TV Raman

“When I consider how my light is spent
Ere half my days in this dark world and wide,
And that one talent which is death to hide
Lodg’d with me useless, though my soul more bent
To serve therewith my Maker, and present
My true account, lest he returning chide”.

Like John Milton, an immortal poet of English Literature, T.V. Raman lost his eyesight at an early age of fourteen yet his will so strong and his integrity so firm kept him moving and made him achieve his goals. Like Milton, who believed that God had sent him for a purpose for the mankind similarly this notion enthused T.V. Raman to go an extra mile and do well to the society. There was certainly a like conviction in him and Milton, that the Maker has definitely sent them for a reason, a reason to do good to the society, a reason to excel in a field and create history to be remembered for the ages.
T.V. Raman is the man of enthusiasm and enthusiasm is the very fuel in all great men. By inexhaustible ardour for whatever they undertake to accomplish, they generate an extraordinary drive for action. This invoking of trajectory force of true and flawless enthusiasm is a must and T.V Raman in this aspect is a blessed one. He has many books and patents to his credit like “User Interfaces -Toward The Speaking Computer”,“System For Technical Readings”, “audio renderings of digitized works”, “access system, information presentation system”, “stream processing on networks”,“speech and text”, “description format”, “interface for computer application programs”.

T.V.Raman was a bookish child who developed a love of math and puzzles at an early age.
That passion didn’t change after glaucoma took his eyesight at the age of 14. What changed is the role that technology — and his own innovations — played in helping him pursue his interests.
A native of India, Mr. Raman went from relying on volunteers to read him textbooks at a top technical university there to leading a largely autonomous life in Silicon Valley, where he is a highly respected computer scientist and an engineer at Google .

T. V. Raman is a blind computer scientist born and raised from Pune, India. His accessibility research interests are primarily auditory user interfaces and structured electronic documents. He has worked on speech interaction and markup technologies in the context of the World Wide Web at Digital’s Cambridge Research Lab (CRL), Adobe Systems and IBM Research. He presently works at Google Research.

Along the way, Mr. Raman built a series of tools to help him take advantage of objects or technologies that were not designed with blind users in mind. They ranged from a Rubik’s Cube covered in Braille to a software program that can take complex mathematical formulas and read them aloud, which became the subject of his Ph.D. dissertation at Cornell. He also built a version of Google’s search service tailored for blind users.
Mr. Raman, 43, is now working to modify the latest technological gadget that he says could make life easier for blind people: a touch-screen phone.
“What Raman does is amazing,” said Paul Schroeder, vice president for programs and policy at the American Foundation for the Blind, which conducts research on technology that can help visually impaired people. “He is a leading thinker on accessibility issues, and his capacity to design and alter technology to meet his needs is unique.”
Some of Mr. Raman’s innovations may help make electronic gadgets and Web services more user-friendly for everyone. Instead of asking how something should work if a person cannot see, he says he prefers to ask, “How should something work when the user is not looking at the screen?”
Such systems could prove useful for drivers or anyone else who could benefit from eyes-free access to a phone. They could also appeal to aging baby boomers with fading vision who want to keep using technology they’ve come to depend on.

Raman attended the University of Pune with a BA in mathematics, IIT Bombay with a M.Sc. in computer science, and Cornell University earning an MS in computer science and a Ph.D. in applied mathematics. His Ph.D. thesis entitled Audio System For Technical Readings (AsTeR) was awarded the ACM Dissertation Award in 1994.
Raman went on to apply the ideas on audio formatting introduced in AsTeR to the more general domain of computer interfaces Emacspeak. On April 12, 1999, Emacspeak became part of the Smithsonian’s Permanent Research Collection on Information Technology at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.

Mr. Raman’s approach reflects recognition that many innovations designed primarily for people with disabilities have benefited the broader public, said Larry Goldberg, who oversees the National Center for Accessible Media at WGBH, the public broadcasting station in Boston. They include curb cuts for wheelchairs, captions for television broadcasts and optical character-recognition technology, which was fine-tuned to create software that, could read printed books aloud and is now used in many computer applications, he said.
With no buttons to guide the fingers on its glassy surface, the touch-screen cellphone may seem a particularly daunting challenge. But Mr. Raman said that with the right tweaks, touch-screen phones — many of which already come equipped with GPS technology and a compass — could help blind people navigate the world.
“How much of a leap of faith does it take for you to realize that your phone could say, ‘Walk straight and within 200 feet you’ll get to the intersection of X and Y,’ ” Mr. Raman said. “This is entirely doable.”
The most perfect characteristic in an eminently successful life seems to be integrity – an inflexible, undaunted, firm integrity. And also it seems that everyone who has cultivated this trait has drawn from it many an unseen and personal advantage over others who are striving in the same field of achievement.
T.V. Raman himself has discovered and fully developed an indomitable integrity, he finds he is master of every challenge, and in all his efforts we observe a self – assurance which is both captivating and rewarding.

“Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?”
I fondly ask. But Patience, to prevent
That murmur, soon replies: “God doth not need
Either man’s work or his own gifts: who best
Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His state
Is kingly; thousands at his bidding speed
And post o’er land and ocean without rest:
They also serve who only stand and wait.”

T.V. Raman gives us a lesson that those who bear the mild yoke or the wishes of God, Almighty and persistently work hard to attain the best and do the best by utilizing the resources given by Lord are the one’s who serve him the best.

Chanda Kochhar- A woman who sees opportunities in challenges.

Saddled with a contemporary methodology borrowed from the twenty first century factualism, scientism and historical relativism, Chanda Kochhar proved it all by her fine administrative acumen and her cool prudence.
Born on November 17, 1961 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, she completed her Bachelor of Arts degree from Jai Hind College, Mumbai. Later, she joined the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies for the Masters Degree in Management Studies and then possessed a degree in cost and works accountancy from the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (ICWA). She is blessed with two children, a son and a daughter.

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A person who can take on a challenge and maintain
equanimity
and turn
into an
opportunity
is the biggest
leader.

