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AARW NEWSLETTER
A quarterly publication of Anjamma Agi Reddy Engineering College for Women, Hyderabad
Issue No.2, April 2011

From the Principals Desk
To do well in the examinations, you must make use of every minute for preparation. This was
brought out convincingly by our students in the seminar of 31.1.2011. You must also maintain
good health, since you cannot read if you are suffering from a head ache. The viruses and
bacteria are always around and they are eager to attack a weak person. It is for you to be strong
and immune to microbes and allergens. The key to good health is correct diet, sufficient exercise
and a positive attitude. Increase the leaf and fruit content of your food and reduce the oil, fat and
sugar content. Prefer hand pounded rice over polished rice. Increase whole grain content in place
of ground floor. Carrots, tomatoes and milk are any day better than potatoes, chat and Coca
Cola. Use a mixture of oils for cooking, minimizing the quantity. Do not fast on a working day,
so that you do not collapse in the lab, needing infusion of saline for revival. Exercise or walk for
at least 45 minutes every day. Cooking, washing, gardening and cleaning all contribute to
exercise. Once your health improves, you feel liberated and exhilerated. Then you will pursue
study with focus, vigour and joy.
The summer has set in. You must take all precautions against the hot sun. Wear loose and
airy clothes. Avoid dark clothing as it absorbs and retains Sun's heat efficiently. Avoid going out
between 12 noon and 4 pm. Carry an umbrella or at least wear a cap if you have to go out in the
sun. White cloth umbrella reflects away the rays and keeps you cool. Wet your hair or cover with
a wet hand kerchief or scarf to protect against heat. Prevention is better than cure, any day. Drink
a lot of water. Avoid taking roadside juices and food. The ice being used in cold drinks such as
ganne ka ras is that which has been made for preserving food and goods meant for export. It is
not made from drinking water and hence unfit for human consumption. Food becomes stale
quickly in summer and causes illness.
In this issue, we have Inspiring Words from a Distinguished Visitor. Hashmat Sultana poses
the question What is behind success and then answers it convincingly. Then we have points
from AARW student seminars on Time Management and ways to Reuse, Reduce and Recycle.
How a student should be treated by a teacher is spelt out by Srilakshmi in If a student.., followed
by two poems by Jyothsna and science, technology and environment news From far and near.
Finally, on the occasion of March 8 being Womens Day, we have a wonderful collection of
slides by Swetha, capturing women in multiple roles.

- Dr. Palanki Balakrishna

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Inspiring words from a distinguished visitor
Swami Bodhanandamaya, Director, Vivekananda Institute of Human Excellence addressed our
students. Here are some of the points he made:
I can, you can, and we all can make India dynamic and powerful. For this, we all have to
shift our attention from materialism to spiritualism. Matter is not important, mind is
important. The capacity of the human brain is unlimited. All of you have an immense
capacity to do several things. But what you choose to do has a tremendous effect on you,
on the country, on the society and on the world. Install the right and your original
software in your mind, so that it makes you to do the right things. Learn to discriminate
between right and wrong, good and bad, ethical and unethical. It is not enough if you
have a head to think. You must also have a heart to feel and a hand to help.
To be a good engineer, you need to have five characteristics: Will power, originality,
positive attitude, concentration and discretion. 5 Es of an engineer are: Enthusiasm,
Experiment, Experience, Expertise, and Excellence.
Acquire knowledge from various sources, but do not imitate someone blindly.
Always think positive. With a positive outlook, you can change any situation for the
better. Start your day with confidence, smile, optimism and a winning attitude. Avoid
complaining, criticizing, comparing, competing and copying.
Focus on your task. For example, do not listen to music or watch TV while solving a
mathematical problem. Work continuously and intensely on the problem on hand. Do not
rest until the job on hand is completed. Keep away all distractions.
Do not compare yourself with others. Compare your performance with your own
potential. Keep questioning yourself whether you have done your best in your days
work.
(compiled by L Sharada, P Pratyusha, Rintu Joseph, B Jyothsna, Ch. Mounika, P. Mounika, G I
Shailaja, Ch. Jhansi, P Srilatha, Firdouse Unnisa Begum, Farriya Naaz, Shaheena Tanweer, B
Mahalakshmi, G Jyothi, E Kavya, B Sowjanya, O Swetha, T Sanjana, Nahid Sadia, G Pushpa
Latha, Ch. Arsi, Ankita Arora, B Srilakshmi)

What is behind success?

