HARD WORK --- SETS THE PACE FOR VICTORY...

Parents and guardians share success ritual at Resonance:

Hailing from the profession of banking, Mr. and Mrs. Suryakant Sharma, parents of Mehul Kumar, expressed their boundless joy on their son's stupendous victory of cracking the tough IIT-JEE with AIR-19 in General Category in IIT-JEE 2010 which is highly creditable. Mehul's father remarked that Mehul's lambent ingenuity is the resonating outcome of the mingled efforts of his son & his faculty members at Resonance Eduventures Pvt. Ltd (R.E.P.L.). Mehul cracked All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) 2010 with AIR-76 and also got selected for the 41st International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) 2010, to be held in Zagreb, Croatia.

 Mr. Sunil Kumar Sinha, Electrical Supervisor in Patna municipal Co-operation, father of Gautam Sumu, articulated his heartfelt gratefulness to Mr. R.K. Verma, M.D., R.E.P.L. and the entire Resonance for making his son successful in cracking IIT-JEE 2010 with wonderful AIR-36 (GEN.). Gautam Sumu is also an NTSE and KVPY scholar. Mr. Sunil Kumar Sinha remarks, “Gautam was intelligent from his early childhood and took admission in Resonance to obtain a better rank in IIT-JEE”.
Mr. Sinha pronounced loud, the name of Resonance as the best option for not only apt teachers and teaching methodology but also for the adequate personal care taken of the students. 

The joy of Mr. and Mrs. Sanwarmal Verma, parents of Kanishk Katariya, knew no bounds when to their pleasure, they found that their dedicated son, Kanishk, has not only cleared IIT-JEE 2010 but has cracked it with astounding All India Rank (AIR) -1 in SC category and AIR- 44 in General category and also he cracked All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) 2010 with AIR-24. He has many credentials attached to his name; he is an NTSE and KVPY scholar and has also cleared International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), conducted by Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF) with Rank-1 in grade XI. It was undoubtedly a matter of pride for Mr. Sanwarmal Verma, who himself is in Rajasthan Administrative Service (District Exercise Officer) to see his children excel in their own fields. Kanishk has been a student of Resonance since he was in grade IX.

Immense pleasure and unending satiety ruled the hearts of Mr. Prem Nath Baranwal, father of Kumar Gautam. Seeing the triumphant son in top 100 that is by obtaining the AIR-60 (GEN.) in IIT-JEE 2010 the overwhelming joy rolled out from Mr. Prem Nath's moist eyes. Kumar Gautam is a KVPY scholar and has obtained AIR-5 in class XI in NSTSE and has also cracked All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) 2010 with AIR-93. Belonging to Jharkhand, Mr. Baranwal, a teacher by profession, expressed his immense gratitude to Mr. R.K. Verma, M.D., R.E.P.L., for giving his son 90% scholarship on his son's outstanding performance in Resonance National Entrance Test (ResoNET) and this became a cause of motivation and hard work to excel in studies for Kumar Gautam. His parents lauded the co-operation of faculty members and teaching methodology practiced at Resonance. Mr. Baranwal says, “Kumar Gautam always insisted to go to Kota for IIT-JEE coaching but I always discouraged  and said that schools can also provide better education and coaching. But today after Kumar Gautam achieving AIR- 60 in IIT-JEE 2010, I believe that in order to secure better rank in IIT-JEE and competitive exams, one should opt coaching as it is the best medium of meticulous guidance.”

During one of his sojourns

During one of his sojourns, the Guru gave his students a thin book to learn from while he was away for about a week. On his return, the guru asked them all whether they had learned the lessons he had given them. All answered positively except his favorite student. He had not done the lessons.
The teacher asked him again in the hope that maybe there was some communication problem or may be he had not heard him well. The student again answered that he had learned only one line from the book. The teacher blasted him saying “ONE WEEK AND ONLY A LINE” and again the boy had the impudence to say that he had learnt just one line.
The Guru then smacked the boy across his face but the boy kept his face down in complete submission to his Guru. The guru's face was still livid with rage, thinking may be the boy was joking at his expense and again he asked his favorite student “how much did you learn?” “only one line” answered the boy. The guru got ferocious and his voice roared and resounded in the ashram and even the other disciples got frightened. The Guru asked him to get out of his sight and the boy, wiping away his tears, went to a secluded corner of the Ashram while the rest went for  their duties.
‘Time’ it is said is the best healer!
In a couple of hours as the Guru retained his calm and was handling other matters, he thought over the incident again and felt sorry for the boy as he had never slapped any boy in his ashram and that too when the boy was his favorite.

