Born to love
“Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look,
there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.”
What is the use of a long life, when it is meaningless? Even if life is short should be
sweet. Our life should be a charity-love to the world.
“To live in love is to sail forever,
spreading seeds of joy and peace in
hearts.”
Love is a sort of spiritual inebriation that crossed time and space. We would realize
the limitlessness of love and thereby reflect God to everyone we encounter. If we do
this, especially in simple ways each day, the people in our lives would carry the fruits of
this love – joy and peace – within their hearts, thus spreading like wild flowers across an
open meadow. that spreads seeds of joy and peace in everyone’s heart we know and
meet along our life’s journey.
“Kindness is my only guiding star. In its light, I sail a straight route, I have my motto
written on my sail: To live in love.’’
March 28th 2022 is a memorable day for us as we had gone to visit the children at ST.
Louis school for deaf and blind which was organized by our college. It was a day of rich
experience as we reached our destination after facing many transport issues due to the
unexpected announcement of banth.
As we all entered the school we could immensely feel the love,joy and peace of
Christ abiding in that house of learning. The prayer and the introduction given about the
motto of that school was very enriching.
The students were eager to learn something for their life despite their physical
infirmities. Looking at their spirit our spirits were enkindled. We admired at their unity
and loving nature. It was that moment made me to enter into my deepest self and
realized it is only LOVE that can uphold this world. And “ I AM BORN TO LOVE”. I want to
do everything for the humanity expecting nothing in return but only for the sake of love
alone. As we moved away from that place I thanked GOD for giving me such a thirst to
serve my needy brotheren only for the sake of love and love alone.
This image of a sailboat on the sea with a lone star in the distant
sky reminds us that we must find our beacon of hope through love – in,
through, and for God – so that we can sail through life’s storms without
worry or anxiety, always centered on confident trust in God’s loving
providence, and reach out to our needy brethren.
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“Let us love, since that is what our hearts were made for.”
We forget, in our modern age, that love isn’t based on emotion. It’s not the secular
notion of fantasy, romance, and chemistry. It’s not lust. Love is, indeed, what we were
born to do and become, because we are reflections of God, who is Love. As a decision,
rather than a feeling, love requires us to step outside of our egocentric behavior and
always seek to serve the other. When we do this, our hearts expand beyond imagination,
and we are then capable of loving even more than we knew it’s possible.
“Love can accomplish all things. Things that are most impossible become easy
where love is at work.”
Sometimes we are in a hurry or flustered, impatient, recall that the mundane daily
tasks – even the most difficult and impossible ones – will become effortless with a
change of our heart-if we carry them out with love and for love of God.
“Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.”
What we sow we shall reap, if we sow love we shall reap
love. Therefore When we teach, guide, and assist let us sow
the seed of love with love…
“I am the smallest of creatures and I recognize my
worthlessness, but I also know how hearts that are generous.”
Yes, “When one loves, one does not calculate.”Love cannot dwell in a miserly heart.
We all struggle with selfishness and wanting to hoard our time, money, or attachments
. . We all know that true love is unconditional, but we still tend to keep tabs on who
owes us .Somehow we live as if the world owes us, or even as if God owes us something,
anything.
Why is something so simple – love – so often misunderstood and rarely lived? I
wonder how many of us, if we offered every aspect of our time spent mowing the lawn,
making dinner, cleaning the dishes, doing the laundry, wiping hand prints off of the front
door, working that desk job, or running errands with generosity, would become the
change we long to see in the world? Love is that change, that interior change. It truly
does begin with you and me, today.
So let Love rule our hearts and be immersed in the love of God and spend our time
doing good on earth !
THANK YOU!
Sr. Mariya Madhaleanal
Physical Science
First Year
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My Visit to Dakshinachitra
A TRIP TO MY FAVOURITE PLACE Dakshinachitra Museum, located in Chennai,
is one of the living-history museums in India. It stores in itself great works of
architecture, crafts, performing arts, and lifestyles that belong to South India. The
museum has its vision and mission to promote the cultures of South Indian states by
making them more engaging and enjoyable for its viewers. It is a project of Madras
Craft Foundation which is an NGO that was opened to the public on 14th December
1996. The heritage museum is home to 4,220 artefacts and 1,000,000 pictures.
Visiting the place would give you an in-depth knowledge of south Indian heritage.