Every individual has the capability to succeed in life with proper utilization of resources
provided. One should not entirely depend on God or spiritual beliefs thinking that may help one
on the way to success. Success will not come to those people who had great luck. There is only
one way for success. That is having confidence in oneself supplemented by hard work.
No one should feel that he is very small in front of others and that his ability is less than
that of the others. One should always remember that a single point can stop the entire sentence.
Except full-stop, nothing can stop a sentence, however long and complex it may be. Do not treat
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yourself as very small, because many big structured things do not have the ability to perform
important functions that nano-particles can do. Nano-particles have spread all over science and
technology and they are known not for their size, but for their character and characteristics.
If you fail in doing some thing, do not give up or do not keep a feeling that you can not
do it. If Thomas Alva Edison had thought like that, the world would have remained in darkness.
After fusing 1000 bulbs, he did not give up his efforts. He did not lose confidence in his
experimental capability. He was a positive thinker. He felt that the incandescent bulb would
finally be a reality, it was just that he might have made a mistake somewhere. A person with
opposite negative thinking would have concluded that the idea was not practicable and stopped
further work.
To be successful in life is not an easy task. But if you have a strong desire for it, it is not
very tough. Helen Keller was deaf, dumb and blind. She could not express her feelings, she could
not hear others and her whole life was dark. In spite of her disabilities, with a strong desire, with
sheer will power and self confidence, she obtained a degree and showed the way for several
persons with disabilities. She became a role model, not only for the blind, but also to those who
can see.

Nature is a good teacher. If we observe nature closely, we can learn several things.
If you cut the branches of a tree, the tree does not stop growing. More and more new
branches grow from the tree.
Have you realized that the diamond that sparkles lived in the midst of coal?
Birds construct nests with tiny materials. The nest collapses several times, but the bird
does not give up until it succeeds.
Do not think that a drop is not important, because small drops make up a mighty ocean.
Have you observed an eagle? If it wants to fly high, first it will come down to land and
then it will take a high flight. When you fail to do some thing, you must view it as a
stepping stone to success.
Do not think that your fortune lies in the lines of your hand. Even people without hands
have made a fortune.
Success is like a star, apparently unreachable. Even if you can not reach the fruit high up
in the tree, it may fall into your hands.
To conclude, if you have the desire and the will, you can overcome all types of difficulties in
the course of life. The only way leading to success is HARD WORK, SELF CONFIDENCE and
POSITIVE THINKING.
- Hashmath Sultana, I B.Tech ECE