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Chanda Kochhar joined ICICI as a Management trainee after her Masters in the year 1984. After 9 years of hard work, Kochhar was appointed as part of core team to set the ICICI bank. She got promotion in 1994 & 1996 as Assistant General Manager and then Deputy General Manager respectively. In 1998, she was promoted as the General Manager with the role of handling relationships with ICICI`s top 200 clients. In April 2001, she was promoted as Executive Director, heading the retail business in ICICI Bank. In April 2006, Chanda Kochhar was appointed as Deputy Managing Director of ICICI Bank.
She has taken over from KV Kamath as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) of the bank on May 1, 2009 with the package of Rupees 2,24,4000/-per annum. ICICI Bank named Chanda Kochhar as its new chief executive from May 1, 09 to lead India’s second-largest lender at a time of declining market share, souring bad debts and a tough global environment.
“Efficiency” is the capacity in an individual to funnel out his/her available “competency” into the field of action. The intelligent preparedness is called “competency”, and this is to reach ultimately the field of our action, to be expressed as “efficiency”. Mental discipline is the secret of all efficiency, the conduit of poised competency and Ms. Chanda Kochhar is no exception to this and it clearly evinces out by she being awarded as ‘Women of Excellence’ by the women’s wing of the Federation of India Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). Twenty-five women, including Kochhar, HSBC country head Naina Lal Kidwai, Kinetic Engineering Managing Director Sulajja Firodia Motwani, actress Sharmila Tagore and Kathak exponent Shovana Narayan, have been honored with this award.
She with full dexterity has handled her profiles as Joint Managing Director (JMD) of ICICI Bank, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and the official spokesperson & head of the Corporate Centre of ICICI Bank.
India’s top private sector lender, which has a market capitalization of $11.1 billion, lost 62 per cent of its market value in the year 2008 as a result of its exposure overseas at a time of turmoil in the global financial system.
Kochhar’s credibility and unflinching faith towards ICICI is quite realized and comprehended by the members of the board of ICICI as they expressed the view that, “Kochhar’s deep experience across the bank’s businesses would be invaluable in providing stability while at the same time charting the bank’s future in the emerging global environment,”
Since ICICI Bank had the largest exposure among Indian banks to the global financial crisis its shares fell by about 28 percent in September- October 08 when Lehman Brothers collapsed.
As the Lehman shock reverberated around markets the world over, both Kamath and Kochhar repeatedly assured investors and depositors that ICICI was safe and well capitalized, and its share price has now recovered 68 per cent from its October low.
Kochhar sees an opportunity in a challenge. A versatile woman, who developed multi skilled excellence by performing multitasking which is the need of the hour and by mobilizing her dynamism in the right directions to get the right output, Kochhar has a whole lot of accolades attached to her name.
Under Kochhar`s leadership, ICICI Bank won the Best Retail Bank in India award in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2005. Kochhar personally was awarded Retail Banker of the Year 2004 (Asia-Pacific region) by the Asian Banker, Business Woman of the Year 2005 by The Economic Times and Rising Star Award for Global Awards 2006 by Retail Banker International. Kochhar has also consistently figured in Fortune`s list of most powerful women in Business since 2005. She climbed up the list debuting with the 47th position in 2005, moving up 10 spots to 37 in 2006 and then to 33 in 2007. In the 2008 list, Kochhar features at the 25th spot.
Constant challenges have helped Kochhar to develop and adapt herself to the country’s and the company’s evolvement. Moving from corporate banking to retail banking to international banking to supervisory roles has helped her to completely reinvent herself. But every move fed on the previous one. When she moved from corporate to consumer banking, she brought a lot of synergy with her. When she moved from consumer banking to international banking, she brought a lot of insights from India which could be implemented globally. Now that she has moved to the supervisory role, having run all the businesses, she is able to appreciate the challenges of a business in a much more rational manner. So, adaptability was a big challenge for her personally, but this opportunity to handle all sides of the bank – globally is a rare one which comes to rare people, who are ready to work with pure honesty, sincerity and perseverance.
On the make over of the bank, she appears optimistic and is quite confident about it’s robust growth cycle ahead. “The pressure that was on us, especially during October-November 08 period, I think that period is behind us and we are seeing the confidence of depositors coming back. Deposits are growing, new customers are opening accounts, existing customers are putting back their deposits. I want to be very important player in infrastructure financing and in car loans, but one-year numbers here or there would not make any difference. I’m confident that we are going to be important players in all the 3-4 businesses that I’m taking about.” Anticipating a growth rate of 24-25% in focused business areas like housing, corporate and car loans, Ms Kochhar said that the overall growth in its balance sheet could, however, be below 20% in the current fiscal as the full impact of shift in focus areas would not be visible now.
According to her, challenges are a way to success. A diamond in a raw form doesn’t give a dazzling shine but when cut, shaped, finished and processed, the brilliance it emits out is incomparable and unmatched. One must fine tune oneself so much so that a way to success automatically opines before an individual just like that of Chanda Kochhar.

More Gravitas in Edu-Culture at Resonance than the slew of awards it has won over the years. |VICTORY| An axiomatic fact

Resonance commemorates VICTORY-2009
(Felicitation Function for IIT-JEE 2009 Qualified Students)

To revere the association of coach and their students, Resonance- a premier coaching Institute for IIT-JEE preparation organized its Felicitation Function VICTORY- 2009 at I. L. Auditorium, Kota (Raj.) on 29-05-09. On this day, the students who exhibited their outstanding performances in IIT-JEE 2009 were rewarded.
The programme was addressed by Mr. R.K. Verma, MD, Resonance, Mr. L.K. Khandelwal, Director, Resonance, Mr. S.P. Raghuwanshi, Additional Director and other Faculty Members. Mr. Ajay Goyal, who has been a former student of Mr. R.K.Verma and a pass out of IIT Kanpur, was the Chief Guest of the Programme. He served the Jaipur centre of Resonance as the Head of the Department, Mathematics.
He secured 99.92 percentile out of over 175000 aspirants in CAT. He achieved 54th position out of 260, when he passed out of the portals of IIM Ahmedabad in 2009.
Anvit Singh Tawar (AIR 9) was presented with Rs. 75,000. Vaibhav Gupta (AIR 54), Tarique Aziz (AIR 65), Aayush Singhal (AIR 75), Rajat Khandelwal (79), Abhishek Sharma (AIR PD-04), Ankit Khandelwal (AIR PD-06), Vikram Singh (AIR ST- 002) and Sanjesh (AIR ST-004) received a cheque of Rs. 10,000 each. Mukul Singh (AIR SC-001) and Kirtesh Meena (AIR ST- 001) were presented with a cheque of Rs. 25,000 each. All the successful students were presented with Mementos, T-Shirts, and Wrist Watches.

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Photo Pride :
A. Mr. R.K. Verma, Mr. L.K. Khandelwal & Dr. Vijay Pratima Mittal are lighting the lamp of wisdom.

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B. Sh. Chanda Lal Verma, Father of Mr. R.K. Verma is honoring the following students with the above mentioned cash prizes
1. Anvit Singh Tawar (AIR- 09)

2 Vaibhav Gupta (AIR – 54)

3 Tarique Aziz (AIR – 65)

4. Aayush Singhal (AIR-75)

5. Rajat Khandelwal (AIR – 79)

6. Abhishek Sharma (AIR- PD-04)

7. Ankit Khandelwal (AIR – PD – 06)

8. Vikram Singh (AIR – ST-2)

9. Sanjesh (AIR – ST-4)

10. Mukul Singh (AIR – SC-1)

11। Kirtesh Meena (AIR – ST-1)

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C. Successful Students in Top 100 celebrating their success with their faculty members & the Chief Guest Mr. Ajay Goyal, standing fifth from the left.

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D. A resonating audience with the gracious presence of the Mother & the Father of
Mr. R.K. Verma, sitting in the first row from the left.

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A message of hope

The human mind is a brilliant instrument. It can soar high to the subtlest peaks of knowledge; it can ring, with its endless ingenuity the machinery, through which scientific theories can be actualized into a solid contribution to society and the people. We have witnessed this at Resonance.
With the stupendous success of attaining All India Rank 9 by Anvit Singh Tanwar, Resonance recorded a total of 1621 selections. From the inception in the year 2001, Resonance has produced a tremendous number of human capital, that is a total of 5276 students (3345 from Year Long Classroom Contact Programme and 1931 from The Distance Learning Programme), for The Indian Institutes of Technology. With the vision of excellence in career education, Resonance aims at relentless growth in terms of producing maximum and dynamic human resource for the 'Techie India'. The teaching methodology adopted at Resonance plants in the students from the very beginning the seeds of 'concept understanding' as it is a pre-requisite for cracking IIT-JEE. Daily Practice Problems (DPPs) and Sheets propel the student's morale as 'DPP' sums up the entire session of the day and makes the student au fait of the class room sessions and 'Sheets' serve as the tool to enhance the skills of the students from basic to advanced. To ensure success, I advise you to follow certain guidelines like, attending your classes regularly, writing your class notes as much as possible, highlight important concepts/formula with RED INK Pen, doing your homework regularly, maintaining your Class Notes, DPPs, Sheets and the test papers/ solutions systematically, writing down formula of each chapter on a separate page, keeping the page of formula of one chapter of each subject in your pocket and reading it at least once in a day, analyzing wrongly attempted & not attempted questions and writing your mistakes with RED INK pen and never hesitating to get your doubt clarified form your teachers.
The faculty, who themselves have gone under the rigors to JEE and have successfully cracked it, impart the students an up-to-date training and sharpen their mental faculties.
Science has always been an integral part of evolution, right from the legendary Wright brothers to the latest invention of customized Robots to attract tourists; science has contributed enormously to the human civilization. With the growing demand of more adept and skilled engineers, Resonance is leaving no stone unturned to cope with the burgeoning demand of innovative and multi skilled engineers.
Unlike run of the mill stuff, Resonance is always in the process of upgradation and strives to be at par with IIT-JEE standards. To generate the best in terms of quality and quantity both, Resonance attempts to diversify apart from IIT-JEE and with the launch of BITSAT test series; Resonance makes an effort to train the students for the other competitive exams which also open an equally good avenue.
Last but not least, we are in the process of excellence with continual practice and persistence to attain strategic performance. And I wish my students all luck and may they be great engineers and provide the best to our nation.