You are going to learn with the most magnificent treasures of learning. Developed in
the form of a village, it showcases the traditional lifestyle of South Indians.
It is a collection of 18 authentic houses, each having its own contextual exhibition.
These homes are purchased, broken down, transported and lastly reconstructed by
professional artisans or Stapathis who belong to the places from where the houses
are bought. Moreover, Dakshina Chitra itself means the ‘house of south’. So, if you
are a person of history, and a person of culture who is deeply attached to its roots
this place is for you. Visit Dakshinachitra Museum to explore and learn about the life
and history of South India. A welcoming Kolam and flowers greets visitors The glass
of chilled mosambi juice was a life-saver. The blinding white heat and the humid haze
that had assaulted my senses from the time I had landed in Chennai dissipated a wee
bit. I became aware of the quiet and calm of Dakshinachitra, “a living museum of art,
architecture, crafts, and performing arts of South India”. Located on the East Coast
Road in Muthukadu, Dakshinachitra is about 21 km south of Chennai. The sprawling,
10-acre complex houses carefully recreated heritage structures, traditions and
culture from the four southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala
and Tamil Nadu.
It is also a hub for performing arts, a retreat for artists, a learning centre for
students, an exhibition space, a place to visit for the culturally inclined tourist… And
a place that I had been wanting to visit for a long time, particularly to see the heritage
structures. So when the opportunity to visit Chennai came up about 10 days back, I
planned my itinerary in such a way that I would go straight to Dakshinachitra from
the airport itself. So far so good. What I had not accounted for, or rather ignored
what everyone told me, was the severity of the infamous Chennai heat. I mean,
how much more different could Chennai humidity be from Mumbai’s? By the time
I reached Dakshinachitra, I was almost dehydrated and was having fond thoughts
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about Mumbai weather ! A shady courtyard at Dakshinachitra Though the mosambi
juice and lots of water revived me enough to brave the heat and take a walk through
the heritage houses, the relentless heat made it difficult for me to really enjoy my
visit there. I did manage to walk through the entire section of heritage structures,
but my mind and camera did not register or record everything I saw. But do allow me
to share with you what they camera recorded.
Dakshinachitra is a work in progress. It has a small, but growing collection of
heritage structures from the 4 southern states with representations from certain
dominant communities. What is striking is that even the vegetation of a particular
region has been recreated to a certain extent to complement the area the heritage
structures belong to. So while we can see the scrubs and bushes of northern
Karnataka around the houses from that region, Kerala’s lush green vegetation is
also seen around the houses from that state. The heritage house in the photograph
below is from Karnataka and was not yet open to the public as it was still being
reconstructed. Don’t you think it looks rather grand and beautiful? A house from
Karnataka being reconstructed The cluster of houses in the photograph below
belong to the weavers community from Ilkal in northern Karnataka. These houses
are typically built of granite and the largest room in these houses is the one with
the loom. A beautiful shrine outside the cluster of houses belonging to the weaving
community from Ilkal South India has a large population of the Lambani or banjara
or gypsy community, who are well known for their embroidery. The photograph
below depicts the Lambani version of the “Ardhanareeshwara”. Isn’t it stunning?
The Lambani “Ardhanareeshwara” This cluster of houses originally formed the
agraharam at Ambur village in Tirunelveli District in Tamil Nadu.
When it was demolished, they made their way to Dakshinachitra to be
reconstructed as they were in their original place. Personally, this was the highlight
of my trip to Dakshinachitra, as my ancestors were from Tirunelveli District. I
like to imagine that they must have lived in a house like this. An agraharam from
Tirunelveli district. The merchant’s house in from the Chettinad region of Tamil
Nadu in the photograph below was grand, but what I liked the most was this sepia-
toned photograph mounted on a door. This prim and proper little girl with a sulky
expression reminded me so much of someone I know. A photograph mounted on a
beautifully carved door at the Nattukottai Chettiar house The Kerala section has two
Hindu houses, a Syrian Christian house, a granary and a cattle shed - with each house
being special and unique to the community and purpose that they served (see the
next 3 photos).
