Spice Rush

                               

Spice Rush a holding of Saffron Spice is an ultimate destination to rush for all the gourmets which along with Andheri and Powai now also serves at Churchgate. It is a place where they celebrate food and have introduced an exceptional concept wherein they have fused old Indian cuisine with the continental style. Along with the enticing cuisines the cherry on the cake is the seating sequence wherein the ground floor caters quick service to the fast moving youth of Mumbai while the upper floor is tailored for corporates with a cross continental buffet.

                  Mouth-watering burgers, pastas, hotdogs and sandwiches are served on the ground floor with Horizon burger, Farmhouse burger, Texas hotdog, Northwest samples being the key highlights. The upper floor serves a buffet lunch which includes vegetarian and non-vegetarian salads, soups, starters, main course and deserts while on-menu dinner is served at night. The signature dishes are Lucknowi Gosht Masala, Prawns Malai Curry, Chilly Charcoal Prawns and Dal Bukhara. The Executive Sous Chef for Spice Rush Mr.Sohan Singh Negi introduces Chest Salad which is a dish from his surreptitious basket which is completely lip-smacking. The youth dishes on the ground floor would come in a range of Rs80 to Rs215 while a lunch buffet per head would cost Rs 299.As compared to the upper floor fewer crowd is spotted on the ground floor as the price seems a little high for a college going student but considering the taste the prices are justified. The Mexican burger that I have tasted is absolutely yummy and would cost you Rs129 inclusive of tax.

                 Spice Rush defines itself with a unique panache which is a combination of scrumptious food, magical ambience and welcoming staff which makes you visit Spice Rush often.

                 

Eatbest..!!!!

                                              

Krishna Palace is a three star hotel at Nana Chowk, the parent hotel in which is situated “The FLUTE” which is a fine dining restaurant. The Flute which is located on the first floor of Krishna Palace is making its presence felt for many years now this being the successful 6^th year. The FLUTE is a multi-cuisine restaurant that has a perfect blend of scrumptious food and tranquil ambience to ensure that every meal makes a memorable experience.

        The FLUTE offers a wide array of dishes which includes Punjabi, Chinese, Mexican and Italian both vegetarian as well as non-vegetarian. The FLUTE is very famous for its mock tail and cocktail concoctions which help to lift people’s drooping spirit. Other than this there are certain fruit dishes which act as a cherry on the cake. Every section has certain signature dishes with Pasta Salad, Hawaiian Salad being highlighters of Salad house while on the other hand the mouth watering soups include Tom Yum soup, Prawn Bisque and Jade soup. The unique starters are Vietnamese spring rolls, conjee crispy and paper wrapped chicken. There are certain special dishes from every state such as Kerala’s Allepy Curry, while Goa’s Prawns Balchao and Konkan’s Malwani curry. The rates of all dishes lie between Rs115 – Rs250 on an average which is value for money considering the quality and taste.

       Besides the flavorsome food the focal point of The FLUTE are the recreation activities undertaken by the restaurant to lighten their customer’s mood. The FLUTE has “GHAZAL NIGHTS” by Mr. Monishlal Chheda every Tuesday and Wednesday which begins at 7.30 and continues after mid-night. Besides this “Karaoke Nights” are held every Thursday and so also for Sunday lunch whereby the customers can dedicate songs to their loved ones or also themselves go up on the stage and sing or at times even Antakshari is played. “Karaoke Nights” are hosted by Mr. Chopra. Both the events are well appreciated by the customers and so also a wide response is noticed. However all that can be said is The Flute is an apt place for delicious food with a combination of complete groovy entertainment. The FLUTE is an ultimate destination for all Gourmets.

Jai Ganesh Sandwich Corner

                                

Sydenham College, Churchgate I feel has the best canteen with variety of dishes available at nominal rate but still the students are seen rushing out of the college when hungry. This is because of the “Sandwich Corner” that has been serving delicious sandwiches to students those have the taste of a kind. This Sandwich Corner has been here for 12 years now. Be it the scorching heat or the heavy rains students are always seen crowding at this eatery.

       The Sandwiches which are available include a wide array from Plain Vegetable Sandwich to Balaji Sandwich. Bread Butter or Bread Butter Jam is served for breakfast. However the USP sandwich is the Vegetable Cheese Chilly Sandwich which has the best stuffing that I have ever tasted. The price of the sandwiches range from Rs12 to Rs30 and I must say its value for money. Plain Vegetable Sandwich costs Rs10 while Vegetable Toast Sandwich and Masala Toast costs Rs15. On the other hand cheese Toast Sandwich is for Rs25 while Balaji and Samosa Sandwiches are for Rs30 each. The taste of the sandwiches is enriched by the orange colored garlic chutney which has a peculiar taste and students are seen craving for it.

       Besides this the cheapest item available is the “Slice” which has potato stuffed in slice bread with pepper and salt sprinkled on it. The ultimate dish when your pocket is empty as it costs merely Rs7. This corner opens at morning 8am and shuts at 8pm. And not to forget if you are a regular customer at this corner then you have added benefits like the credit facility and at times a “Slice” free of cost. I recommend you to get a bite of sandwiches of this corner and you shall always cherish the taste.

