble Dr. K.Rosaiah watering a newly planted sapling after inaugurating NSS Program in LAQSHYA Group of Colleges. The Chairman of Jaladhija Educational Society Shri. G. Tirumala Rao, Secretary and Correspondent Shri. Vasu.Koppuravuri and the Treasurer Shri. B. Krishnamohan are also seen in the photograph.

The political career of Dr.K. Rosaiah

Dr.K.Rosaiah who set a record of presenting 16 budgets (7 budgets in a row) and became the Chief Minister of AP (at the end of his political career?) commands respect from all quarters of the society as he is not only an intellectual but even a principled politician. He should have continued as a chief minister, but he has one weakness, that is- he does not have the smartness of playing manipulative politics and he could not maintain his own pressure group. These reasons led madam Sonia taking an unjust decision of removing Rosaiah. Otherwise at this juncture there is no other politician who is better qualified than Dr. Rosaiah to lead the state. In this age of scams Shri. Rosaiah is one of the few politicians in the political circles of AP who does not have any corruption allegations against him. I saw him for numerous times on the television screen and many a time he was very combative defending his views and sometimes even going on the offensive. But (when he visited our LAQSHYA Group of Colleges) today, I saw a peaceful and

sober Rosaiah. He looked very dignified and magnanimous with his tall stature. He looked somewhat pale. May be age is catching up on him. But his speech went on completely in English. He spoke eloquently and expressed his views in a clear and lucid manner. A great leader from whom we can learn a lot.(Reporter: V.Ramachandra)
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The news item published in Eenadu about the program held in LAQSHYA Group of Colleges in which our hon'ble former Chief Minister Dr.K. Rosaiah participated. He inaugurated Vivekananda Block and started NSS Program by planting some saplings on the campus.

Blood Donation Camp:

On 17th September 2010, a Blood Donation Camp has been organized on the occasion of Engineers Day. Though it had been planned on the occasion of Enginees Day for some reasons it was delayed and organized on 17th September. Students enthusiastically participated in this program. Many students have flocked up to donate blood. A physician along with some paramedics arrived at college campus at around 10am and at 10.30 am our hon'ble Principal Dr. K. Raghuram inaugurated the camp. This reporter is also one among the donors. The physician did a brief health check and certified the fitness of the volunteers. After certification from the physician the paramedics drew around 350 ml of blood from each donor. The paramedics appear to be well trained, as they collected blood without much pain. All the members of LAQSHYA family, cutting across lines of designations- teachers, students, drivers, admin staff... all participated in the event and volunteered to donate blood. By the end of the day around 150 bags of blood (each bag containing 350 ml) has been collected

Recruitment of full time placement officer:

On September 10, 2010 a full time placement officer had reported for duties. His name is Mr. Lakshmi Deepak. As the college management is gearing up for placing the students in business corporations, they felt the need of having a full time Placement and Training Professional to look after the most important responsibility of placing the students in their dream companies. He is an experienced professional. He would be exclusively working on contacting the recruiters and arranging Campus Placement Interviews. So all the students, especially the third year I sem

students are advised to gear themselves up for Campus placements so that you can directly leapfrog from their academic careers to professional careers. All are requested to utilize the services of the placement officer. If you have any queries with regard to placements email Mr. Lakshmi Deepak at: deepakmld@yahoo.com. August 30, 2010. JNTU Hyderabad released the results of the First year studensts. The whole Page | 12 LAQSHYA family was very happy as the studetns of LAQSHYA Institute of Technology and Sciences bagged 12th and 18th ranks. As far as Khammam district is concerned our students grabbed the first and second ranks. So LAQSHYA Group of Colleges congratulated the rankers and wished them all the best in their future endeavors. With this achievement we have indeed emerged as one of the leading professional educational institutions in the whole state. Now there is no doubt that LAQSHYA would become the most preferred college in Khammam district. We should all be proud to be associated with LAQSHYA Group of Colleges. All the credit goes to the students who toiled to achieve this, teachers who guided their students in the right path, the management which provided the students with all the facilities needed to do well in the exams and finally the parents who encouraged their wards constantly and continuously to excel in their studies. August 29th 2010 an updated version of the college website http://www.laqshya.edu.in/ had gone online. After the updation the website looks more informative and interesting.