R K Verma

“Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it”- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Mighty plans of action can be undertaken only by equally mighty individuals. An individual is mighty according to the amount of energy and concentration of mind, he can bring into his undertaking with confidence in himself and faith in the goal he has chosen to reach. This self-confidence can be generated and continuously maintained even in the face of dire difficulties only if one hold on to one’s convictions and Rajat Khandelwal did remain clenched to his predetermined goal by keeping trust in his goal to crack IIT-JEE and also by keeping unflinching fervor in his faculty members at Resonance. Rajat Khandelwal, student of Resonance finds himself comfortable in facing any kind of challenge.
“Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it”- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Being a student of Hindi medium throughout, he did not let the barrier of language become his shortcoming on the contrary he made this as his strength and leveraged the batch of Resonance which is exclusively meant for the students of Hindi Medium. Coming from a small tehsil, Laxmangarh, Alwar District (Rajasthan), Rajat secured 91.83% in grade X and 91.54% in grade XII. A meritorious student, who possessed dreams so gigantic, ultimately made them come true by obtaining a commendable All India Rank 79 (Gen Category).
For attaining the preset goals and transforming one self into an individual of focus, determination and dedication, one should know to convert every snake into a ladder and thus always climb up in life. Let obstacles not become excuses. Rajat, with his will so strong and trust so very unwavering helped him transform every obstacle into an instrument for growth and every snake into a ladder. In spite of having a fractured shoulder, he with a radiating poise, as according to him that he developed under the motivating guidance of the faculty members of Resonance, faced JEE and cracked it with tremendous confidence and energy.
He certainly is a source of inspiration not only for the students of Resonance but for the entire community of students who still believe that language and hailing from a small village is a bane. He epitomizes all the faculty members of Resonance, especially CDS Sir, as a well of knowledge and a cardinal source of inspiration for him. He with his remarkable performance took a lead to show that a good performance is not an attribute of hard work alone but an amalgamation of knowledge, hard work, motivation by faculty members, integrity and a fire within to excel in every endeavor.

Success like a blue streak has become a tradition at Resonance

When dreams are realized and turned into reality, the joy it emits out is remarkable and unfathomable. The enriching history of Resonance reveals the parampara of inevitable success which has flowed down from one sibling to another and has become a trend setter which is clearly evident from the below mentioned facts.

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The sense of satiety and tremendous happiness on the countenances of Anvit Singh Tawar’s parents made the entire environment spell bound and by going in the retrospective, Dr. Devendra Singh Tawar (Anvit’s father),who is a doctor by profession, traced the success journey of his sons, Ankit and Anvit and pronounced loud the hand which immensely contributed in the success saga of their entire family by making them feel proud parents and that name was none other than Resonance. He stated that Ankit Tawar procured All India Rank 3569 in the year 2005 and subsequently joined IIT Kharagpur and completed his M.Sc in Integrated Economics. He then with proud said that he did not have any apprehensions about getting his second son Anvit associated with Resonance again and lo! Resonance proved itself again by repeating the triumph of his elder son as his second son Anvit fetched an outstanding All India Rank 9 and not only earned the name and fame for his family but for Resonance as well. Mr. and Mrs. Tawar were honored by Mr. R.K. Verma, Managing Director, Resonance, with a shawl and a memento of Goddess Saraswati.

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The grandparents of Vaibhav Gupta, who achieved All India Rank 54 in 2009, knew no bounds of joy when their grandson was being felicitated by the chief guest, Ajay Goyal. The parents of Vaibhav Gupta expressed their gratefulness for Resonance and its faculty members without whom their sons couldn’t have been the individuals with a difference. According to them Resonance not only contributed in the success of Vaibhav but also in the success of his elder brother Gaurav Gupta, when he secured All India Rank 564 in the year 2007. He passed out from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras with B.Tech in Electrical and Micro Electronics. Vaibhav’s father, Mr. Dinesh Gupta, is an Assistant Manager in the bank of Rajasthan. Vaibhav’s grandparents and parents were honored with a shawl and a memento of Goddess Saraswati by Mr. R.K.Verma.

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The milieu at VICTORY (the felicitation function for IIT-JEE qualified students 2009) became more inspiring as it was blessed by the presence of grandparents and parents of 2009 JEE qualified students. Mr. and Mrs. Tiwari also cherished their precious memories of the victory of their two daughters and one son (all are the students of Resonance) as all of them emerged victorious in cracking JEE and subsequently entering IITs. Their elder son, Gaurav Tiwari, passed out in the year 2003 from Resonance with All India Rank 742 and then entered the portals of IIT Kharagpur. Garima Tiwari passed out in the year 2006 from Resonance with All India Rank 896 and then joined IIT Mumbai. Purvi Tiwari, following the victorious trajectory of her siblings attained All India Rank 7885 in 2009. Mr. Tiwari and his father, who also remained the former principal of govt. school, Ramganjmandi, from where Mr. R.K. Verma also did his schooling, were honored with a shawl and a memento of Goddess Saraswati. They also mentioned that Resonance and its faculty members were pivotal in bringing, to their family, the incredible happiness and a sense of achievement to see all their three children as IITians.

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No boundaries, no constraints, no limitations can stop a heart so pure and a mind so focused to emerge successful in achieving the unconquerable dreams. And it did happen with Puneet and Manik Jindal who migrated to Kota from Punjab with their father Mr. Surendra Kumar Jindal, a businessman. Mr. and Mrs. Jindal were honoured by Mr. R.K.Verma with a shawl and a memento of Goddess Saraswati. Mr. Surendra Kumar articulated his heart-felt gratitude for Resonance as it proved to be a significant contributor in the success of his children. He said that he holds Resonance in high esteem as it made his family’s dream come true. Puneet Jindal cracked IIT-JEE 2006 with All India Rank of 910. He then went to IIT-Guwahati and took the branch of Computer Science. Manik Jindal, following the footsteps of his elder brother cracked JEE 2009 with All India Rank 2164.

Guru’s Grace alone is the ultimate key for over-all progress of a disciple!

The syllable ‘gu’ of the word ‘Guru’ means darkness & the syllable ‘ru’ means light. Thus, Guru is the great one who takes a disciple from darkness (ignorance) to enlightenment (True Knowledge).” -Lord Shiva in Shri Guru Gita.
Faith, conviction and blind trust in Guru leads a disciple to the path of success and Aaruni is the vestige of that blind conviction stirred with strong bonding with his Guru.
There was a Rishi called Aayod Dhaumya in the ancient India. Many disciples (or students) used to stay in his clean & pure Ashram (school). One of them was Aaruni, very polite, good at serving & helping others & enthusiast in following the commands of Gurudev.
Once it was raining very heavily. Guruji sent Aaruni to take care of the farms of the ashram. Aaruni went & saw that water had partially ruined the boundaries of the farm & was rapidly flowing out of the farm. Soon it would destroy the complete boundary & the whole of water would flow out.
Aaruni made brave efforts. He quickly started putting lots of mud on the broken boundary. But the turbulence of water would wash away all the mud. At last Aaruni himself lay on the broken boundary to stop the flow of water. His body was able to resist the flow of water and he kept lying in the cold water for the whole of night. Thus he took full care of the farm. In the morning, all the disciples went to bow to Guruji but Aaruni was no where to be found. Gurudev went towards the farm with other disciples in search of Aaruni. “Aaruni! Aaruni… !!”
Aaruni heard the voice of Guruji. His body was shivering due to cold & his voice was suppressed. Even then he got up & bowed to his Guru and said, “at your humble service, Gurudev”. Guru Aayod Dhaumya’s heart was overwhelmed with joy.
Seeing the dedication of the disciple, his heart was overflowing with divine blessings. Lighting the candle of knowledge in the heart of Aaruni he said, “Son! You shall become an expert in all Shastra even without studying.”
By having true dedication towards Guru, the knowledge of Shastra started developing in the mind of Aaruni on its own. Guru named him Udyalak. Great is the devotion of Aaruni towards Gurudev!
Guru’s walking becomes the way. There is no path apart from it. Either the shishya stands by the side of guru or he loses the path also. Either you move forward or be suspended. A cloud carries the life giving essence from the seas over great distances to thirsty souls who should perish without it; just like a cloud has the power to transform the undrinkable saline content of the sea into sweet waters fit for the consumption of living beings, similarly the faculty members of Resonance are incessantly on their way to groom the students to make them a complete package of hard work, principles, ethics and intelligence. The ‘guru-shishya padhati’ has always been laid stress on to inculcate the vibrations so strong which emits out radiance and positivity in every JEE aspirant to make him/her a true Sadhaka, ready to serve the country with a contemporary approach.