Vidyuth

                     

VidYuth is an organization which was established in November, 2008 to raise voice against the wrong and so also help individuals to be the change by being a part of the process. The members of Vidyuth rightly state that the sole aim of this association is to provide the masses with a platform to bring social change. Mr. Anshuman Sinha is the founder and initiator on Vidyuth while his colleagues Mr. Somesh Kamra and Mr. Varun Verma assist him in the day-to-day affairs and overall management of the association.

      The main objective behind formation of VidYuth was to involve the Youth in the process to initiate change. The activity carried out by VidYuth is patrolling of South Bombay area to locate any untoward activity and report it to the cops. The areas covered include Churchgate, Dhobitalao and Fashion Street among others. Their aim is to fight against a huge range of grievances and troublesome activities which include violence, theft, eve-teasing, ragging and so on and so forth. At the moment there are 40 volunteers with Vidyuth moreover college students who are striving hard to take care of the problematic areas. VidYuth volunteers are seen once a week on the streets of South Bombay on bikes, cars and foot working selflessly to contribute to the society.

      Vidyuth has come up with a martial arts firm “Knockout” where free style martial arts and self-defense techniques are taught. Paying attention to the increasing ragging cases VidYuth in support with Mr. Milind Deora has sent a letter to the State Minister to give priority to this issue and is also backed by Mr. Kachru father of the deceased ragging victim. Till now Vidyuth has been successful in the activities undertaken by them.

“We aim to make our organization bigger and wider and create fear in the minds of people engaging in any illegal activity” as told by Mr. Anshuman Sinha.                       For more details on Vidyuth or to join as a volunteer visit the “VidYuth” group on facebook or visit www.vidyuth.org.

Intercollegiate Festival

                 

Population First is an NGO situated at Fountain which has been striving hard to create awareness regarding the “Save Girl Child” issue. The youth wing of this NGO is coming up with a grand intercollegiate festival for the very first time. The main motive is to sensitize the youth about the issue. The objective is to have a fiesta by the youth, of the youth and for the youth.

        The event would be based on the NGO’s Laadli Campaign that has been in action for quite some time. The event is still in its preliminary stage and the full-fledged working would start in the month of June. The organizing committee would consist of students from more than 30 colleges in order to reach a wider audience. The members of the NGO state that they are lucky to get a great response from the youth and the surprising part is that out of the total number of volunteers who have signed in the majority of them are boys. Besides this talks are on with certain big brands in order to get sponsors and partners.

      The interviews for the posts to different departments would be conducted in the month of June. After the committee is laid down a gender sensitization workshop would be conducted for all. Then July and August the plan would be bought into action by immense hard work and dedication as quoted by one of the volunteer. The event would happen in the month of September. Till now the South Bombay colleges have been active and responsive to this event however the members believe that reaching the suburbs won’t take them much time. The venue of the event is not fixed and different events will take place at different colleges. The members are optimistic that the event would be a great success and promise to become bigger and wider in years to come.

Mani Bhavan

         As Gandhi Jayanti is approaching I felt the need to bring to your notice this interesting place in Gamdevi which manifests life of Mahatma Karamchand Gandhi – Our Father of Nation to whom most of us look up to. Mani Bhavan is that ultimate Gandhi Memorial where one can have a peek-a-boo in Gandhiji’s life and understand history in its simplest form. I assure you that the moment you step inside you will be mesmerized by the display and be carried away in a world where you would assume that things are actually happening in and around you.

  As you enter Mani Bhavan straight inside is the Gandhian library where books by and on Gandhiji and Gandhian Thought as well as allied subjects can be found. Besides this it subscribes to 50 periodicals on Peace Research and different social sciences. Then on the first floor is the Picture Gallery which gives an account of Gandhiji in Mani Bhavan and important events in his life. It includes certain significant letters, articles and documents written by and about Gandhiji. One can also find a few replica’s of Gandhiji’s belongings and so also places which have been closely related to Gandhiji like Sabarmati Ashram, his prison cell among others. On the second floor is the Museum where different events on Gandhiji’s life are portrayed with the help of puppets. At the entrance of the Museum is the place where Gandhiji worked and lived which contains his belongings such as the spinning wheel, his aasana, books that he read and his stick.

     On the terrace a bronze plaque with an inscription now marks the place of the tent in which Gandhiji was arrested in January, 1932. This is the place where he use to sleep and hold prayers. I strongly suggest at least a one time visit to Mani Bhavan to pay homage to such a great freedom fighter. This is an ultimate source of inspiration for all freedom and peach loving individuals all over the world.

Launch of Wynncom Mobile Handsets

  

On 21^st of May, 2010 Wynn Telecom Limited launched their first range of seven new mobile hand sets Pan India. The venue for the launch was Hotel Trident at Bandra Kurla Complex while the launch ceremony commenced at around 11.30 am. The event kickstarted with the host throwing light on the sequence of events expected to unfold in time to come followed by felicitation of some esteemed guest and people of Wynn Telecom Ltd who made this happen. After this the founder and Chairman Mr Rakesh Malhotra and co-founder and managing director Mr Arvind Vohra presented a power point presentation about Wynn Telecom Ltd and their growth in the past years and so also their future expectations. Later Mr.Choudhary Head of Marketing Wynn Telecom Ltd briefed the audience about the new range mobile phones, their partners and the brand ambassador.