Visit to the exhibition on Indian Space Technology:

On 9th of August 2010 the students of Laqshya Institute of Technology and Sciences visited the two-day exhibition on Indian Space Technology started at SR&BGNR college campus in Khammam. Interesting videos on the achievements of Chandrayaan-1, India's first unmanned lunar mission, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and many other remarkable accomplishments of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) were screened and the replicas of Satellite Launch Vehicles (PSLV and GSLV) were exhibited. The exhibition started on 9th August 2010 and remained open for two days. The exhibition offered a rare opportunity for all sections of people, especially the students, to gain an insight into the Indian space technology.

Celebration the Success:

August 6th 2010, was a great day at Laqshya Institute of Technology and Sciences. The students who wrote first year exams achieved resounding success. 65 percent of the students managed to clear all the subjects and passed the first year. Laqshya stood first in the whole of Khammam district in terms of the overall pass percentage. The students of Laqshya outsmarted the students of other colleges by utilizing the facilities provided by the college management and services rendered by the teachers to the optimum extent. On this occasion, the officials of the Laqshya Group of Colleges Mr. K.Srinivas, Mr. G.Tirumala Rao, Mr. B. Krishna Mohan, Dr. K. Raghuram, Mr. J .Govardhan and Mr. Innaiah congratulated the students who stood first and second in their respective branches and gave away the prices. The teachers who achieved 100% result were given cash prices.

A familiarization session by an official from CONNECT4M: August 25th 20010 a representative from connect4m.com visited the college and briefed the teachers on how to key in the marks and the attendance of the students into connect4m website. The demo began at 3.45pm and went on till 5.00pm. Teachers raised some queries and got answers. The person who made the presentation was patient enough to answer the questions. He Page | 13 impressed the teachers with his professionalism and eagerness to help his clients. The website connect4m if used effectively can facilitate the ceaseless interface among the stakeholders of the college. But some errors in the software and the slow response of the server are the causes of concern. On August 4th 2010, JNTU Hyderabad released the results of first year examinations. The university authorities sent the results to the respective colleges in the morning itself, but there was a delay in uploading the marks on to the web. Students at Laqshya turned very curious to know their results and rushed to the networked systems in the college in the expectation of finding the results online. But to their dismay they could not find them and started flocking together at the examination branch. By the evening many of the students could get to know about their marks. There was a lot of talk about the results in terms of marks, percentages and overall pass percentage in the college.

Crash course:
July 26, 2010, a CRASH COURSE for the newly joined students (under the management quota) commenced in the LAQSHYA College of Technology and Sciences. The Chairman Mr. Gurram Tirumala Rao and the Secretary and Correspondent Mr. Koppuravuri Srinivas (of jaladhija Educational Society) and the principal of LITS Dr. K. Raghu Ram were present on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion all the three officials explained to the students about the significance of improving soft skills as well as hard skills to transform themselves as employable people in the job market. Around fifty (50) students attended the classes on the first day itself. After the inaugural ceremony the classes started with "English Language Communication Skills" class taken by Mr. Ramachandra Reddy of H&S Dept. The HOD of the H&S department Mr. Mallikarjun and the in-charge of conducting the crash course Ms. Jyothi co-ordinated the inaugural function.

The Birth Day Celebration of the honble Chairman:

The Chairman of Laqshya group of colleges Mr. Tirumala Rao Gurram has celebrated his birth day today on the college campus in the presence of the students and teachers. The Secretary and Correspondent Mr. Srinivas Koppuravuri and the treasurer Mr. Krishna Mohan Buragadda and the hon'ble Principal Dr. K. Raghuram were present on the occasion and conveyed their wishes to the birthday boy. The teachers and students at Laqshya wished the hon'ble Chairman a long, prosperous and purposeful life.