Shubhra सक्सेना - Impossible only means trying a lot harder

When the thoughts, unswerving, are rendered straight and when their quality and texture thus change, we shall come to notice that our actions gather a new glow of perfection, a charm of brilliancy। When the actions are more glorious, as a member of a competitive community, our life becomes more productive, carrying with it always the sure insignia of success and achievement and one such example is of Shubhra Saxena, a persona who left the abode of wealth (IT professional) to serve humanity with heart so pure and vision so clear।

It was woman power all the way in the civil services (main) examination 2008, as they took the top three positions in one of the toughest competitive exams in the country, Shubhra Saxena, a graduate from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, and Sharandeep Kaur Brar, a post-graduate from Punjab University, were ranked first and second in the civil services (main) examination 2008 conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Another woman, Kiran Kaushal was ranked third.

After discovering the secret energy and dynamism within herself, Shubhra Saxena properly organized and channelized the play of this energy to satiate the urge to serve the country's rural population and that made 30-year-old Shubhra Saxena to quit her well-paid IT job to prepare for civil service examinations.
"It is a very good feeling. Every person achieves victory at his/her own pace," an elated Saxena said,
Born in Uttar Pradesh's Bareli, Saxena had most of her education in Jharkhand. She gives full credit of her success to her well groomed parenting, schooling and her over all academics as all of these factors contributed in preparing a strong base, besides equipping her with a competitive zeal.
She also attributed her feat to her “loving” parents and husband, Shashank Gupta, in-laws for her roaring success saying they “were very much supportive when I expressed my desire to appear for civil services.”
A software engineer and an alumnus of IIT-Roorkee, said that she quitted her well-paid IT job as she always had an urge to serve the rural population, who are deprived of even basic facilities such as education and drinking water. She is desirous of bringing change in the existing bureaucratic system, by administration reaching out to the people instead of people approaching the administration, believing, only then an effective governance can be established.
Once we undertake a great and noble work, we are already set on the grand road leading to its total realization soon, in complete success. All spectacular successes were achieved in little courageous steps taken with self confidence and faith in the nobility of the final goal chosen and Shubhra completely believed in her with a commitment to serve humanity and to transform the system to generate fruitful output in favor of people at large.
Describing Shubhra as "hard working" and "sincere" girl since childhood, Kamna (Shubhra's mother) said "Shubhra was always a topper as she secured the highest rank in school finals from DAV (Ranchi zone). After completing plus two, she was selected in all the competitive examinations that she took for engineering entrance”. Kamna also gave credit to Shubhra's "cooperating in-laws" for allowing her to continue with her studies.
Kamna lived at Noida when Shubhra was preparing to crack the UPSC for the last couple of years; she was with her husband when the results were finally declared. Her husband extended unflinching support and stayed with her for months at Delhi to encourage her.
Shubhra's father, Ashok Chandra, superintending engineer, with the Central Coalfields Limited's Dhori Project, said Shubhra made them proud by becoming the only women from the family to qualify for the civil services examination.
"We have had a wing commander, doctors, engineers and even civil servants in the family but she is the only woman to reach this high standard of performance," he said. Chandra always believed in making the foundation of education strong and solid so even being posted in a colliery region, he tried to give his children the best available option.
Eldest among three siblings, Shubhra also guided her brother and sister in their higher studies. Both of them are now engineers.

Shubhra devoted her heart and soul and worked for an average of eight hours a day and 10-12 hours during examinations. "I always had faith in myself... so I won. Once a person understands the concept it is very easy to crack the exam. And more important is the ability to believe in yourself," she said.

Self growth is one of the paramount responsibilities of every one of us and one must like Shubhra, constantly strive to grow and find therein fresh abilities to serve the world.

“Pure, We Must Be.
Sincere, We Must Become.
Earnestness, We Must Befriend.
Dedicated Living, We Must Bequeath.”

ResoNITEs spread their wings...

[ Student of Resonance in a strategic corporate role ]
Rahul Singhal
IIT-JEE AIR - 198
Electrical Engineering,
IIT-Delhi (Passed out in 2008)
Stay at Resonance: 2003-०४

Presently working as a Consultant at Deloitte & Touche Assurance and Enterprise Risk Services India Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad.

By an aesthetic presentation of great ideals, the artist leads us to an acceptance of the same। We live vicariously the life of every character that is set before us and similarly Rahul Singhal lived in himself the principles, intelligentsia, and ethics of his faculty members at Resonance. He expresses that the desires, the urges, the hopes, the dreams, the successes and the failures are mandatory to make home in the world.

Today Rahul is a Consultant at Deloitte & Touche Assurance and Enterprise Risk Services India Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad. In the world of dot.com, the major functions are now software oriented. The success of the software industry has increased the relative value of professional workers, that is not only programmers, but also managers and analysts. The growing importance of human capital, in turn, has led to innovative models of entrepreneurship and organizational setup, pioneered by the software sector. With the importance of IT, the software sector has become almost indispensable for other sectors as well. A potentially important contribution of the software industry is the exemplar of good entrepreneurship and corporate governance to the rest of India. Though less visible, IT is instrumental for the developmental processes and is a source of productivity improvement for all industries, and can have powerful long-term benefits for India's industrialization and economic growth.
Rahul is working in the IT Security Management offering of Security and Privacy line which helps in improving the security of a single component or work with client to develop comprehensive security programs and also helps in maintaining the entire information security management framework.
He went to Germany (Opto-electronics Laboratory, Pforzheim University of Applied Sciences, Pforzheim) during his summer academic internship for 3 months. There he designed and developed PCB for trans-impedance amplifier which successfully was incorporated in the optical setup of Homodyne Laser Vibrometer.
He left Resonance in May, 2004 and entered the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi with All India Rank 198. He completed his B.Tech in Electrical Engineering with CGPA 7.52% in 2008. He then joined Deloitte & Touch AERS India Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad (July, 2008 Present) and the service line being Security and Privacy Services (SPS).
Rahul always believed in the continuity of his goal and did not go astray. For him the path of righteousness was in the pursuit of achieving his aim of clearing IIT-JEE with integrity and entering the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology.
Today Rahul is well established in Deloitte & Touche AERS India Pvt. Ltd. After his joining the company, he has gained experience in building solutions in Governance, Risk and Compliance tools especially in Archer, OpenPages and Oracle GRCM. This has led him to achieve excellence in good programming skills with experience in C/C++, C# and trained in Java. Currently, he is working in Security Management offering.
According to him Resonance is one of the two things to which he gives credit for his selection into IIT. He believes that Resonance made his base strong by providing him the much needed concepts that are most important to crack IIT-JEE. With the best faculty and facilities, he received a very healthy and competitive environment for the JEE preparation at Resonance.
There is a secret dwelling place with a longing urge in every heart and very few are able to fulfill that urge. Rahul Singhal is one, who with modesty, hard work and firm determination achieved his goal and is still on his way to maintain the same to achieve excellence ever after.

IIT - Roorkee Alumnus At Resonance

Shailandra Gupta
(SKG)
Maths Dept.
B. Tech (IIT- Roorkee)