       Followed by this was a Laser Dance which was an international act by a specialty acts artist. And then came the time which everyone was awaiting the brand ambassador was to join in for the launch of the mobile phones. Three, Two and One and Mr. Saif Ali Khan the official Brand ambassador of Wynncom Mobile phones made a grand entry. Then the concerned officials along with Saif unveiled a range of high quality and affordable mobile phones. Now there was groove in the mood of people. Later there was a press conference whereby Saif was questioned more about Bollywood, his look and of course Kareena Kapoor his current flame. He said that he chose to endorse this brand as he feels that Wynncom stands for cutting-edge innovation and style. He said he related easily to the brand as it is refreshingly trendy and fast. On a funny note he said he would be competing with Kareena as she is endorsing Sony Ericson which would now compete with Wynncom. For all the Saif Ali Khan fans however the sad news is Saif won’t be following twitter as he says he needs some privacy in his personal life.

      After the press conference and peek-a-boo in Saif’s life the event terminated on an enthusiastic note. The concerned authorities of Wynn telecom ltd held their heads high in the air and were optimistic and said that they are sure they will be the top Indian Mobile phones company in years to come. Thus was the launch of Wynncom Mobile handsets the aesthetics of which mesmerized everyone present and which ended in a unique panache.

  

Laadli Day - The Joy Ride

Population First is an Ngo which is striving hard for the “Girl Child” cause for some years now. They have many campaigns under their wings one of which is the Laadli Campaign. The Laadli Campaign successfully completed its 5years on 9^th June, 2010. In order to celebrate its success the members of the Ngo planned an ultimate Joy Ride in order to create awareness about the move in a creative manner and so also to dragoon the layman and the tomorrow’s future that is the youth in the loop.

      The event after a huge dedicated planning kick-started at 5pm at Gateway of India. The people associated with the Ngo and so also students from n number of colleges flocked at Gateway. Initially the event was highlighted by a dholwala cheerfully playing the dhol in the centre along with a group of students with placards to attract the crowd towards them. Later a group of students performed a street play there based on giving equal opportunities to the girl child and in order to remove all stereotype thoughts. This was followed by a mesmerizing performance by Geetu Hinduja who sung the song “Angel” to celebrate the girl child. Television Actress Dolly Thakur also joined in at Gateway of India. From there everyone got into the Open deck buses which were painted by students of J.J school of art especially for the event. Next the joy ride passed by Colaba and finally moved towards

Marine Drive

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Marine Drive

the street play was performed once again. Everyone who came across the rally supported the cause with a thumps up or by shouting the slogan at the loudest possible volume.

    From there the joy-ride took off around 6.30 and later went to some of the hotspot areas in South Bombay such as Churchgate, Fashion Street and finally the last stop was V.T. There the students got off the bus and a small march took place with students chanting the slogans “SAVE THE GIRL CHILD” & “CAN YOU SAVE THE GIRL CHILD, YES WE CAN” among others. This was a fun-filled event which was conducted in an innovative manner and left its mark behind. I am sure a great deal of message reached the common man and in and all it was a stupendous fiesta.

Go Green Inititative by a Girgaum Mandal

Environmental issues have been daunting Mumbai at every other occasion. Moreover each year the next day after Ganpati Visarjan we come across the horrifying sight of beaches after the POP mixes with the sea water. Overcoming this issue has been a major concern for every Mumbaikar and acting on the same lines is one such mandal in Girgaum.

    Kuldaldeshkar Niwas Sarvajanik Ganehotsav Mandal in Girgaum is all set to implement the “Go Green Initiative” this year.  Right from the Ganesh murti to all the decoration items which will be used this year would be of eco-friendly materials. The eight foot idol which was bought on Saturday to the colony is made up of hard fibre and colouring is done with the help of organic colours. The mandal spent the highest amount on the murti this year as compared to past several years. Another unique action plan they have taken up is that they wouldn’t be immersing the Ganesh murti in water this year. The idea is to take the Ganpati idol to the beach like it has been happening every year and to spill some water at the murti’s feet in order not to violate the tradition that has been followed by everyone for years now. The idol would be kept in the colony premises in a permanent pandal.

   People concerned with the idea of “going green” this year state that the main motive to recycle the Ganesh idol is to do a little from their side for the environment and so also reduce the effects of environmental hazards like global warming. I am sure that all the initiators would be truly blessed by Lord Ganesh and so also a message would reach to other mandals who would soon start acting on similar lines.

FACE BOOK reunites me with my “ONCE MET BY CHANCE” friend

 Face book is the place I am addicted to and you can find me 24/7. Face book with every passing day brings me more close to it most importantly because I reconnected with a friend of mine who through regular face book chats and comments became my super closest buddies. To cut the long story short I eat, sleep and drink face book.