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A Syrian Christian house A wall mural inside a Hindu house from
Thiruvananthapuram A cattle shed Dakshinachitra also offers space for artists
to exhibit their art and craft and at any given time there are 2-3 artists exhibiting
their work. I saw an exhibition of giant leather puppets from Andhra Pradesh. All
the puppets were mounted on the walls and most were on characters from the
Ramayana. Wall mounted leather puppets from Andra Pradesh. Leather puppet of
Surpanakha If weather had been nice, this trip would have been a dream come true.
It was the perfect time to visit as apart from a group of some 10 odd college kids,
who were probably there on a study trip, there were no other visitors. At any other
time, I would have relished this opportunity to explore and photograph and generally
soak in the atmosphere. And when I would have left the place, it would have been
with a happy buzz of having discovered and learnt something new. Something to talk
about, something to share with others, and something to write about too.
THE PROS AND CONS OF ONLINE CLASSES
The widespread outbreak of corona virus has led to moving towards online
classes by schools and colleges. Although these classes are able to mitigate the loss
of studies to some extent, they have imposed some major concerns as well.
Online classes are available to a student sitting anywhere in the world. It has
eliminated the time and cost required to reach the school or college and prevented
the loss of studies especially this year even though lockdown was imposed. One of
the biggest problem is that internet connectivity is not proper in many places. So
students are not able to connect to classes. Another big problem is the lack of one
to one teaching, due to it the students find it difficult to ask questions if they have
doubt. Also the overuse of electronic devices by students have resulted in various
health issues.
At present both teachers and students have adopted this new model of education
and are trying to get used to it with each passing day. If we can try to resolve the
problems related to this model, it will be a big revolution in the coming years.
Harini R
Mathematics
First Year
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IDEAS OF IDEAL MOURNING MIND
Zoom the zodiac eyes,
Yelling with pains
Xeroxing old memories
Within its wild territories
Vain, and drains the
Unwanted heart - and
Trains itself to survive without a part,
My soul sings a melancholic tune,
Reflecting the face of dark noon
Quietly longing for a boon - to surrender its
Painful marks on the other side of the moon,
On the other side I felt my brain smelling the
Nectars of life - but my heart
Mourns day and night for death,
Longing for a quite leave.
Killing the flesh of time
Judging life as a crime - sometimes
Insecure life meets a secure death, that
Hesitates to have a rebirth - the
Greatness of God has been ignored - thus,
Frustrated mind fails to know the value of life-and
Entertains the body to taste its end,
Discarding desires, deleting family that cares,
Certificating the date of death, with a sad note:
Bye bye!
Admitting to have a sad end on its own.
- S. P. Suganthini
English
First Year
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SPACE FOR SMILE
I am a little curve
Which makes everything straight
I make every face adorable,
With my presence.
I am the cure for every pain
For children, I am a cute weapon
To escape from mother’s scoldings
For friends, I am the bond –
Which makes their hearts beat as one
But, where am I now…?
Now, no one can afford
That little curve on their faces.
Now, they have to think
Before giving space for me…
But why…?
Why don’t they want to own-
The World’s most beautiful ornament
Why…?