The meeting on the new-year eve:

A staff meeting was conducted on the New Year eve (on31st December 2010). All the teachers assembled in the computing facility of Dept. of CSE. The Chairman of Laqshya Group of Colleges Shri. Gurram Tirumala Rao, the Secretary and Correspondent Shri. Vasu Koppuravuri, the Treasurer Shri. Buragadda Krishna Mohan, the Principal Dr. K. Raghuram and the Dean of PG colleges Dr. S.Narayana Swami were the college officials who made their presence on the occasion. All the officials spoke and conveyed their wishes. They were all unanimous in saying that Laqshya has many achievements to its credit in 2010 and hoped for better and more prosperous 2011. The newly joined staff members introduced themselves and all the HOD s spoke on this occasion and conveyed their New Year wishes. It has been a custom at Laqshya that on the New Year eve the officials of the college gift a diary and a packet of sweets to all the staff members. The Secretary and correspondent Shri. Vasu.K proudly announced that the number of members of Laqshya family has reached 144. So 144 members are on the payrolls of Laqshya and the credit of generating these many opportunities goes to the entrepreneurial talents of the trinity. At the end of the program the officials distributed the gifts- an impressive looking glossy diary and a sweet packet to all the staff members. So the New Year eve left pleasant memories in that minds of all the staff members. SOME ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE STUDENTS: III year II Sem students of ECE specialization were taken on an Industrial visit to EFFTRONICS Ltd, located in Vijayawada on 13th of December 2010. II year II Sem students of ECE specialization V. Greeshma Y. Navya and K. Charucila participated in SPARK-2K11 a National Level Technical Quiz Competition and won first prize at SITS, Khammam. III year II Sem students Yatin, Harsha Priyanka, Reshma and Preetham Chandra participated in TechnoKITS-2K11 a National Level Technical Fest and won the 3rd prize in Quiz competition held at KITS Khammam on January 8th 2011.

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Canteen Facility:
According to Mr. Narasimha Rao who runs the canteen on behalf of the well known Page | 15 Bakery in Khammam town POLAS, food is cooked in the POLAS kitchen and is transported to the canteen. Only tea is made in the canteen. Sales, service and tending work are done in the canteen. POLAS owns 4 stalls all over Khammam town (including the college canteen). It is known for its quality food, especially fruit juices and ice creams. Though students are satisfied with the quality of food, many of them are not happy with the quantity being served. The quantity makes them feel that the food is expensive in the canteen. A host of food items like traditional snack Samosa and other bakery items like puffs, cakes, a variety of breads, chocolates and biscuits and a variety of namkeens are made available. A wide variety of breakfast items like Idli, Chapathi, Wada, Puri, Bonda are available. A one limit meal is served during lunch time. Fruit juices and Ice creams are made available during summer season.

Cultural Activities:
On 6th January 2011 under the auspices of STRIX (the student association formed by the students of CSE) organized a Rangoli competition. A total of 19 students participated and demonstrated their skills in putting Rangoli. Rangoli is very much part of our culture and especially on the eve of Sankranti festival the front yards of the houses look very colorful with Rangoli in fascinating designs. The initiative taken by the CSE students to conduct this competition is praiseworthy as the competition is part of the preservation of our cultural ethos. This competition was organized by Ms.Raga Ranjitha, Ms. Sravanthi and Ms. Swathi. Lakshmi Prasanna and Likitha won the first price and Nikitha and Swetha of III CSE bagged the second prize. A student by name T. Abhinay participated code de-bugging competition held at KITS and bagged II nd price which was conducted as part of their national symposium TechnoKITS. In the same program A. Ravikumar of IIICSE stood third in dance competition.