To begin with my good nah best buddy Ipsita Bhattacharya. I remember it was the Christmas day 25^th December, 2008 when I was traveling on a long distance train to Nashik. I remember the boring journey with no books to read or music to listen I noticed a tall, healthy and a Papa’s girl sitting next to me and the kind of talkative person that I was I struck a conversation right there with her. Our conversation which started on a formal note ended up making us realize are company was like house on fire but soon came the time when we had to go our ways and bid a final good bye to each other. We badly wished we could meet again. And Voila! That happened. Around 1 year later I saw a friend request peep on my face book page. With excitement that my number of friends would increase on FB I opened my profile page and this time I was stunned to see that the FB friend request was from my “Train Buddy”.

 Since then FB is the ultimate hub for us. She is a HSC appeared student from Podar School (Santa Cruz) and I am pursuing my business management from Sydenham College (Churchgate) so can say we study in two extreme places and so also are so busy with our lives that meeting up or being in touch would have otherwise been difficult but is now made easy thanks to FACE BOOK. Today we claim to be the closest of friends who share almost all news via FB. Our latest pics, our daily ongoings are communicated by us to each other via face book. We feel extremely lucky and are grateful to face book without which we getting in touch again was next to impossible and we would have surely regretted having lost a friend like a gem.

Face 2 Face with Aditya Narayan

1)      Your Background

I started my career as a singer at a mere age of 4 years. I took training under Kalyanji and did the concert “Little Wonders”. I was pretty good in my academics and at the same time I tried my hand into acting and even sung for some Bollywood movies. I studied at Mithibai College and at the age of 19 took up to hosting Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007. After its success I was offered the next two seasons as well.

     

2)      How did it begin for you? How did you land your first break in television?

I was at London at that time when I got a call from Zee Production House for the show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007. It was the time when Zee had lost Gajendra Singh & Shaan and then I was bought on board.

3)      Tell us about your film Shaapit?

It is another thriller movie by Vikram Bhatt after 1920. My co-stars are Shweta Agarwal, Rahul Dev and Shubh. The music of the movie is done by Chirantan Bhatt. However the promotional song which is the title song of the movie “Shaapit hua” is written, sung and composed by me. I have glad I got a chance to do my debut with such an interesting project.

4)      Tell us about your role in the film?

The name of my character in the movie is Aman. It is a story about this boy who is in love with Kaya played by Shweta Agarwal. Kaya is cursed as has been the history of her family and it’s about how Aman fights all odds to get Kaya. That is all I can say.

5)      Tell us about your future projects?

I am doing another film with Vikram Bhatt after this. It is the project which is finalized at the moment. So, that’s it for now.

6)      Do we see you on the small screen again?

Yes of course! I have been offered quite a lot of shows to host but couldn’t take them up due to date problems but you will surely see me hosting some show shortly.

7)      How would you want to be known in future?

All I have to say is that I want to give my best in all endeavors and I am sure then I shall hold a future of my choice.

8)      You have been seen excelling in different areas. How do you manage to do that?

Well I believe in utilizing every opportunity that comes my way. I feel that giving my 100% in all areas helps me excel in whatever things I take at hand. So with this approach it becomes absolutely easy to manage different tasks.

THE CAT CONVERSION

    
FROM COMMON APTITUDE TEST TO CLASSES ATTENTION SEEKING TEST

So guys lets breakthrough over some serious CAT CHAT. Hey hey I am not talking about the Bollywood Cat fights or our beloved pet’s meow meow. I am talking about something which gives a cold-feet to students, keeps them gasping for breath and doesn’t detach them from ultimate pressure, phobia and tension. This is CAT- COMMON APTITUDE TEST which has students flocking at their respective centres in November every year slogging for years and years to get into the IIM’s. Now that I am giving CAT this year the latest fact horrifying us the “bechaara students” is that CAT’s gone online. This is the CAT candidate’s matchless tragedy.

         On the other hand are the classes mentoring students to make it to the IIM’s.

“You come to us & we should take you there” is the claim that every class makes. We are concerned about your future; we have hundred’s of our students who reached The IIM’S. In addition to this we also have the most efficient staff, appropriate mock-tests and whatever that you say we give you that. Something that no other class provides you that is what you get here. We are an angel in disguise for you to take you to the IIM’s. I believe that’s what every class says. And again the “bechaara students” get stuck in another mystery as to which class to choose. Classes are busy promoting themselves and students are busy piling up questions. I hope not to see that the number of classes giving CAT coaching giving tough competition to number of students appearing for CAT.

       So can we see the scenario changing in near future? Can the “bechaara students” get a smooth way to pass by? Can the classes do what they are actually supposed to do? Can the CAT CONVERSION get a full stop? Now there just remains a hope that I shall get answers to my questions atleast till the kick start of CAT ‘2011.

         

FIRST DAY, FIRST SHOW - CAT '10

Well to begin in the JamIstyle let me tell you we are the first one’s to bring to you the unveiling of the most hyped, nerve wracking exam for the year 2010 which is the ultimate aim of thousands of MBA aspirants me being one among them.

   Out of personal curiosity as my CAT date nears and to bring to the notice of other such jam readers the on-goings at the CAT centers I had a real good discussion with one such guy who was to appear for CAT on the first day first slot on 27^th Oct. Salman Merchant last year B’Com student of Hinduja college gave me his account of the story.