Q.1 What inspired you for IITs?
Ans: Frankly saying I was not aware of IITs and IIT-JEE till my grade twelfth. While going through some book, I traced out some questions with IIT-JEE, U.O.R., MNR. etc, written at the bottom. It was then that I came to know about these competitive exams which are a must to enter into good engineering colleges. I belong to a middle class business family and so none of my family member was acquainted with IITs. When I left my home town for the preparation of competitive examinations, I learnt about IITs and came to know that they are the premier institutes that provide the best of engineers to the country. I understood that IITians are a class apart and they excel in every field because they are groomed to be versatile. These things and notions inspired me to go into IITs as I always wanted to do something different and challenging.
Q.2 What sort of qualities one must possess to get into IITs?
Ans: The only parameter which makes a person successful is the attitude and this is one parameter which dominates all other parameters. I always had a blind faith on my teacher and whatever he taught and this turned out as a blessing for me to become an IITian. Second most important thing is hard work and dedication towards the goal. Third thing is progressing in the right direction. One must always be confident but not overconfident to get into IITs. For example in simple language, if one thinks that one can solve a particular problem and then attempts to solve it for getting an answer, then surely one is heading towards the path of success and if one thinks that one can solve a particular problem and leaves it assuming it can easily be solved, then one is committing a big blunder.
Q.3 What is the distinguishing factor of IIT-Roorkee which makes it different from other IITs?
Ans: Indian Institute of Technology - Roorkee is among the foremost institutes of national importance in higher technological education & engineering and in basic & applied research. From its inception, this Indian Institute of Technology (Roorkee) has played a vital role in providing the technical manpower and know-how to the country and has also turned useful for research. This Institute ranks amongst the best technological institutions in the world and has contributed to all sectors of technological development. It has also been considered a trend-setter in the area of education and research, in the field of science, technology, and engineering.
The Institute has completed 150th year of its existence in October 1996. On September 21, 2001, an Ordinance issued by the Government of India declared it as the nation's seventh Indian Institute of Technology. The Ordinance is now converted into an Act by the Parliament to make IIT-Roorkee as an "Institution of National Importance".
The Institute offers Bachelor's (Degree) courses in 10 disciplines of Engineering and Architecture and Postgraduate Degree in 55 disciplines of Engineering, Applied Science, Architecture and planning. The Institute has facility for doctoral work in all Departments and Research Centres.
The Institute admits students for B.Tech. and B.Arch. courses through the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) conducted at various centres all over India.
Q.4 Throw some light on your best moments pertaining to studies at IIT-Roorkee.
Ans: When I was pursuing my B.Tech, my favorite subject used to be Graphics. I felt on cloud nine, whenever I obtained the highest grade in my favorite subject (graphics). Whenever I visualize things in 3 dimensional space, I get immense pleasure and these moments become my best moments.
Q.5 How different is the study pattern at IIT-Roorkee in comparison to other IITs.
Ans: The study pattern in all IITs is more or less the same. At IIT-Roorkee, we used to perform team work and group tasks that developed in us team work skills which are a pre-requisite in today's work environment. These tasks also made us smart to handle inter and intra departmental projects.
Q.6 How has your teaching experience been with the students preparing for IIT-JEE at Resonance?
Ans: According to me, students studying at Resonance have some strong points and some weak points. Students at Resonance are very laborious and they are also enthusiastic to crack IIT-JEE. They have the caliber to do miracles but sometimes they tend to become more theoretical rather than becoming practical. One must remember that one is preparing for a technical institute where one must have technical and practical bent of mind.
Q.7 What suggestions or words of wisdom will you like to give to the students preparing for IIT-JEE at Resonance to increase their productivity?
Ans: One thing that I would like to say to the students to increase their productivity is that they must have blind faith on their teachers and on the study pattern adopted at Resonance and work in lieu with it। I firmly hold that if student & teacher are strongly determined to achieve their preset goal, then there is no stopping, one will certainly see oneself in any one of IITs. IITs groom students in such a way that IITians become an example for the society at large. These students are cut above the rest. IITs give you the best of everything and make you versatile.

Reso Reaper

Anvit Singh Tawar
Reso Roll No: 701204
IIT-JEE Year- 2009 |AIR: 9
Name of Institute and branch: IIT Bombay
(B.Tech. Computer Science & Engineeering)





Q १ What is required to get into IIT?

Firm determination is pivotal to get into any Indian Institutes of Technology. No matter what may come one should never lose track of one's preparation.
Q 2. How much time did you devote on an average for your preparation? What was your daily time table? How did you divide your course in those hours of study?
For me 'how long' is not as important as 'how much'. Number of study hours depends on an individual discretion. My priorities were:
(i) Class notes + DPPs: According to me, hands on practice on these with full devotion will surely benefit an individual in two years.
(ii) Review Tests: One should prepare wholeheartedly for any test as after-test analysis is very important and based on it one can tweak one's exam-time strategy to maximize one's performance.
(iii) Sheets + Question Banks: These are important for building up one's skills in any topic, so they should be the top most in the priority list for the new topics.
Q 3. What are the important topics for special attention?
Any topic in which one is unable to perform well in comparison to that of other topics requires special attention. Some topics on which I concentrated more were:
Physics: Mechanics (esp. RBD), Electromagnetism
Chemistry: Ionic Equilibrium, Electrochemistry, Organic Chemistry
Mathematics: Algebra (+general manipulation), Calculus
Q 4. How does one cope up with the school syllabus and preparation for IIT-JEE? Did you take extra efforts to prepare for board examination?
The school syllabus is not much different from that of JEE span. All, that one needs is the presentation skill, which can be easily managed during the board exams. In fact, the non-JEE portion of the school syllabus is also covered at Resonance, which means school can totally be kept aside for these 2 years. However, practicals should be performed as and when required as these are very important. Also, a thorough reading (and REMEMBERING) of the NCERT textbooks for Organic & Inorganic Chemistry is a must.
Q 5. How many questions should an individual attempt to get into IITs? How tough is the paper?
Nothing is pre-determined. Just make sure that one doesn't leave any question unseen. One should not overstress oneself and maintain one's cool & calm and should proceed at a normal pace.
The JEE paper is at par with those at Resonance. In fact, I found it easier.
Q 6. Give some tips for increasing one's efficiency while studying? How did you refresh yourself from the hectic schedule?
One should study in intervals with a good mood and a relaxed mind. To practice this habit, a sound sleep and a proper diet is required. For me 7-8 hours used to be sufficient for a good sleep. The study hours should match with the test timings. JEE requires very high level of concentration which can be built only by regular efforts and determination.
For refreshment, I used to go for walks, chat with friends (in limits, of course), and play football at the weekends.
Q 7. What is your Success mantra? Give some advice to your successors at Resonance who are preparing for IIT-JEE?
I constantly analyzed my performance after each test and worked out ways to improve. This slowly but surely improved my performance, confidence and also helped me maintain consistency.
Stay assured that you, at Resonance, are being handled by the best of the faculty team of the country. Be confident and be cool.
Q 8. While preparing at Resonance how did you evaluate your performance after each CT, APT & JPT?
The best time to analyze performance in a test is immediately after the test. I sorted out my mistakes, considered ways of improving them, and adjusted my speed accordingly. I used to go through the problems which I solved correctly and then tried to find out better and quicker methods. Discussion with friends also helped me evaluate my performance. Finally, I realized that equal weightage should be given to all the tests.
Q 9. What was your first reaction after giving the IIT-JEE examination? Which topic did you think should have been given more importance for the increase in your percentage or performance in JEE?
JEE question paper was very similar to that at Resonance. As expected, I was happy and confident after the exam. Chemistry (esp. inorganic) used to be my weak area which I could have improved upon to score better.
Q 10. Whom do you wish to give the credit of your success? To what extent did your family contribute in your success?
I want to extend my thanks to my family members first as my parents have always helped me to come out of low-confidence states and boosted my morale high up. My brother was always there at my back supporting me and was the first one to inspire me for IIT. I would then thank God, Resonance, my teachers, and my friends who made my dream come true.

A new upsurge in writing- For Tushar writing is more of an expression & a more of a fad.

