AvantGarde

Editorial (Nov’12)

“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.”
― E.F. Schumacher
As the November edition of Avant Garde is being released the campus is marching intensely towards the much [...]

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28 years of agony… Corporate Personhood in View of Bhopal Gas Tragedy

This was night of 2nd – 3rd December, 1984 when poisonous gas leaks from Union Carbide India Ltd’s (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. As described in the words of Satinath Sarangi, famous Bhopal activist:
“It came without warning in the dead of the night. Most people drowned in their own body fluids… It was [...]

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HCL Emerging Women Leaders’ Summit: An Experience Worth Sharing

“When women are the advisor, the Lords of creation don’t take the advice till they have persuaded themselves that it is just what they intended to do; then they act upon it and if it succeeds, they give the weaker vessel half the credit of it; if fails, they generously give herself the whole”
– [...]

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Gal Baat: Gimm’e ma tees dude!

Only 10 minutes to go before the store closes. 3 out of 4 cash counters has already winded off. I was just rushing through the rows stacked with plethora of labels, colours and most importantly the discount tags! Half of the store lights are already put off. It must have been a long day for [...]

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Prof. Sunil Handa’s Laboratory in Entrepreneurial Motivation (LEM)

“Have the end in mind and every day make sure working towards it.”
– Ryan Allis
How often have you read such lines more importantly how often have you understood the real meaning?
After the last workshop as famously known as Laboratory on Entrepreneurial Motivation (LEM), I am sure at least what the above signifies and what it stands [...]

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Cloud Burst of Bytes

In the search for Simplicity, modify if you can – start afresh if you cannot.
- Edward de Bono
“I always carry all my data with me!” smiles Pranav, a Research Scholar in Chemical Engineering, beaming and sparking with joy he adds “All in air you know. My PC, mobile and laboratory computer all are connected through [...]

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