Firstly I asked him as to what made him appear on the first day itself to which he said that he didn’t want his morale to shake by hearing other’s experiences and feel all the more scared about the exam. He told me it being the first day challenges like technical glitches, getting tougher set among others could have possibly occurred. However he said that he had no such experience and on the contrary the paper was really good with verbal section being the easiest and geometry in the quant section being a cakewalk.

 I asked him whether it was worthwhile to call the students 2hours before the exam schedule on which he said that the student’s photo and fingerprints are taken which takes time and besides the student can sit there calmly then to reach at the nth moment and panic.

Facilities like drinking water, washrooms, pouch for keeping cell phones and watches and a very co-operative staff are present. The only problem that occurred was that one computer was not getting loaded but the problem was taken care out within just few minutes. Overall on the first day the students were pleased with the paper and the facilities.

      So all I have to say is that just keep the 3 D’s going in you that is devotion, dedication and determination. I am sure all the hardwork should pay you big dividends. All the very best for your preparations and rock the CAT.

XYZ - XHIBIT YOUR ZING

                                   XYZ WRITE – UP (ANDREW’S BMS EVENT)

 XYZ which stands for “XHIBIT YOUR ZING” is an Andrew’s College fiesta exclusively managed and coordinated by the BMS students.  XYZ pioneered in this year itself and was scheduled on 3^rd and 4^th February, 2010. The overall theme for this festival was “Magical World” and this was highlighted in particular by the décor of the event. XYZ witnessed a whooping participation by more than 20 colleges which was quite an achievement considering this the initiating year of the event.

      On 2^nd February the event made a kick-start with a distinct opening ceremony. The event inaugurated with a “STREET CARNIVAL” which was the only event based on the theme magical world and mainly consisted of a parade through a quadrangle. The events were distributed over both the days and mainly belonged to three categories namely Academics, Sports and Cultural Events. The academic events included Jam, Mind Your Own Business, Crack which was a business quiz and so on and so forth. The Sports section had an array of events like Volleyball, Rink Football, FIFA, CS and NFS among others. The Cultural events which was the cherry on the cake included campus shoot, dance and personality contest. The signature event was the Band event which had the maximum participation and was the ultimate crowd puller.

        The glamour quotient was added to this event by Mark Robinson who was the event chief guest, Queenie Dhodhi and Anna Bradmire. The Dance event had Shiamak Davar’s instructors while the Band event had Reverse Polarity. XYZ marked its end on 4^th February and was a successful festival with interesting events, overwhelming participation and absolute enthusiasm and fun. XYZ shall be a much-awaited event for years to come.

Tech Renegade

 Tech Renegade is the festival of K.C College which is jointly managed by the IT and Computer Science students. This event was scheduled on the 15^th and 16^th of January with a whooping participation by colleges all over Mumbai. The slogan of the event this year was “In pursuit of perfection-NEXT IS US”.  The main aim is to boost exchange of ideas among students and to add an element of perfection to every area of the event as told by the Principal of K.C College Miss. Manju Nichlani.

               The array of events for Tech Renegade included web designing, debugging, war of dj’s, mock stock, amazing race, Ad-Mad and PhotoMania. The USP events for Tech Renegade were Robotics and Casino. In Robotics the participants were suppose to play different robot games that included soccer, maze and racing. In Casino the participants were suppose to play poker and blackjack and the amount earned by the winner was partially to be kept by the winner and the remaining 50% would go to an NGO. The personalities who were seen at this festival were Actor Rahul Bose and Wipro CFO Mr. Jambotkar.

              A combination of utmost zeal, dedication and enthusiasm was seen in every person involved with the event. This event was a rendez vous for young talent to showcase their creativity. The event came to a mesmerizing end on 16^th January and managed to create a mark for itself.

Entourage '10

                                    Entourage’2010 was the fiesta of Jai Hind College exclusively managed by the BBI students for the very first time. It was a two day event which took place on 12^th and 13^th January and involved a myriad of educational, management and cultural events. Entourage aimed to provide a platform for young talent to showcase their talent, creativity and gusto.

    Entourage witnessed a whooping participation from different colleges all over Mumbai. On 12^th January were scheduled all educational and management events. These included Brain teaser, Brand housie, Debate and Best from waste. The USP event of the day was “Arthashastra” which was a Stock market event. It consisted of two rounds whereby the first round included a quiz on mergers and acquisitions and the second round tested efficiency of participants in aquiring stakes of different companies. This event observed participation from 12 colleges with 6 colleges being eliminated in the first round.

       The second and the last day of Entourage that is 13^th January was reserved for the cultural events which included dance, drama and fashion show. The magic of the cultural events left the audience spellbound and they were seen asking for more. The glamour quotient was added to the festival by the presence of director Kunal Kohli, television anchor Perizaad Kolah and RJ Rohini. Entourage beholded a wide participation and everyone who came for the event was content and left with a smile. Entourage marked its end in a unique panache and considering its success in the very first year it aims to grow bigger and wider in years to come.

Sabse Favourite Peon!!!

Ram Sonawane has been the peon for the BMS section of Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics for the past 8 years. He has been a friend, helping hand and support system for all the students who have passed out and so also who are still studying at the college. You ask any Sydenham BMS student one person among the non-teaching staff who they could relate very well to and they have only one name to utter and that is “Ram Mama”.