Pride of AARW
Hashmath Sultana, author of What is behind success topped I B.Tech ECE
in the Mid Examinations. She also has the distinction of 100% attendance as
on date.
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Student seminar of 31.01.2010 on How to manage time effectively
Participants: I B.Tech CSE -Pratyusha, Rintu Joseph, Ankita Arora, Shaheena Tanweer, Firdous
Unnisa Begum, B Srilakshmi, Fariya Naaz. I B.Tech ECE: N Priyanka, Hashmath Sultana,
Shaik Neeha Tarunnam, Fehmida Bano, N Divya Sri, M Jyothi, Rahat Durakshan Siddiqui
1. Time is the only resource that can not be recovered. Time moves in one direction only
and we can never retrace the past. Hence manage time most efficiently and effectively.
2. There is a saying that one started digging a well the moment he felt thirsty. Instead,
anticipate requirements and take advance action.
3. Prioritise jobs as (a) most important, (b) less important and (c) least important. Every
day, focus on the most important jobs first. Allocate the time at your disposal
proportionate to the importance of the job.
4. Prepare a time table. List the jobs and assign expected dates of completion and stick to
the time table.
5. Increase the time at your disposal by getting up earlier in the morning and going to sleep
later in the night. But do not do night outs. Sleeping is essential for good performance.
6. Give utmost importance to punctuality, whether it is reaching the college or attending a
seminar.
7. There is a saying, It is the thought of work and not the work itself that troubles the lazy
mind. There is another saying, A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. So
it is essential to discipline oneself to get started on the job without an incubation period.
8. Never postpone a job (avoid procrastination), whether it is a home assignment or
submitting scholarship application on-line or reading (from the text book) topics covered
in the class room during the day. Do not wait for the last day. There is a saying, unless
you get into the water, you will not know its depth. Hence begin the work early so that
you will know all the implications and complexities. Take up the task and complete it
well before deadline, whether it is submitting scholarship application on line or payment
of fees. For example, in scholarship application, several students will be trying to submit
online application on the last day and the server will become inefficient, so that the site
will not open easily. Those who act early will have the benefit of quick site opening and
lodging of application. Early applications will receive early attention of the Social
Welfare Department, whereas late applications being too numerous will pile up and
remain. Kabir Das said, What you would do tomorrow, do today. By doing in advance,
you will not suffer from eventualities like the internet being down or power failure or
bandh being declared on the last day. Some jobs require much more time than you expect
and early beginning will help a lot.
9. Provide a cushion period in your time table. If there are 15 days available and six subjects
to be studied, allot two days per subject and keep 3 days as cushion.
10. Select only good text books which are made as per syllabus and without extra matter. If
you spend too much time on just one topic, you will not have time to read other topics.
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11. If five questions are to be answered in the examination, if you spend too much time
answering two or three questions, you will not have sufficient time for answering the
others. Hence you must write with considerable speed.
12. Avoid gossip, watching of TV (except educational channels), chatting on email or texting
on mobile phones. Indira Gandhi said, Talk less and work more.
13. Dont sit like a rock, work like a clock. Idling will lead to loss of health. An idle
mans brain is the devils workshop.
14. Do not worry about what could have been done in the past. Utilise the present moments
fully and plan your future actions. Never panic, whatever is the situation. Keep your cool
and take the best course of action for the time available.
15. Always keep in mind that time is money.
16. Always remember that failure is stepping stone for success. Those who never try will
never learn any thing. Those who try may fail, but they learn a lot and finally succeed.
17. Never give up. Try again and again until you reach your goal. You will certainly succeed.
We know the story of the king who had lost battle seven times but one on the eighth time,
after getting inspired by a spider that was successful in climbing up in a cave where he
had taken shelter.
18. Never compare yourself with others with respect to intelligence and capabilities. Ask
yourself if you have exerted to your fullest capacity, and if you have made the best use of
your time and opportunity.
19. Every day, before going to sleep, record in a note book or your computer what you did in
each hour of the day. Identify your accomplishments of the day, as well as the time slots
which were not spent gainfully.
20. One of the best ways to use time optimally is to practice Multi tasking. For example, you
can cut vegetables or do physical exercise while listening to news on the radio or the net.
Of course, where a task needs utmost concentration do not resort to multitasking. For
example, do not listen to music while solving a mathematical problem. Do not talk on
cell phone while driving.