GAMES AND SPORTS:

According to Mr. Moosa Kaleem the Physical Director of Laqshya Group of Colleges, the last three months were very eventful for the students of Laqshya. There were many notable achievements made by our students. The college Cricket team participated in intercollegiate cricket tournament at Kakatiya University and reached semi-finals. Two students from MBA I year namely CH. Mahesh and V. Saideshwar Rao had participated in All India Inter University Weight and Power lifting competitions at Kannur University Kerala held in the month of November. CH Mahesh from MBA has won gold medal in All India Junior National Championship at Alleppy Kerala held in the month of January. B. Ravi from CSE II year had participated in All India Inter University Athletic championships held at Acharya Nagarjuna University; Guntur. Teja and Abhilash from B.Tech II year ECE B had won bronze medal in district level weight lifting championships in Khammam district on Jan 24th. As part of infrastructure development for the promotion of games and sports among the students of Laqshya, a cricket practice nets facility with turf pitch is being developed on the campus which may be the first of its kind in Khammam dist. On the occasion of 26th January sports and games were conducted for boys and girls of first year B.Tech students and prices were given away on 26th January. ECE-B first year students emerged as over all champions.

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People powered by Intellect:

Mrs. Sridevi Head; Department of CSE authored a research paper titled Automated Detection System for SQL Injection Attack along with Dr. K.V.N.Sunitha Professor and Head; Department of Computer Science & Engineering, at G. Narayanamma Institute of Technology and Science Shaikpet; Hyderabad. The research paper has been published in an International Journal titled International Journal of Computer Science and Security (IJCSS) a bi-monthly journal. In this paper the authors discussed the web based content that is made available on Internet. Some unscrupulous elements may attack the websites and gain unrestricted access to databases by using SQL Injection technique. Mr. Chekuri. Sudhakar M.Tech., one of the faculty members with Department of ECE participated in an International Conference held at Federal Institute of Science and

Technology(FISAT); Kerala which was held between 7th and 10th of December 2010. In the conference he presented a research paper titled An effective method for overlay text retrieval from video scene and it has been published in the journal.

RANDOM THOUGHTS: Per Capita Happiness:

The word Success fascinates everybody. But what exactly success and what is the yardstick to measure success? Success at what cost? Some people say that success is progressive realization of our goals. But what should be our goals? Material goals? You want a car, AC, plush bungalow? These are all material pursuits. Remember... this world has enough to satisfy your needs but it does not have enough to satisfy your greed. Our economists say that our GDP growth rate is around 9 percent, still we need to push our growth rate up. So we need to extract more natural resources, open more factories, put up with more congestion and pollution. Natural resources are not inexhaustible. As we extract them, they keep depleting. One fine day our lemon would be squeezed completely. Then what is it that we are going to leave for the future generations? So we should measure our prosperity not by the yard stick called Per Capital Income, but by Per Capita Happiness. In Bhutan, the Himalayan kingdom they are measuring success in terms of Per Capital Happiness. May be even we can adopt the same strategy. But we are in the pursuit of super power status and we joined the rat race. We want to emulate the life style of Americans. But excessive consumerism would only bring about disaster to the human kind. So one day or the other, people should get ready to grow wise, lead self contented purposeful life, age gracefully and die peacefully.

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It is not the University from which you graduated or the degree you possess which gets you all you want:
People often ask "from which college you graduated?" Why do they ask such a question? They want to judge the worth of your certificate and thereby judge how smart you are. But can't it be other way round? Instead of deriving our reputation from the college or university we graduated, how about growing into a matured intellectual and make original contribution to the existing knowledge and share that knowledge with others and bring reputation to the institution we studied in the capacity of alumni. So we should not derive our reputation from a college or university. We should bring reputation to the college or university in which we studied by sharing our thoughts and spreading knowledge. This pursuit of knowledge is from known to unknown and it is never ending; so one can never reach her/his destination.