Tushar Raheja
J ust like leadership, writing skills need vision and mission coupled with integrity rooted in dedication. These qualities can be ascertained only when a person starts his journey from ground level.
Tushar Raheja, a former IITian from Delhi, completed his B. Tech. in Industrial and Production Engineering. He possesses an instinctive ability to hold one's attention with narrative deviations that illuminate disparate subjects ….the charm of campus life, pig-headed Professors, the advantage of sisters, the adventure of train travel in India, the joy of an early winter in Delhi ….What Raheja does is to very cleverly localize the Wooster persona.
Tushar Raheja, who wrote his novel at the age of 22, took three months to write his first novel. The bulk of the book was written during the college summer vacations. Raheja's debut novel, 'Anything for You Ma'am' is a love story of an IITian.
Raheja admits that he is not typical author material. “I have never been a writer. I find it difficult to form flowing sentences. I don't have a disciplined approach to writing,” says Raheja. But he claims to be a wizard at storytelling. He possesses a sense of humor and a crazy 'always-up-to-something' group of friends and prompted Raheja to write a book on his life and friends.
Raheja's book has been flying off the shelves. 5,000 copies of the book's first print were sold out in one month. The novel has undergone several reprints. “We get huge orders every day,” confirms J.K. Bose, managing director of the Delhi-based Srishti Publishers and Distributors, publishers of Raheja's novel.
It's clearly the age of on-the-fly writing. What were once the essentials of writing like a big idea, literary prowess, time and a dedicated writing space have now become redundant and obsolete. India's upcoming breed of new authors writes on the move and about nothing in particular.
Raheja talks about an IITian's quest for love in his cheerful novel, “Anything for you Ma'am”. In the novel, Tejas, an extremely jovial IITian can't help falling madly in love with his sister's beautiful best friend Shreya even though she lives at the other end of the nation, in Chennai, and he would do anything for her, even jeopardize his career to travel the length of the country just to meet her. Thus begins Tejas's extremely eventful and humorous journey where Mr Fate pits him, as only he can, against Professor Sidhu who would do anything to stop him; and conjures a host of interesting characters who travel some part of his journey with him weaving together extremely witty plots, and well, Mr Fate, it seems, has more roles in his ingenious mind for Biobull than just remain a rocking bus.
We're all mere pawns in the hands of fate and when things go wrong; they will, at any rate; All we can do is, just wait for Mr Fate to become our mate.
The novel also touches on the humorous aspects like, the Bio bull, a revolutionary bus that runs on human discharge and provides a somewhat funny yet, inexhaustible alternate fuel. Raheja's novel is a racy delightful fictional narrative.
Raheja reflects self knowledge which takes us from activity directed towards the outside world to an exclusive inward contemplativeness as well. In Raheja's novel the difference lies in the treatment of the subject, the narrative is devoid of lofty idealism; the lingo and its texture is very close to what students use in colleges and it is a good attempt by someone writing only his first novel.
Ever since investment banker Chetan Bhagat pulled off two best sellers (One Night @ the Call Center being one of them), many young Indians are discovering a writer in them. “A new genre of colloquially-written fiction is being explored in India and it is taking the mass market by storm,” says Kapish Mehra, head of the Delhi-based Rupa & Co. publishers.
Star Sports anchor-turn- ed-author Gautam Bhimani wrote his debut book 'Reverse Sweep' about the lighter side of cricket. Ira Trivedi, model in her early twenties, wrote her first novel 'What would you do to save the world in less than a month'.
The typical setting for India's new-age fiction is the college campus. And all elements of college life, hostel humor, bad food, nicknames are woven into the story. Abhijit Bhaduri's book 'Mediocre But Arrogant' is set in a B-school campus. Bhaduri is clear that he is no Dickens in the making. “My book is written in class notes style. I write like I speak,” he says.
Debutant English authors in India have never had it so good. In monetary terms, the English book reading market in India is pegged at Rs 6,000 crore. “India has the fastest growing English-reading market in the world. It's growing by a tenth every year,” says Srishti Publisher's Bose. In the last two years, two international publishing houses 'Picador' and 'Random House' have set up shop in India. India's growing English-speaking population is making the country a lucrative business destination for publishers. Also, reading is slowly getting back in fashion in India. Five-star bookstores like Oxford, Crosswords and Landmark have made book buying a style statement. It has added a spin to the market for English books.
Moreover, the growth in the general reading category is coming mostly from younger readers. People who are suddenly discovering that there are books on the shelves that reflect their lives, attitudes and angst; they do not hesitate to buy them. The reading market is now driven by young readers. And they want to read books that they can relate to them.
Another big change in Indian writing is that it is no longer dependent on approval by the West. The new authors talk exclusively to Indian audience. Raheja, whose book has liberal doses of Indian terminology, evinces the fact that the Western audience is not in focus anymore. Indians want to read about themselves and write like they talk.
Raheja writes a touching book about a young lover's story ….that engrosses the reader, with its high speed rather hilarious turn of events amidst all the chaos are the sweet love moments, be it their date or their telephonic conversation. It is the story of a boy-next-door, which any youngster can relate to. Raheja moves back and forth in time, reminding of ace writers like Virginia Woolf and Amitav Ghosh. Being an IITian, Raheja did not limit himself to studies but experimented with writing as well and his first novel certainly did well as a debutant writer.
“The fire restrained in the tree Fashions flowers”
Similarly a fire in the belly is a must to stand above the rest and cut the clutter for the efforts to be realized and acknowledged.

Ramesh 'Ray' Mehra

Nothing can move without expenditure of energy.Thoughts fly: this “flow of thoughts” is the mind. Every thought when it sparks out from us a wee-bit our mental energy is spent. Life is spent in 'meeting challenges'. To meet them efficiently is the game. Sometimes you lose. Meet them we : there is no choice. If you meet them with courage and faith in yourself you win: if you neglect to be dynamic and diligent all the time and sulk and try to avoid meeting them, they will with merciless aggressiveness roll on and crush you in the blind fury. This is the law-of-life. You may win here, and may lose there. It becomes sport, exhausting but exhilarating, no doubt, and one can enjoy it all if it is taken as a life-long sport.
An awakened intellect makes worldly life more readily successful and also it reveals the deeper significance of the very existence. Ray Mehra, a graduate in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Roorkee in 1966, is the testimony of the fact that the mightiest power in life lies in intellectual faculty.
Rabindranath Tagore says,
'I have seen, have heard, have lived in the depths of the known, have felt the truth that exceeds all knowledge which fills my heart with wonder and I sing.'
The basic quality of Ray's life and his thoughts are determined by incredible achievements, lofty goals and clear vision.
Ray is the CEO of R Squared, Inc., a manufacturing business with plants in Illinois, Mississippi and Mexico with the focus on acquiring and consolidating OEM component suppliers in the industrial/commercial markets.
Prior to R Squared, Ray was the president of Sunbeam Health, a 200 MM manufacturer of scales for consumer and commercial markets, which was part of the larger consumer products company. During his tenure at Sunbeam, Ray was also responsible for 4 manufacturing operations in Mexico for two years, where he led 1100 employees and all aspects of its operations to improve its contribution margin by four percent points by reducing cost, improving quality and other productivity gain. Ray also led an $80 million manufacturer of gas range components supplying to General Electric, Maytag, Amana; grew sales 35% and profits 100% during second year; general cash flow of over 10 million; produced RONA of 30 along with three successive record years. He is also focused on acquisition and consolidation of OEM component suppliers to the industrial/commercial markets like R&R Metal Craft Inc., r-Squared Systems, and Fox Tool Manufacturing Systems.
Ray is an avid tennis player and enjoys traveling and spending time mentoring friends and family. He lives with his wife Joyce in Naperville, a suburb of Chicago in Illinois.
Ray is actively involved in the IITR alumni association and also currently heads the Midwest chapter of PAN-IIT. He is also on the board of PAN-IIT, North America. Since its inception in 2003, the Pan-IIT annual conference has become one of the leading technology summits for executives looking to build partnerships with leaders in the world of advanced technology. He has been instrumental in successfully hosting programs for IIT Networking meetings in the greater Chicago land area on a monthly basis.
Best expressions of Ray, a man with not only intellect but illumined consciousness, lies in his experiences which unite them into an ever widening individuality.
This year, the seventh Pan-IIT Global Conference is being held in Chicago in October and former American President, Bill Clinton will be among many top leaders to address and Mr. Ray Mehra will be the chairperson of this conference.
According to conference chairman Ray Mehra, 'Entrepreneurship and Innovation in a Global Economy' will be the theme of this year's techie summit. Over 3,000 IITians from around the world will attend the annual gathering to be opened by Sibal and Mr. Chopra will be one of the keynote speakers.
According to Ray, the former president of US and other global leaders in their fields will discuss how ideas can be transformed into actions on both sides of the ocean (in the US and India), which is extremely an important issue, as the entire world is no more a segregated entity but due to globalization, the entire world has shrunk to become a single entity and the concept of integration is a must to be implemented effectively. The holistic approach to problems in the areas like health and energy in India will also be taken into consideration.
Mehra's thoughts and vision is not only unprecedented but is fashioned by heart, intelligence and mind (hrda manisa, manasa) as his goal is to see India prosper and come out of deep-rooted shackles of poverty and consequently seventh Pan-IIT has presented a proposal called Panch Ratnas to the Indian government to revolutionize higher education in the country and this will also be one of the significant topics of the conference. The proposal, titled Pan-IIT Panch Ratnas, presented to the President Pratibha Patil, proposes a five-point action plan to make India the global hub for knowledge creation and talent development by 2022. Pan-IIT's Panch Ratnas include implementation of wholesale policy reforms in education, quality control and increase capacity, and 'quantum improvement in faculty service conditions, deployment of technology for teaching and collaborative research, and the establishment of an industry-academia interface.
The invisible screen of commonplace was removed from all things, and all men and their ultimate significance were intensified in mind...... the unmeaning fragments lost their isolation and Ray's mind reveled in the unity of vision, a vision which sees a harmonious sync of an integrated world and making of a better India.