We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of
being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own
homes to remedy this kind of poverty - Mother Teresa (1910-1997)

You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose - Indira
Gandhi (1917-84)
Pride of AARW
Blessed with a rich and melodious voice, Ms. Akula Akhila gave a
Hindustani vocal recital at Ravindra Bharati on 25.3.2011. She is
equally at ease with Carnatic music.
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
The rate of consumption of resources in the world is much higher than the rate of their
regeneration, leading to impoverishment. Here are some practical tips to minimise consumption
and wastage:

[1] At the marriage party, think twice before you put some thing into your plate. When you
deposit the used plate in the bin, ensure that there is no item left on it. Keep in mind that one
among five human beings is on the verge of starvation. When you drink fruit juice or milk from a
glass, do not leave a portion at the bottom. Bury the food waste to make manure for plants.

[2] If you cut off the edge of the sachet completely, you will have two pieces of trash, one the cut
off edge and the other the remaining portion of the sachet. While the bigger portion may get
picked up, the smaller one will remain in the soil. Let the sachet remain as one piece after cutting
thereby facilitating easy pick up and disposal.

[3] Several trees are cut down every day to make paper. Hence reduce, reuse and recycle paper.
Use both sides and keep the letter size to the minimum needed for comfortable reading. Do not
cut off the edge of the used envelope. Instead, use a needle to undo the gummed joints. Once the
envelope is opened this way without damage, fold the flaps in the opposite direction and use in
place of a new one.

[4] With use, the soap cake thins down. When it is so thin that it is difficult to handle, wet a new
soap cake and paste the thin soap to it instead of throwing it. Some times the overhead water tank
gets empty. Even if there is no water, do close the tap. Otherwise when water is pumped up in
due course, a lot of water would go waste through the open taps.

[5] A stitch in time saves nine. The moment a defect like a cut or tear is seen, it should be
repaired using a needle and thread. If this is not done, the defect will grow in size quickly and the
dress may have to be discarded. Use a tumbling type washing machine instead of impellor type.
The impellor damages clothes and delicate lace work. Do not use excessive soap powder or
detergent. If you wish to squeeze out water manually before drying, use compression instead of
torsion on the clothes. Though torsion is more effective in removing the water, it is bad for the
clothes as cotton fibres break easily in tension. Use sun light in place of electrical dryer. Dry the
clothes in shade as direct sun light may damage the colours.

[6] Dont use bath tub or shower. Use a bucket and mug. Do not allow one filled bucket full of
water to touch another. The hydrostatic pressure of the water is sufficient to cause a crack in the
adjoining bucket.

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[7] Use drip hose with pin holes placed on the ground by the side of plants in a row for plants.
World Water Day is observed on March 22 to stress on the three Rs for water.

[8] Substitute paper bags in place of non degradable plastic bags. In place of plastic cups, use
metallic cups which can be washed and reused. Reuse is simpler than recycling. Where
compulsory to use disposable cups, use paper cups.

- Ankita Arora, N Shaheena Tanveer, B Srilakshmi, Fariya Naaz, P Pratyusha and
Hashmath Sultana

The greatest waste in the world is the difference between what we are and what could become
Ben Herbster (1904-84)

Essay writing and debating competitions were held at AARW on 22.01.2011 with participation
from nearby Islamia College of Engineering and Technology for Women and City
Engineering College for Women, as well as girl students from Mahaveer Institute of
Technology and Science. Prizes were given on Republic Day. Prizes were also given to 1st Mid
toppers.

Winners in Essay writing:
First Prize: K Rintu Joseph, Anjamma Agi Reddy Engineering College for Women
Second Prize: P Mounika, Anjamma Agi Reddy Engineering College for Women
Third Prize: Shueufta Fatima, Islamia College of Engineering and Technology for Women

Winners in Debating:
First Prize: Ayesha Tabassum, Islamia College of Engineering and Technology for Women
Second Prize: Fahmeeda Naaz, Islamia College of Engineering and Technology for Women
Third Prize I: Farheen Sultana, Islamia College of Engineering and Technology for Women
Third Prize II: Shaheena Tanveer, Anjamma Agi Reddy Engineering College for Women