Me being a student of this college I personally have certain instances whereby without him things would be a real mess. I still remember that our Semester III results were to come out. Everybody was tense about the accounts paper and were shivering with fear of getting a K.T. The BMS staff was in the office calculating the results. Students were loitering in the corridor me being one among them to get a hint about our results.

 No one was there to calm us down. But leaving his lunch aside Ram Mama was the person standing outside the staff office and telling everyone “Ghaabru nakaa, result chaangla laagla aahe (Don’t worry, the result has come out good)”. He was the one answering the same question asked by all the students without getting irritated. He was the one calmed each one down and motivating them even though in reality he was completely unaware about the results and was just trying to boost the students.

     

 Rana Siddiqui a last year student of Sydenham BMS says that Ram Mama is like a friend to me. The comfort level I shared with him for the last 2 years was commendable. Be it the admission queries or the lecture timings he was always there to help us out. Be it in the college or outside college he was the one who was always there. And always he did this with a smile on his face. I look up to him for being an angel in disguise to all the students. Ram Mama has a personality which makes the students see an elderly person who wishes them good always and hence every student respects him and doesn’t dare to misbehave with him. When we see him his calm smiling f

ace gives us a lot of positive vibes and difficult situations end up into a mere just another circumstance.

    He is not only the king among the BMS students but also well-known among the BCOM students. Any work they have with the BMS section the students directly approach Ram Mama. This is because they believe approaching Mama in itself is half work done because they trust him on getting the work done faster and in a simplified way. I am totally glad to be able to write on such a great persona who has been my Best Friend in Sydenham and this would be a tribute to him for being a splendid person that he is.

All I have to say is that even after passing out from Sydenham in the coming year I shall always remember him and through this I want to say a BIG FAT THANK YOU to him for all his good deeds towards us.

Rhythm '10

Rhythm’10 is an inter-collegiate festival of Atharva Education Trust. This festival was scheduled from 10^th March to 14^th March this year. Rhythm’10 witnessed an overwhelming participation from more than 50 colleges. The overall theme of the fiesta this year was “Around the World”.  The event this year aimed to cover the diversity of Asia, to the adventures of Australia, wildness of Africa and so also the cool quotient of America which is depicted by the theme itself.

         The students of this college promised that the wide campus of Atharva would be transformed into one - stop destination for all the eager travelers. The overall events were classified into Entertainment events, Gaming and Sports. The event kick started on 10^th March with the inauguration ceremony and then began the array of events on daily basis.

On 11^th March were scheduled the LAN gaming events such as CS, FIFA and NFS. Other than this the other events included Rangoli, RJ Hunt, Crystal Maze and Adventure Sports. On 12^th March were scheduled Oye English English Oye and some other Beach events. 13^th and 14^th March moreover had the finals for most of the events. However the USP events were Fashion Show, War of Bands, DJ Nite, Dance and Drama.

       Rhythm’10 marked its end on 14^th March and was a grand success. The fiesta had unique events, overwhelming participation and a great concept. Rhythm’10 kept up to the promise of becoming bigger and wider every year and aimed to be back with a better event in years to come.

Ray Film Festival

Ray Film festival – A Journey Through The Lens is a Bhavan’s College (Andheri) fiesta which was scheduled from 23^rd February to 25^th February, 2010. Ray film festival took place for the very first time and witnessed an overwhelming response. This event mainly took place with the motive to promote and encourage young film makers and so also to provide them with a platform to showcase their talent. The name of the event is “RAY” due to two main reasons the first being a tribute to the great legend Mr. Satyajit Ray and secondly the Bhavanites planned to relate the name to “a ray of hope” as the event was happening for the very first time.

         Ray Film Festival was an initiative by the BMM students but as told by one of the committee members due to the co-operation of their principal V.I. Katchi the event was put together by students of all streams who came together to make the event a great success. More than 50 colleges across Mumbai participated in this event. There was sectoral distribution of the events which were distributed over 3days under film-making, literary arts, fine arts and informals heads. There were 14 different types of film-making events. In addition to this literary events like script-writing, fine arts events of painting and informals events like dance, fashion contest were also conducted.

        Ray film festival had tied up with Sanskardhaam Ngo which works for the physically challenged that had put up a stall of theirs. Institute Calleguri Melano was suppose to dress the Ngo children for a fashion contest in order to involve them as well. However the signature event that took place was “Screening of Satyajit Ray’s movies” every evening which pulled in the adults and older generation crowds unlike other college events which were meant mainly for the students. The other prominent personalities who came in were Piyush Mishra, Sushant Singh and Sukhvinder Singh who added vibrancy to the closing ceremony. The event came to an end on 25^th February, 10 in a unique panache and was a great success.

Purple '10

PURPLE’10 is a fiesta of MHSS College of Engineering which commenced on   3^rd March, 10 and went on till 12^th March, 10. This event was exclusively managed by the students of CSI, IEEE and SACE committee’s collectively. The overall events were distributed into three categories namely Cultural events, Sports and Technical events. The tagline of PURPLE’10 was The Saga of Evolution which was the theme of the event as a whole. The event witnessed a massive participation from around 100 plus colleges which included engineering as well as junior colleges.