A Ride for Pride

“Within the depths of our soul, there is a place for eternal peace, where our eternal slaves exist beyond the births and deaths, the unions and separations, the gains and losses of the world”

If we can make room for ourselves there then we really live and that state of eternal bliss is only achieved when one's physiological needs gradually precipitate into self actualization and with Rakesh Bunkar this journey started much early. Bunkar's courage took him from the levels of mediocrity and internal turbulence to the state of realizing his esteem needs where he finds himself at rest now after being brutally bruised and battered emotionally & psychologically.

It is said that every adversity brings in certain opportunities. This stands true for Bunkar as well, as he fought against all oddities and imbibed new lessons from his struggle. And hence, in an endeavor to ride the storm, he implemented the leanings derived into action to ensure smooth road ahead.
Rakesh Bunkar, who was a student at Resonance, hails from Rawatbhata, a small town near Kota (Rajasthan). Surrounded by all miseries and buried in the colossal debt of hunger and survival for livelihood, Bunkar lived in the shoddy streets of basti in Rawatbhata with his parents. Managing two squares a meal every day was a Herculean task for his parents, Shivlal & Durga Bunkar, who till date consider themselves blessed if they are able to arrange a loaf of bread for morning and evening by working on daily wages with a private construction contractor and by working as a maid, who washes dishes respectively. The shabby streets, the piquant milieu and the malicious company of so called chums of the kacchhi basti, made Bunkar realize that this has put on him an indelible mark of being puny and worthless by the so called 'reputed class' of society and these feelings became stronger when he got the same repugnant treatment from his teachers of government school at Rawatbhata as well.
He then took an oath from himself of studying harder then ever; by not letting the malevolent association of his pals affect him and thought of being self dependent. He started selling vegetables in the weekly vegetable Haat Bazaar to remove his pecuniary and help his parents as well and he did this for 4 years (from grade VIII to grade XII).
Rakesh, who thrice played table tennis at the state level representing his government school, faced a number of problems in paying the fees of the government school where he studied till grade XII.
Just like from a nebula, a cloud of gas drifts about in space, Bunkar slowly emerged to see himself as an IITian.
With the help of some acquaintances of his friends he was able to know about a prestigious career of engineering at IITs. And for the same he approached Resonance. Conducive environment and rigorous efforts planned with meticulous methodology clubbed with Bunkar's invincible conviction and unshakable determination made his dreams come true.
Just like other students who come from places; enticing, enthralling, free & frolicking world of Epicureanism could have been a great hindrance and a cause of deviation for Bunkar but his adamantine belief to soar higher to achieve his lofty goals and his blind faith in his faculty members took him to cosmic process of continuity and progress.
With will strong and confidence within he finds himself in the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. He, today unfailing gives credit to his parents & Resonance as it provided him free of cost coaching and he believes that it was the turning point of his life.
He cleared his JEE in the year 2008 with AIR 443 (SC Category). Today he is a second year student, pursuing his B.Tech in mechanical engineering. His outstanding success was publicized by 'Hindustan Times' and by Bhaskar and 'Patrika' in 2008 in a form of short interviews so that it can become a tremendous source of motivation and inspiration for the youngsters.
Till date he feels that entering the portals of IIT-Guwahati is the 'winning the princess' situation for him and he is very happy as IITs not only make an individual versatile but also scientifically develop one's mental faculty and makes one competent to face the fast moving world.
Bunkar has set an example that nothing is impossible provided one has will strong and determination unshakable.

Mobiporter | An IITian's dream venture

अ must know his real identity if he desires to a proper and healthy relationship with the world at large. Every human being is constituted of physical, mental and intellectual equipment and the conscious principle, which lends sentience to this equipment. Human development culminates in finding one's identity with the conscious principle- the spiritual core of one's personality.
The spiritual core can be reached when an individual capitalizes on his unbridled thoughts by putting them together and generating a spark within to create a world with difference. 'Idea' revolutionizes the world but what is most important is its sincere and committed execution with a firm faith within and this is what made a small town boy, Deepak Singh Rathore, a man with a difference. He never thought he would become an entrepreneur one day. However, as a kid, he always loved to experiment with new things and learn more.
Love for mathematics and engineering brought him to the country's best institution: the Indian Institute of Technology. He sailed through the tough IIT-JEE entrance examination. Deepak was among the first 100 to get selected to the IIT. It was the turning point in his life. "IIT was an eye-opener, a window to the world," Deepak gushes. Physical body is the grossest aspect but the mind is the subtler equipment and the intellect, the subtlest of the three. The three together constitute matter which by itself is inert and insentient. The Consciousness is the spirit, which propelled, motivated and caused this equipment to function for Deepak.
After graduating from the IIT, Deepak wanted to start his own company but there were too many hurdles, including his own parents & family, so he had to give up. He took up a job, but four years later, he quitted. The ignited spark in him always gave him the required ignition to follow his conviction to start up his own venture. But eventually in 2008, he co-founded Mobiporter Solutions, a mobile and IT solutions company, along with his friends Chetan Kumar and Dheeraj Jain.
We started with our meagre savings of about Rs 10 lakh (Rs 1 million) for this dream project, says Deepak.
In a year's time they managed to breakeven. With the rise in mobile application business, the demand for products developed by Mobiporter zoomed. Crossing milestones patiently, in five years, Deepak hopes to garner huge revenues and employ over 1,000 people.
One may miss on detailing or some key strategies but if one misses on one's faith then chances are rare for being successful. The rule is simple: if you can't dine with your own thought, you can't lead and if you can't lead, you can't succeed.
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“Money is not my prime focus. We plan to build cost-effective WAP solutions for travel, entertainment, media, IT, retail and advertising sectors. My profit in five years would exceed Rs 40 crore (Rs 400 million) if things work out as planned," Deepak says confidently.
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Work is the biggest passion for this 27-year-old. An avid biker and a guitarist, Deepak enjoys every moment of fulfilling his dream.

"The mobile phone will be the most exclusive device to make major technological advances as it is most used gadget across all segments of people," Deepak explains.
Does he have any fears? "Initially, I used to be scared, but I realized it is worth all the risks and am living life to the fullest. We have created many applications with scarce resources, there is no limit to what we can achieve once we have the finance, infrastructure and right people in place," says Deepak.
Deepak dreamt big and put in his utmost to realize his dream. Deepak's noble ideas centered round the 'next big thing' in terms of technology and that is none other than mobile phones as mobiles are the best way to reach the masses and the classes. The lack of standardization being the biggest problem for mobile solutions, Deepak developed a system called content adaptation system (CAS). It adjusts the content according to any handset model. The trio, Chetan Kumar, Deepak Rathore and Dheeraj Jain (the core team) is also planning to launch live video streaming on mobiles. Deepak and his team's innovative solutions cater to various sectors like travel, entertainment, media, advertising, retail sector, etc. They have developed software to carry out online surveys on mobile phones. For travel industry, the solution offers search, plan, booking and hotel reservation system. When thoughts take a sudden flight of realism packed with inertia and will strong, excellence is bound to be achieved and that stood true for Deepak and his team. Their application also offered location specific solutions, an online newspaper, magazine, blogs etc for mobiles. All these are simple and efficient ways to get things done. The team is in the process of building a retail solution, which will soon be launched and this will offer customers a unique shopping experience as they will get information on their mobile phones on what they want in terms of the best deals and the products available when they go to a super market. The team aims is to build solutions that will satisfy the requirements of the market. The team also plans to launch an automated online education system in association with WWEAS to handle all the work flows in the education system and also plans to file a patent for this application. Deepak works on ideas. According to him sincere implementation of ideas result in value creation and the challenge it brings makes the job very exciting. It is a great learning process. Transformation in the contemporary world is extremely crucial to bring about a change that can sustain the unconventionality which is the very basis of the upcoming world. Individuals like Deepak do not restrain to flaunt their thoughts that bear in them the fire to bring about a beneficial change, a change that can transform the world.