MY MUSINGS
By V.Ramachandra Reddy In Mahabharatha the greatest epic in the history of humankind, we find an inspiring story. You might be well aware (if you have minimum knowledge about our great scriptures) Guru Dronacharya the teacher of Pandavas and Kauravas took his students into a nearby forest and he wanted to test the archery skills of his trainees. He called two of his meritorious students... Arjuna and Duryodhana and (they both are formidable rivals) and showed a bird that is resting on one of the boughs of a tree. First he questioned Duryodhana pointing his finger at the bird... what do you see? I see a tree and its many boughs, many leaves and on one of its branches a bird is resting. Then guru Drona posed the same question to Arjuna and he answered I see only the eye of the bird. Now you might have observed the difference in the thinking and attitudes of the two warriors. Obviously Arjuna could become a legendary warrior and played a key role in the battle field Kurukshetra. The Only warrior who could match him and resist him was the mighty Karna. As Duryodhana did not have the required concentration he could not become an archer. Of course Duryodhana was also a great warrior and he almost defeated his arch rival Bheema in his final battle with his mace. So what is the lesson we can learn from this story? Concentration or paying attention enables to look at your target in a crystal clear manner and it empowers you to achieve your goals. In the logo of LAQSHYA we see an archer and an archer must have great concentration and he must always have his eye on his target. So what is your target? Your target is to groom yourself as an employable person in the job market. Marks and percentages should not be your ultimate goals. When you are ambitious, you go beyond your text books and explore many sources to acquire knowledge. Then marks would automatically come to you. If you pursue just marks and ignore knowledge and skills you may make yourself unemployable, and as a consequence you would only become a liability to the society... not an asset which we all expect you to become.
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BOOK REVIEW
These days I'm reading a good book titled "The Power of Your Subconscious Mind" by Joseph Murphy. The psychiatrists say that there are two minds. One is conscious Mind which we all are aware of. Whatever thoughts, ideas and perceptions we entertain in our minds occur in our conscious mind. But there is one more, which is more important than the conscious mind as its functioning shows profound impact on our personality. As a man/woman thinketh so is he/she. So whatever thoughts we entertain (optimistic or pessimistic; positive or negative; life or death; poverty or prosperity) that is what we would ultimately become. The power of Subconscious Mind authored by Joseph Murphy was first published by PrenticeHall, Inc. in 1963. From then onwards, millions of copies were sold and it acquired the status of one of the best self help books in the history of book publishing. This book emphasizes on mental healing and advises the readers to change their attitudes towards their lives. In this book Murphy quotes a Chinese proverb a picture is worth a thousand words. He prescribed the Mental Movie Method (MMM) a kind of creative visualization to turn our thoughts positive, healthy and optimistic. So the principle is act as though I am, and I will be. There are many practical tips given in this book and it has something to give to each and every reader. This is a book worth reading and absorbing. You can download this book in PDF format from www.scribd.com use the link given below. http://www.scribd.com/doc/439863/The-Power-of-Your-Subconscious-Mind-Joseph-Murphy In case you want to listen to the text you may log on to http://www.debtgotoguy.com/inspiration/the-power-of-your-subconscious-mind/ and download the audio.

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A GOATS WISDOM (Based on factsnot fictitious):

It was around three years ago. At that time I was working as a teacher with another engineering college. I would commute 90 kms to and fro my work place. As usual, I boarded the college bus on that day and the bus was passing through the not so busy morning roads. Road side eateries and restaurants were busy with the people having their breakfast. Slowly the seats in the bus were getting filled up with the students and teachers. On that day the bus stopped at a particular place where it would not usually stop just to pick up a student who missed the bus and called the driver on the mobile and requested him to wait for him. I leisurely looked through the window and found a mutton shop where the butcher slaughtered a goat and selling the meat. Very nearby he tied up another goat, so that he has the live stock ready to be converted into meat balls as and when the demand arises. But the amazing thing was the goat that was alive looked so peaceful and chewing the leaves that