        The events were segregated over different dates based upon their category. On 3^rd March took place the ‘BLOOD DONATION CAMPAIGN’ in collaboration with Nair hospital. MHSS students were successful in donating 334 bottles of blood. 4^th March kick started with the Inauguration and then from 4^th to 7^th March went on the Sports events.

This section included events such as Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Rink Football, Box cricket, Chess among others. On 8^th March was an event unheard of whereby different companies displayed their car models on the college campus. Along with this other events included Assemble-Dissemble, Take 2, BM Xtreme, Marathon maze and so on and so forth.

On 9^th March was scheduled the USP event “Robotics” and fun event “Paint Wars”. So also there was a Vedic Math’s workshop and Acting and dancing workshop by Alchemy. From 10^th March – 12^th March more emphasis was given to cultural events which included Group Dance, Talent Show and Rock Show.

     

Prestigious personalities seen at this event included Milind Deora, Sulbha Mantri of Sarabhai fame and Priyug Mantri of Gladrags fame. The event marked its end on 12^th March, 10 in a unique panache. The event was a grand success with a combination of brainstorming as well as fun events. The event observed an overwhelming response and managed to mark its end with high standards.

NIIT’S 6TH NATIONAL I.T APTITUDE TEST

    

 NIIT conducted NITAT its 6^th National I.T aptitude test on Sunday 21^st February, 10 at their Churchgate centre in Mumbai. NITAT is a 100-minute objective examination specially designed by NIIT to evaluate one’s I.T. aptitude. It is India’s largest and most widely recognized I.T. Aptitude Test conducted simultaneously across 180+ cities. Over 5 lakh candidates had participated in the test over the last five years and a greater response was spotted this year.

           The candidates included graduates of all disciplines, polytechnic students, HSC passed students and so also engineering students. A number of benefits were attached with this exam which included detailed understanding of one’s personality profile, strength’s and areas of development in addition to one’s I.T. aptitude. NITAT provided candidates with nationwide assessment on I.T. domains that will act as an entry gate to their career.

           The cherry over the cake in this year’s NITAT is institution of Devang Mehta Scholarship for students who are desirous of being associated with the I.T industry. The results of this exam which will be out on 26^th February, 10 would provide a score card to every candidate which would help the candidate locate his/her relative position on overall I.T. aptitude on a national, zonal and state level. This examination would help every candidate do a self SWOT analysis and succeed in the long run.

Girl who wrote her 4 papers with the help of a writer from the hospital bed

Aneri Rathod, 17 years old, Sydenham College, Commerce Stream

Aneri Rathod is an illustration for all those students who have given up on life just because they couldn’t live up to their and others expectations or who didn’t fair very great in the exams. This girl is full of grit and fought all odds to clear her 12^th standard boards with first class (65%).

A very sad thing happened with her. Throughout the year she was all fit and fine and so was she full of excitement on first day of boards as a tiring year was coming to an end. But the excitement went dull in the coming few hours. On the second day of her paper that is on 25^{th February} Aneri experienced severe stomach pain and could not even sit properly.

When they approached the doctor it was brought to their notice that she had an intestinal obstruction which needs to be operated that time itself or would cause problems in future.

  On the same day at midnight Aneri was operated upon. The family somehow didn’t care about the exams in front of their loved daughter’s health. However Aneri was very determined. With all the pipes attached to her body and her degrading health all she wanted was to give her exams and not waste a year.

So looking at her daughter’s desire Aneri’s Mom approached the college and then Maharashtra Board and within 5 minutes after the discussion they were granted permission to provide a writer for Aneri. Finally Shweta Shettigar was the writer for Aneri. Without studying from the hospital Aneri gave her remaining all papers with the help of the writer.

   

“We are very grateful to Dr. Shridhar Salunke the chair person of Maharashtra Board, Professors Pradeep Saraswat and Gadhwe of Sydenham College and all others who stood by us during this time of difficulty” says Jyoti Rathod Aneri’s mother. “In the time of student difficulty the board is always ready to help you, you only need to approach the right people” is a small advice from Khushbu Aneri’s sister.

“In my bad times everyone stood by me and made me realize that I should be a fighter and hence I am highly grateful to my family, college, Maharashtra board and all my well wishers.” Her friends say that Aneri has always been into curriculars and so also excellent in her academics and now she has done one more extraordinary thing. Aneri wants to pursue BMS hereafter and we wish her all the good luck for the same.

Career Fair '10

Career fair ’10 is exclusively organized by Sydenham BMS students and is the only education oriented college festival in the heart of South Mumbai.

The festival unveils itself on the 21^st of January 2010 and will be scheduled till the 23rd. It is celebrating its 7th successful year of contribution in the field of education.

The USP of career fair ’10 is CSR which is on the lines of “CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY”, while the sydenhamites term it as “CAMPUS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY”, with an objective of rendering social duties towards its society. In order to meet their social obligations, the Sydenhamites are organizing a blood donation camp and a career guidance program for NGO kids.  

The festival has a plethora of management events with a CSR touch to it. It provides a platform for students to explore the various career opportunities, by which the students can mould their career as per their choice and abilities.  The fair in context of this have provided a stage for the various educational institutions and students to come together and find solutions for their career related queries.