'How to reap the best' | TIPS From Reso Reaper

Q1. What is required to get into IIT?
Ans. It requires confidence, lot of hard work and determination.
Q2. How much time did you devote on an average for your preparation? What was your daily time table? How did you divide your course in those hours of study?
Ans. I never did strictly abide any time table but on an average, I used to study for 7 hours daily excluding my coaching time. I generally gave priority to my homework first and then according to time used to revise my notes. But before Part Tests or Cumulative Tests, my priorities were changed and I always gave more emphasis to the revision of course than completing my homework.
Q3. What are the important topics for special attention?
Physics: Rotation and Electromagnetism
Mathematics: Calculus, Conics
Inorganic Chemistry: s,p,d blocks
Organic chemistry: POC, Functional groups, Aromaticity
Physical chemistry: kinetics, ionic equilibrium.
Q4. How does one cope up with the school syllabus and preparation for IIT-JEE? Did you take extra efforts to prepare for board examination?
Ans. According to me extra efforts for boards are not required. If the course of JEE is studied seriously with conviction then automatically board syllabus is covered. English may be a problem for many students but Resonance takes care by conducting classes of English in the month of December, so that part is also covered for boards.
Q5. How many questions should an individual attempt to get into IITs? How tough is the paper?
Ans. The number of questions to be attempted is not pre-defined but one must attempt as many questions as possible. It should always be kept in mind that if one is trapped in some particular question, one must not waste time solving that and beat about the bush. If stuck, then that particular question should be left to be attempted at the last as it sometimes happen that when one is caught with an idea, one cannot get a trick to solve it and so one must proceed ahead. Paper is not at all tough provided one has studied with concentration and then only any one can secure a good rank in IIT-JEE.
Q6. Give some tips for increasing one's efficiency while studying? How did you refresh yourself from the hectic schedule?
Ans. The key word is focus. Focus should be maintained till the time one clears JEE. Focus and concentration are the pre-requisites to enable a balanced mind, free from distractions of any kind. Whenever one tends to deviate, one's aim should be recalled and kept in thoughts and memory until and unless all the distractions and doubts melt away. About refreshing oneself, I think the best way is to play outdoor games, or to freak out with friends. But freaking must be defined and kept in limits.
Q7. What is your Success mantra? Give some advice to your successors at Resonance who are preparing for IIT-JEE?
Ans. Success demands concentration and continuous hard work. As a piece of advice, I would like to tell my juniors that they must try to work hard as much as they can and must also analyze their performance after every exam and try to correct their mistakes because I think the papers are the most easiest way to learn and practice.
Q8. How did you evaluate your performance after each CT (cumulative Test), APT (AIEEE Preparatory Test) & JPT (JEE Preparatory Test) while preparing at Resonance?
Ans. After each test, I used to calculate my marks and then check from the solutions that why my answers were wrong and then I used to clear my concept there and then only. If one has doubt about any question's solution then one must discuss doubt about that particular solution with friends and if further not clarified then it should be taken to the faculty concerned. Even after attaining good rank, one must not stop looking forward. One must always aim high and should try to surpass other competitors, who are comparatively ahead in performance.
Q9. What was your first reaction after giving the IIT-JEE examination? Which topic did you think should have been given more importance for the increase in your percentage or performance in JEE?
Ans I was very happy and pretty confident of a good rank but I think I could have procured a better rank if I would have concentrated more in Mathematics (Calculus, Matrices) and Physics (Modern Physics).
Q10. Whom do you wish to give the credit of your success? To what extent did your family contribute in your success?
Ans I thank immensely to God, Almighty first and then thank my family, my brother and sister and Resonance. Last but not least I give some credit to myself as well, as without my focus of cracking IIT-JEE; I couldn't have actually cracked it.
Q11. Appearing for Open Test (OT) & Major Test (MT), did in some way help scaling your proficiency in different subjects for IIT-JEE?
Ans. These tests were very useful as they gave me a view as to where I stand in the whole gamut of IIT-JEE aspirants in the country. The standards of OT and MT were a bit higher than JEE but it helped me in improving the concept of a particular topic. And when a tougher level of questions is attempted in the breath taking atmosphere of examinations then they not only open one's mind but also give him/her enormous confidence to take up JEE with poise.

The IIT entrepreneur with an Idea Bank!

The implementation of a potentially innovative idea inevitably involves risk. Broadly speaking, the more innovative an idea is, the greater the risk. That's because highly innovative ideas are by definition very different to the current situation (be it a product, service or process). Thus its success cannot easily be measured against existing cases. As a result, the more innovative an idea is, the harder it is to determine the result of its implementation. Ankit Mehta stood tall and erect on the 'Baumgartner's Axiom of Innovative Risk'.
As a kid, he dreamt of the impossible. When he saw Superman, he wanted to be like him and do whatever he did. At school, his teacher told him his ideas were good, but there is still a lot more to learn. He started thinking about the mechanics of engines very early in life, wondering how they worked and how processes could be changed to make things work better. His father used to have long chats with him everyday on the achievements of great inventors like Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison. This made a profound impact on him and fuelled his imagination further. 'Why can't I be an Einstein?' he wondered. The ability to question and probe everything was his motivation to keep moving forward.
This deep interest in engineering brought Ankit Mehta to the Indian Institute of Technology. Ankit, a top ranked student at IIT Bombay, did not attend a single placement interview when his friends got the greatest offers from the best of companies. For him, it was a pursuit of ideas, a journey to achieve what he had always dreamt of. "The journey was tough as it took him a year to actually give shape to the start-up a company. The lack of experience, opposition from parents, and financial problems made it tougher and proved a great hindrance in shaping his dream company.
Strong belief in the idea and support from friends, Rahul Singh and Ashish Bhat, and a grant from the government led to the birth of Ideaforge in 2007 when Ankit Mehta was just 24 years old. Ideaforge got started with its pioneering work at the Technology Business Incubator, SINE at IIT Bombay.
"I have been very fortunate to get like-minded people like Ashish, who has been innovative and designing electronic gadgets ever since he was a schoolkid, and Rahul who gave up a plum post to be a part of this start-up," Ankit says.
Today, Ideaforge develops human powered cell phone chargers and fully automated Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs). With these chargers, you can charge your phone while in a car, bike, etc. The Fully automated Micro Air Vehicles can be trained to even go inside buildings and take photos. In the age of increased surveillance, these products come in handy. Ankit has also been able to establish a good distribution network. Ankit lives with an idea bank and that's why he calls his company Ideaforge. Money has never been an incentive for this true innovator.
"The joy of creating a product gives you the satisfaction which no high-paying job can," he says happily.
Risks bring with them challenges but people like Ankit find pleasure in fighting challenges and turning them opportunities. Ankit has never been scared of challenges and risks. According to him one cannot be fickle when one decides to become an entrepreneur. One has to be very tough, strong and confident about everything one does. Risks are the part of any start-up.
An individual either fails or succeeds. If one fails, one has to accept it, but if one succeeds, there is no limit to where one can reach. It is important to see the viability of the new idea, probe deep into the idea and understand how important it is for the technocratic civilization.
Ankit admits that in order to be a part of technocratic world, generation of new ideas and their valiant and intelligent implementation can only bring India at par with the upcoming 'techie' civilization and for him IIT played a huge role in overall development. It boosted the confidence level high up, to become better than the best.
We have an amazing faculty, great atmosphere, you have 24 hours to do what you want to do. Sometimes you get intimidated seeing some dedicated people. The environment is very competitive, yet friendly.
According to him the atmosphere at IIT broadened his mental horizon and he learnt to dream and consequently generated ideas. He realized his true potential in the vicissitudes of the Indian Institute of technology. He and his team represented India at the China robotics meet called Robocon and won an award during his stay at IIT and this gave him immense exposure to the topical world.
Ankit re-educated his values, mastered the outer world and is no more tossed about by the fluctuating environments. He followed religiously what he wanted to achieve and today he with his team is able to establish many mile stones for the benefit of our nation.
Ankit's company has initiated a pilot project with the Tatas and as such his company products will also be available at Tata stores.
Ankit followed his ideas ceaselessly in the pursuit of excellence to bring to the nation the desired revolution and transformation which indeed is the foundation for posterity to come. People with firm determination and with inbuilt conviction can only achieve the desired output so let the subtleties of mind go unbridled to let in innovation of dreams flow.