Toppers in First Mid Semester Examinations
ECE: I Hasmath Sultana, II P Sruti Mowdgalya, III Femida Bano
CSE: I B Srilakshmi, II Ankita Arora, III G Swetha Reddy
EEE: I Sravya Kulkarni, B Soundarya, III Afroz Aziz

Toppers in Second Mid Semester Examinations
ECE: I Hasmath Sultana, II P Femida Bano, III Sruti Mowdgalya
CSE: I Ankita Arora, II G Swetha Reddy, III B Srilakshmi
EEE: I Sravya Kulkarni, II B Afroz Aziz, III N Jamuna

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Republic Day Celebrations 2011, Chairman Sri Sudershan Reddy, Principal and students
saluting the national flag




Republic Day Celebrations 2011 - Students saluting the National Flag


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Prize distribution by Sri Sudershan Reddy, Chairman, Mahaveer Education Society


Prizes distribution by Sri Surender Reddy, Secretary, Mahaveer Education Society



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If a student
If a student lives with criticism, she learns to condemn;
If a student lives with hostility, she learns to fight;
If a student lives with ridicule, she learns to be shy;
If a student lives with shame, she learns to be guilty;
If a student lives with tolerance, she learns to be patient;
If a student lives with encouragement, she learns confidence;
If a student lives with praise, she learns to appreciate;
If a student lives with fairness, she learns justice;
If a student lives with security, she learns to have faith;
If a student lives with approval, she learns to like herself;
If a student lives with acceptance and friendship, she learns to find love in the world.

- Adapted from George Antony by B. Srilakshmi, I B.Tech CSE

Ba Ba Black market!

Ba ba black market, have you any rice?
Yes Sir, Yes Sir, three bags to be precise.
One for the master, one for the mice
And none for the poor man who can not pay the price!
- B. Jyothsna, I B.Tech CSE
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Dreams of a kind!

Do not keep dreams in your eyes!
For, they may roll down your cheeks as tears.
Keep your dreams within your heart,
For, they will remain with you until you depart
And remind you with every beat of the heart.
- B. Jyothsna, I B.Tech CSE

The education and empowerment of women throughout the world cannot fail to result in a
more caring, tolerant, just and peaceful life for all - Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize
Laureate, leader of Burma's democracy movement (b. 1945)
A corporal was arrogantly ordering his men to lift a heavy beam. A civilian noticing their
struggle suggested that the corporal may help them. But I am a Corporal was his stand. The
stranger helped and advised, Corporal, whenever your soldiers are in trouble, help them. Call
me if you are helpless. My name is George Washington, your Commander-in-Chief.

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From far and near
Resilience remarkable!
The Japanese have shown remarkable resilience after the earth quake (Richter Scale 8.9),
tsunami and the multiple nuclear reactor disasters. They all faced the events with composure
and did their best to come out of the misery. Disgruntled elements did not rush to the press and
there was no blame game among the politicians. Criminals did not take advantage of the
situation. Japan imports 80% of its energy. 29% of Japans electricity comes from nuclear
sources. It will increase to 40% by 2017. 440 Nuclear power reactors supply 14% of global
electricity. Nuclear energy is a clean resource, producing no carbon gases. But radioactive
waste is a serious unresolved issue. So is the presence of nuclear centers in earthquake areas.

To eat or not to eat!
A study of 199 countries found that obesity has almost doubled since 1980. In 2008, 10% of
men and 14% of women were obese (5% and 8% in 1980). Obesity is measured by body mass
index (BMI). This is a measure of a person's weight in relation to height. BMI = w/h
2
, where w
is in kg and h is in meters. A person with a BMI of 25 to 29 is considered overweight. The
World Health Organization defines obesity as a BMI of 30 or more. Reduce your intake of salt,
sugar and fatty meats and eat more fish and whole grains. Choose water over coca cola and
make fruits, leaves and vegetables half of a meal. Eat less. Walk and work or work out more.