were thrown before it. I just thought what would be the situation if a human finds him/herself in the same condition. The person who is alive would be heartbroken and die even before s/he is slaughtered. Of course humans are higher mortals and the goats are lesser mortals. May be that is why we disembowel them and eat them up. But why is it that the goat does not show any emotions? Does it have the cognitive capabilities to understand what kind of fate is awaiting it? Page | 20 We dont know much about our own brains, how can we get to know about a goats brain? Even a goats mind is very enigmatic. When there is some problem with our brain we undergo diagnostic tests like fMRI and the neuroanatomists even take the opportunity to carry out some research on our brains. But has anybody conducted a diagnostic test on a goats brain? First of all is it worth conducting a diagnostic test on the health condition of a goat? Ever since it is born, a goat is destined to the edge of a butchers knife. We, humans have the privilege of dying a natural death. I wonder how many goats on this earth have the same privilege. People say that a goat trusts only a butcher. I dont know to what extent it was right. I thought that in this case, may be the popular perception is right. I had never been to a slaughter house and saw whether a goat resists when it is taken to a butcher who is cutting the throats of goats one after the other. But people say that it certain resists in its final moments. Does that mean it realizes the fact that it is indeed its last walk, only in the final moments? Does that mean though it has the cognitive abilities, it just reconciles with its fate and remains peaceful and prepares itself mentally to meet its end? Or does it have the instinct of living only in the present, in other words neither in the unpleasant past nor in the uncertain future unlike humans? If that is the case the goat is certainly wiser than humans. As I was entertaining these thoughts the student who missed the bus reached the stop and boarded the bus. The bus resumed its journey. As I had a last look at the goat before it vanished from my sight I just thought that though humans are growing knowledgeable they are still neck deep in ignorance and the animals whom we use as food just because they are weak and meek are certainly wiser than us though they are not as knowledgeable as we are.

Improvements in the Infrastructure:

As far as infrastructure development is concerned, two more brand new Mahindra buses have been procured and with the addition of these two buses the number of buses in the fleet has gone up to nine(9). The procurement of new buses has eased congestion and made students feel more comfortable. A new computing facility with sixty systems is being installed for the benefit of the students who belong to IT specialization, in the second

floor Vivekananda Block. The machines are of HP brand with dual core 2 GHz Processor, 320 GB HDD, 3 GB RAM and run on licensed Windows XP OS. The digital Library is being expanded and thirty more terminals are going to be added to the existing 30 viewer terminals with UPS support.
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RECREATION:
The students of EEE specialization undertook a trip to northern India to witness some historic places. Thirty one students were part of this trip. These 31 students were accompanied by two teachers Mr. Pavan Kumar and Ms. Shakira Sultana. They visited many places of historical significance such as Taj Mahal, Hawa Mahal, Golden Temple, Jalianwalabagh, Wagah boder, Red Fort, Parliament building, Gate Way of India, Fatehpur Sikri, Jantarmantar etc. The tour went on for eight days. From Khammam to Agra they travelled by Grand Trunk Express. From there onwards they hired a tourist bus with chefs. The students were served mostly south Indian dishes throughout the tour. In Rajasthan they saw attractive handicrafts. In fact Rajasthan especially Jaipur, is known for handicrafts. They use various kinds of materials like pieces of marble stone and different alloys to fabricate these handicrafts. The Hawa Mahal is an impressive and imposing structure standing as a testimony of the glorious period of Rajputs. Jalianwala Bagh reminded them the barbarity of Gen. Dyer who ordered the gunning down of the nationalists who assembled there. Mr.Pavan Kumar who visited these places along with the students, said that Amritsar where Godden temple is located is a very pleasant and beautiful place. The atmosphere was highly pious and the city was busy with the visiting pilgrims. They also had the golden opportunity to witness the retreat ceremony this is normally held at 4.30pm everyday at wagah border. They found the ceremony very fascinating. The shouting crowds on both sides encouraging their soldiers and the precise performance of the BSF Jawans during the ceremony left vivid memories in the minds of the students. All in all it was a pleasant and enriching experience for the students.