He sent for the boy and the boy stood before him humble in his manner. The guru placed his hand on the boy's head and gently asked him, “My dear, show me what is the one line you have learnt?” The student opened the book to the first page and the only line he had taken over a week to learn was “Learn to control and be a master of your anger”. Seeing this Guru's hand trembled and the book slipped out of it. Guru's heart filled up with remorse as it was his duty to teach the students about life but in a week, the boy had learnt a lesson that he (the Guru) failed to learn. The Guru embraced the boy hiding his tears.
The student taught his own teacher and the student became the father of “MAN”. The boy grew up to be known as Dharmraj Yudhisthir and the guru was Guru Dronacharya.
Yudhisthir did exactly what needs to be done today. He took the lessons (idealism) from the book and brought it into real life and gave them a form in real life. No wonder the epithet “Dharmraj” became his title of address.
The lesson to be learnt is that one must honor the Guru under all circumstances. If Guru Dronacharya had not gotten angry, Yudhisthir would never have learnt the importance of controlling his anger.
In the momentary loss of sanity that Dronacharya took upon himself, he showed his other students and generations to come, the folly of losing one's temper even though he may have to bear the ignominy of being a short tempered flawed preceptor, Dronacharya is a Guru in the truest sense with no desire for anything and Yudhisthir is a student, ready to sacrifice everything for the Guru.
Truly it is said in the Vedas






May the Guru be ever blessed!

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

Q 1. What is required to get into Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT)?

Ans: According to me, sincere efforts and commitment towards one's goal of cracking IIT-JEE successfully are the key factors to get into IITs. Not mere intelligence but also dedication is a must to get into IITs and also to secure a good All India Rank (AIR).

Q 2. How much time on an average did you devote for your preparation? What was your daily time-table and how did you divide your course according to your set time-table?

Ans: Apart from Coaching Classes, I used to devote 5 to 6 hours for my studies. I did not follow any stringent time-table. For me it all depended on the level of toughness of the matter which I used to study daily. I gave priority to my notes and tried to understand them properly. I used to do DPP's and the problems in sheets rigorously.

Q 3. 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: Preparation for IIT-JEE covers most of the school syllabus and so a student need not take any pressure to complete the school syllabus separately. Reading of entire text-books is a must for both IIT-JEE and board examinations. I paid special attention to English and prepared thoroughly for it.
Q 4. How many questions should an individual attempt to get into IITs? How tough is the paper?
Ans: One should attempt all the questions in which one is confident. It is also necessary that one should first go through the entire paper so that one may get a fair idea about the type of questions the paper contains because of which one may prioritize the questions to be attempted first. IIT-JEE paper is not an extra ordinarily tough one but it is similar to that of the papers and tests which are conducted on a regular basis at Resonance. The most important thing in the examination hall is to maintain one's cool and clam so that the IIT-JEE paper can be taken with ease and peace.

Q 5. Give some tips for increasing one's efficiency while studying? How did you refresh yourself from the hectic schedule? 

Ans: While solving the questions, I used to listen to music as it helped me increase my efficiency. Also, I am not habitual of studying at a stretch and so would take small breaks of a few minutes in an hour because of which I used to feel refreshed. Taking adequate sleep is a must, and one should not compromise with it. After hours of study, I would go for a walk with my friends and on the way we used to discuss the problems (questions) of the day.

Q 6. What is your Success mantra? Give some advice to your successors at Resonance who are preparing for IIT-JEE?

Ans:  One must always be dedicated towards the goal- “IIT-JEE”; even a slightest deviation from the goal may cause problem in achieving it. Resonance is blessed with a very good faculty, so all the IIT-JEE aspirants must make the best of the faculty members. Always revise the notes properly as they are a good source of revision. Revision is a very important tool and proves useful if practiced throughout the year and rigorously in the last 5-6 months. Q7. 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 exam, I used to properly analyze my paper with the answer key given. I would study all the answers and then used to check that the problems attempted are right or wrong. This helped me in finding out a new ways to solve specific questions. While analyzing the paper, I used to note down my mistakes in a diary and every time before the exam, I would read that diary so that the mistakes may not re-occur.

Q 8. Whom do you wish to give the credit of your success? To what extent did your family contribute in your success?

Ans: It is because of the support of my family, my faculty members at Resonance as well as my teachers at school that I achieved AIR-396. Taking 'International Olympiad Examination' increased my morale. My parents have immensely contributed in my success. My mother's presence and unconditional support in the last 3-4 months before the conduction of IIT-JEE motivated me and helped me in maintaining my cool & calm. She helped me recover from my illness during winters.

Q 9. Appearing for Open Test (OT) & Major Test (MT), did in some way help scaling your proficiency in different subjects for IIT-JEE?

Ans: The detailed analysis provided by Resonance after the OT and the MT helped me a lot in figuring out my weak areas which required a lot of improvement. These tests also gave me a fair idea about the pattern and type of IIT-JEE paper.