Not above law!
39 year old long rated Germanys most popular politician and defence minister, Karl-Theodor zu
Guttenberg resigned after Bayreuth University revoked his doctoral title in Law for having
plagiarized his Ph.D thesis. His thesis title was Constitution and Constitutional Treaty:
Constitutional Developments in the US and EU. He did not acknowledge some of the sources of
the material incorporated in his thesis thereby making others ideas appear as his own.

Consumptionomics!
Author Chandra Nair has combined two words consumption and economics and made it the
title of his book. He warns that the development of consumer base in China and India for new
cars and other luxuries of life is not environmentally sustainable. While it was ok in the West
where the population is thin, a similar life style elsewhere would mean the end of the world. The
author feels that the Chinese and the Indians are guests who are too many and who joined the
dinner table late and there is not much food left to cater to all of them. The result will be greater
environmental burden and a widening gap between the rich and the poor. He advocates shifting
of funds from industrial development to primary education, sanitation and healthcare.

Food or Fuel?
The dilemma is whether to divert crops with food value to make biofuel. About 40% of corn crop
in the US goes into making bio-ethanol. The Swiss company Syngenta genetically engineered
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maize to contain an enzyme called alpha amylase. It breaks down starch into sugar which is
fermented into ethanol. This enzyme will help the crop produce more ethanol, a renewable fuel,
while using less water and energy. However, if used for snack foods, the chips will be less
crunchy.

Super Rice in the offing!
In the sixties, the International Rice Research Institute developed high-yielding crops that
produced bigger harvests (Green Revolution). It prevented widespread hunger. But these rice
plants require too much water and too much use of chemicals that can hurt the environment.
Many can not afford to buy chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Now scientists have worked for
twelve years to develop Green Super Rice. Several varieties will be available to farmers about
two years from now in parts of Asia and Africa. The "green" in Green Super Rice means
environmentally friendly. It will produce at least as much grain as other rice plants but with
fewer inputs. "Super" means the rice is designed to better resist droughts, floods, salty water,
insects and disease. The developers of Green Super Rice did not use genetic engineering.
Instead, they laboriously hybridised hundreds of varieties of rice.

Life form with arsenic!
All life we know (mosquito, elephant, human beings) is made of the six elements, carbon,
nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus and sulfur. This is the golden rule of biochemistry. Now
a microbe has been discovered in an arsenic rich lake in California that uses arsenic to replace
phosphorus. Captain Spock in Star Trek spoke of a life form based on silicon. Is it a second
genesis or simply evolutionary adaptation?

Exoplanets galore!
Exoplanets are planets in solar systems with other stars as their sun. 54 new planets have been
identified where conditions may be suitable for life. Five of these are Earth-sized. The Kepler
space telescope, named after the astronomer Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), has identified more
than 1200 exoplanets. It looks for the minuscule dimming of light that occurs when an exoplanet
passes in front of its host star. Six large exoplanets have been found circling a star that is 2000
light years away.
- compiled by Dr. Palanki Balakrishna
Pride of AARW
Technical paper presentations at the Inter-collegiate event Ebullient-2k11, March 25, 2011
Forum for Electrical Engineers, Mahaveer Institute of Science & Technology




Ankita Arora, I B Tech CSE
Renewable Energy Hydro
and Wind Consolation Prize
B Jyothsna, I B Tech CSE
Recent developments in
Power Electronics


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March 8, Womens Day A collection of slides of women in different roles









- O Swetha, I B.Tech CSE

Mahaveer Education Society
Chairman: Sri. S. Sudershan Reddy garu, Secretary: Sri. S Surender Reddy garu.

Anjamma Agi Reddy Engineering College for Women
Vyasapuri, Keshavgiri PO., Bandlaguda, Hyderabad 500005.
EAMCET Code: AARW, JNTUH Code: 8P
Phone: (91) (40) 65810046. www.anjamma.ac.in
Principal and Newsletter Editor: Dr. Palanki Balakrishna, palankibalakrishna@yahoo.com