In Agra Taj Mahal looked splendid. When Bill Clinton visited India, he preferred to categorize people on the earth as the people who saw Taj Mahal and the people who did not see Taj Mahal. You can imagine the Page | 22 architectural wonder of Taj Mahal. They say Taj Mahal is a symbol of love, but on the other side of the coin it is a story of hatred. Muntaz is not the only wife of Shajahan, she is only one of the many women kept in captivity in his harem. Muntaz is said to his favorite wife. Purity of love is in sticking to one partner and taking care of his/her. Shajahan, after the construction work of Taj Mahal was over, he got the hands of sculptors and other highly skilled artisans who played key role in the construction of the structure chopped off so that they would not be able to construct another structure similar to Taj Mahal. Historians conveniently avoid mentioning this truth. A person who cant love his fellow humans cant be branded as a person representing love.

Laqsya students leapfrog from academic career to professional career:

With the advent of the new Training and Placement officer, the placement program has picked up the pace. Many well known corporate organizations like Capital IQ, Bank of America, Wipro, FactSet has visited the campus and selected around 60 students. The pace at which the placement program is moving we expect many more placements in future. TECH BITES:

One Laptop Per Child Project:

I n the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar a teacher teaches in a classroom in which all the children were provided with a laptop under One Laptop Per Child Project(OLPC). This laptop is designed by MIT Media Labs. It is being manufactured on no profit no loss basis. The price of this laptop is around $100. In Indian currency around Rs. 4,500/-. This laptop is manufactured in a rugged, sturdy manner as children are known for their butter fingers and even when a child drops; it does not break or crash. This laptop computer runs on a Linux based operating system called SUGAR. It has Wi-Fi connectivity facility and all

the students in a classroom can access internet and other web based learning aids on their laptops. Just imagine a teacher teaching Geography lessons and students can access Google earth and see for themselves the various locations on the earth. It sounds amazing. Children can take them to their homes. These tiny machines are powered by batteries which last for many hours once they are charged. Many third world countries have procured millions of these tiny machines for their tiny tots and distributed to them. As far as India is concerned it is as usual. The project is moving at a snails pace and government appears to be uninterested in the project.

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Sixth Sense Technology: Gesticulate your way into tech world:

Indian born Pranav Mistry is a Ph.D student at MIT Media Labs. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a premier educational and research institute in the field of science and Technology) He developed a technology termed as Sixth Sense Technology. Those who are active netizens might have watched the video TED India-the thrilling potential of Sixth Sense Technology, in which he demonstrated how this technology works. A person who wants to use this technology has to use a pendant like gadget which dangles from his/her neck. This gadget is connected to a 3G Smartphone. This gadget is embedded with a Pico projector. Sixth sense technology recognized the gesticular communication by the user and works accordingly. The Pico projector enables the user to use various kinds of surfaces to flash across the output. For example if the user wants to know the time he/she just has to use his finger and make a gesture like drawing a circle on his/her wrist. Then the time is projected on the wrist. If he wants to take a photograph he has to make a gesture to indicate which frame to be captured. To browse Internet he can flash the output across a wall and browse the Internet. So Sixth sense technology creates a virtual world and makes the technology portable.

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An art work created by one of the students of MBA (KU) I Sem on the eve of Sankranti festival. These students should be encouraged to improve their talents and grow in their chosen fields.

Note from the Editor: In view of the time constraints we could not include all the events that had taken place during the academic year. So in the subsequent editions we would take utmost care to cover each and every event that happens on the campus. As this is the inaugural issue I request all the teachers and students to give their invaluable advice and feedback so that we can improve the quality of this newsletter in the subsequent issues and make it more informative. Any complaints and feedback can be mailed to the editor at vrcreddy1975@hotmail.com. We also invite the students and teachers who have the habit of putting their thoughts to paper to submit their write-ups so that we can publish them in the subsequent issues. We expect enthusiastic participation esp. from the student community.