Ashok Kumar

Man who made rapid inroads to help the society is truly a deserving persona to be idealized for his determination, perseverance and his commitment to serve the society.
Hailing from the small village of Kurana, at Panipat district in Haryana, it was 'a dream come true' for Ashok Kumar to be an IITian. However, when Kumar realized his interest was in serving the people, he decided to join the Indian Police Service (IPS). Kumar received his primary education from a village school and went on to pursue a B.Tech. in mechanical engineering and an M.Tech. in thermal engineering from Indian Institute of Technology- Delhi
(IIT-Delhi). He was awarded with the best writer of the year award in 1986-87 at IIT-Delhi. He is an avid reader of Hindi, English, Bangla and Russian  literature. His other interests include Badminton, Tennis, Riding and organizing sports events.
Mr. Ashok Kumar (IPS), till recently has served in the capacity of Inspector General of Police (IGP), Garwhal and IGP Kumaon. He is presently on deputation with the Central Reserve Police Force in Delhi. He joined the Indian Police Service in 1989 and took up various challenging assignments in the states of UP and Uttarakhand. He received the UN Medal for serving in strife torn Kosovo in the year 2001. He was honored with the Indian Police Medal in the year 2006 by the President of India for his long and meritorious services for Indian Police .
He believes that it is difficult for an individual to take career decisions at the school level as it is little tedious for an ordinary to introspect and decide what one wants to pursue in one's life.  Until and unless one is extremely clear and focus in one's future goals.  Decisions at an early stage are primarily guided by others. It's only on-the-job when one realizes the nuances of a job and can decide on the future prospects to be carried on for the rest of the life. According to Kumar, IIT teaches one to be effective, efficient and excellent in every walk of life, and this helped Kumar in becoming a successful IPS. He efficiently handled the responsibilities of an IPS  and realized that his strength lies in helping the poor, the needy and the suppressed.
Mr. Kumar quips, “As I had put in more years of service in the police force, at various stations, in various capacities, it became quite clear to me that despite of all the odds, I had been able to make a difference in the lives of the common man and this has always been my goal.” Kumar authored the book, “Human in Khaki”, with Lokesh Ohri, a writer, anthropologist and arts and heritage activist. The book is not a biography and also it is not a work of research. It does not seek to preach anyone, but just strings together anecdotes and thoughts from a policeman's life in the hope that society as a whole may gain from this effort of a written real life experience.
Emphasizing the need of a pro-active people-oriented policing, Dr. Kiran Bedi released the book- “Human in Khaki”, a book of 163 pages, published by Bookworld, Dehradun. The book is hard-hitting as it speaks on the contemporary issues and the changing value system of the society that bedevils the society today. Authored by
Mr. Ashok Kumar (IPS) with Mr. Lokesh Ohri, the book urges the common man to know about his rights.
The Book allows the public at large to peep into the working of the Indian Police. The book serves as a mirror to men in uniform. It portrays the functioning of the Indian Police and at the same time also encourages the common man to ensure his/her safety. The book's appeal holds equally for the government officials and for the ordinary citizens who in turn expect good governance.
The meticulously woven stories describe the varying and challenging outcomes which could have been worse, had the officers not been sensitive and perceptive to the needs of the ordinary individuals approaching them without the usual crutches of wealth or influence.

Covering all contemporary issues corrupting the society today- from terrorism to kidnaping, land grabbing to women's molestation, incidents of harassment by SMSs to eve teasing, extortion to corruption, the widening gap between the haves and the have-nots and its impact on society - 'Human in  Khaki' is an eye-opener for not only the masses but also for the police officials. It talks candidly about the erosion of values in society today and also the struggles of a common man who wish  to stand up for simple yet essential values that bind this country tightly, despite its screaming contrasts and inequities.
The book makes a good policeman to quiz himself on the following note-worthy questions:
1. Will my actions be good for the society?
2. Will my actions help the person who is in need?
3. Will my actions bring relief to the victim?
4. Will my actions deter the wrongdoer?
When the answers of these questions positively echo in one's heart, one can certainly boast of being a good policeman who has justified his existence & purpose.
The gripping narrative, written in a simple and lucid style, brings out happenings of real-life situations from  a distinguished career, spanning over twenty years, in the Indian Police Force of an IITian turned cop, who adopted a humane approach to public service, trying to create a culture of people-friendly policing. “Human in Khaki” is a collection of select 16 short stories setting a precedent on how police officers uphold their human sensitivity while dealing with people and look at the problem from the victim's point of view and it is through this approach, the system in turn delivers the results. Undoubtedly, Kumar has not only proved his merit by excelling in studies but beautifully used the learning in a pragmatic way for the benefit of the society.

Words Worth

If an egg is broken by an outside force..a life ends. If an egg breaks from within... Life begins.
Great things always begin from within .-Anonymous

Keep your head and your heart in the right direction and you will never have to worry about your feet.-Anonymous

"You never conquer a mountain. You stand on the summit a few moments; then the wind blows your footprints away."
-Arlene Blum
an American mountaineer and a writer.

“Strategy is about stretching limited resources to fit ambitious aspirations”
– C. K. Prahlad
The Management Guru