With the participations of 5000 students and 35 educational institutions, career fair ’09 was a successful event. However this year we intend to break this limit and reach to as many students as possible across Mumbai.

Jam readers are cordially invited to be a part of career fair’10 and join in the attempt to lighten up the future of the youth.

Blitzkrieg’10

Blitzkrieg’10 is a K.C College Festival which is exclusively managed by the BMM students. Blitzkrieg’10 was scheduled on 22^nd and 23^rd January. The range of events that Blitzkrieg’10 covered included areas such as Advertising, Journalism, Public Relations and Entertainment. The theme of Blitzkrieg’10 is Reality Shows whereby the event as a whole is considered to be a reality show and the colleges that have participated are said to be contestants of this reality show. Blitzkrieg’10 witnessed a heavy participation by more than 30 colleges.

                The events were segregated in such a way that a balance could be maintained between the mass media events and the entertainment events. The first day that is 22^nd January saw the inaugural function which had Rajeev Khandelwal as the chief guest. The same day was the film making event which was judged by Gulshan Grover and the RJ Hunt judged by RJ Harsh of Fever 104 Fm. The grand event of the day was the “promote your brand” event and so also the full of hurdles sports event Tough Enough. The same day was conducted the dance event with the theme emotions and character both in contradiction.

                 The second day of the event witnessed the crowd puller events that is the Band event and the Fashion Show. The theme of the Fashion Show was something very unique which was Computer Games. The other celebrities who came in were Rakesh Omprakash Mehra, Mayuresh Wadwarkar from Dance India Dance and Tarun Mansukhani among others. The Signature event of Blitzkrieg took place on 23^rd January which was “Human Chess” whereby there was a large chess board on which the students were made the chess pieces and the moves were decided by the strategizer. In this way Blitzkrieg’10 came to an end on 23^rd January in a unique style and sticked to their promise of growing even more big and wide with each year to come.

Bhavika Jain, A Connoisseur of Fashion

Bhavika Jain is a student of NMIMS and a connoisseur of fashion.

1) What is fashion to you?

Fashion to me is all about carrying yourself in the perfect attire and most importantly wearing accessories that complement such an attire. I believe accessories like earrings and necklaces make you look complete and I have always been fond of them and love trying out different varieties in the same.

2) What accessories do you design?

Well to begin with I am not a professional as far as jewellery designing is concerned but I do it as a hobby. I have a strong liking for the same and have been inclined towards accessories since my childhood. As of now I design earrings and necklaces and I believe I am pretty good with the same considering I keep getting loads of orders.

3) How did it all began for you?

Jewellery designing began for me all of a sudden and I am still not aware how I started doing this on such a large scale. Tired of locating necklaces that would complement my dress I decided to try my hand at designing necklaces and voila the outcome was absolutely pleasant. Soon after I was wearing the necklace at college and my friends at NMIMS loved them and placed orders with me. And as time passed I was overloaded with orders.

4) Which necklace of yours you believe is the best of all and a unique creation?

 There is this necklace with 10 strings of green steer with a green pendant. It is perfect ethnic wear. This necklace complements any Indian outfit and makes western dresses look different. It is simple yet elegant.

5) What is the difficulty involved in neckpieces designing?

There is no such difficulty involved in necklace designing at least for me as that is where my interest lies. However the only difficult task would be locating the right raw materials. It is the most tiring job to go out in the market in search of the raw materials and that is where the hard work is involved.

6) What is the price range of the necklaces that you sell?

The price of the necklace depends upon the quality, pattern and materials used. The simpler one’s would come in the range of Rs200 and the one’s with heavy pearls and beads would cost around Rs500 and the range goes further to Rs750.

7) What is the latest that you have done?

Well the latest is that I have come up with a new collection of 30 sets. Besides that I have recently have had a photo shoot of my collection. You can view my collection and its price on http://www.picasaweb.google.com/.

8) Have you done any course of jewellery designing?

No I haven’t done any course of jewellery designing. It just came naturally to me. You can say that was a hidden talent of mine that I discovered recently. But yes my mom has been a pillar of support for me and has been guiding me through out.

Sachi Maskara's Kalamkari Bag

                                              

Sachi Maskara is a TyBcom student of Sydenham College. She is a person highly obsessed with fashion and always up-do-date with the latest trend.

She designs fashion bags and sandals/shoes and puts up exhibitions of the same. She has put up around 5 exhibitions till date.

Kalamkari Bag

Moreover she saw a patch of cloth at Hyderabad which she converted into a bag. This form of bag comes from Andhra Pradesh. It is made exclusively from cloth and use of leather is avoided. The unique feature about this bag is that it is hand painted completely.

This sort of bag is in fashion lately as told by Sachi as most of her collection of this type has got sold easily till date. These bags look elegant with saris and kurtis that are mainly with traditional attire. She charges Rs 1500 for such bags.

Besides this other are the normal small jholas that she makes where she uses beads and motis to décor the jholas which are primararily made of bright colored shiny cloth. So also she designs different types of sandals to go with different attires. However the highlight continues to remain the Kalamkari Bag.