SR. JINNU. C.U
Physical Science
Second Year
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“The very first day when I put my foot on SMCE campus and having found myself
being lost in the glimpse of many young Budding stars: it was a treasured experience
and I lost myself in ecstasy”
Stars Shining brightly in the night sky;
Arranged flawlessly in its identifiable way;
Faultlessly shaped in stunning exquisiteness;
Beautifies every place they appear:
Stars-Glimpse of your magnificence leaves everyone speechless;
Youth-presence pours so much of liveliness, resourcefulness and fun to the environs:
“Agayam” Sky is beautified because of you - Stars;
“Boologam” Earth is energized because of you - Youth;
Panorama of yours:
Fades away the sadness of the heart;
Banishes bad temper of the mind;
Creates a fool to an innovative man/woman;
Eradicates pessimism inculcate optimistic:
Brings merriment and serenity to the environment;
You take us into ecstasy;
Comparison makes no sense but here it does:
You are a combination of both present & future;
Nation looks up to your power;
Endlessly Trusted human being by all:
You are a subject in becoming a star:
But you remain an object being a spectator;
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Don’t be carried away by the worldly affairs;
Get involved in eradicating the issues of the society;
Increasingly flowing power is in you;
On no account waste it for silly dealings;
Youthfulness should by no means be like that of a busted pot;
It’s like a million lights lit on a high to illuminate the universe:
Stagnated creativity smells badly & stings;
Your vision today is the mission of tomorrow:
It’s never too late to embark on:
Crop up, excel and be the change;
Let your new path be a push for others;
Stuffing in- you’ll only lose its essence;
Utilizing it- you’ll find treasure in every single touch;
Cloth yourself with vivacity, Chase away sluggishness.
Youth with a vision of accomplishing a mission - TEACHER.
Sr. Felix Dayana FMM
Department of English
Second Year
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WHERE ARE YOU
MOVING MY FEET ?
Are you motivated by the thoughts,
Are you inspired by the persons,
Are you urged by the feelings,
Are you energized by the physical power,
Are you instigated by the authority,
Are you stimulated by the inspirational, (or)
Are you impelled by the punishments,
Please Stop!
Remain!
Ponder!
Walk erect to achieve the goal.
Thaen Sharmila .S
Mathematics
First Year
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POEM
Running for Life?
Run! Run! Run!
Because, Life in your hands
Run! Run! Run!
Happy in running?
Run! Run! Run!
Running in dilemma?
Stop! Stop! Stop!
This or that?
Think! Think! Think!
Strongly found?
Again, Run! Run! Run!
Even more faster
Run! Run! Run!
Even more happier
Run! Run! Run!
Run for your happy life
To Win! Win! Win!
P A Thendral
English
First Year
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கல்லூரி
காற்றின் நறுமணமாய்....
இயற்கையின் வரமாய்....
பசுமையின் உறைவிடமாய்....
ஆசிரியர் மாணவிகளை
ஊக்குவிக்கும் வண்ணமாய்..
உருவாக்கும் உறைவிடமாய்...
உச்சத்தைத் த�ொட
ஊன்றுக�ோலாய் இருக்கும் - கல்வியைக்
கற்பிக்கும் இடமாய்...!
மாணவர்களின் உள்ளங்களில்
வசிக்கும் நினைவிடமாய்
நினைவில் கலந்த நிலவாய்
சிந்தனையில் கலந்த - சிற்பியாய்
அன்போடு....
அரவணைப்போடு.....
கல்வியைக் கற்றுத்தரும்
ஆசிரியரைத் தூண்களாக பெற்றிருக்கும்
ஸ்டெல்லா மாட்டுடீனா கல்வியியல்
கல்லூரியாய்....
நட்புவட்டமாய்.....
திறமைகளை வெளிப்படுத்தும் விதமாய் ...
எங்களுக்கு உறுதுணையாய்
திகழ்கின்ற கல்லூரியை
மறப்பேனா.....!
மறந்தும் இருப்பேனா....!
நம் கல்லூரியை.....
வி. லிசியா மார்கிரேட் மேரி
கணிதவியல்
முதலாம் ஆண்டு
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சிங்கப்பெண்ணே !
அதிகாலை சூரியன் உதிக்கும் முன்பே நீ உதிப்பாய்
பம்பரமாய் சுழன்று வேலைகள் பல யாவையும் செய்வாய்
பல மைல் கடந்து வேலைக்குச் செல்வாய்
அங்கே பலவீனத்தையும் பலமாய் க�ொண்ட
இன்சிரிப்பாய்
வீரநடைப் புரிவாய் சிங்கப்பெண்ணே!....
தாயாய், தாரமாய், தமக்கையாய் பல அவதாரம் புரிவாய்
இத்தரணியை ஆளும் சிங்கப்பெண்ணே!....
துவளாதே, வருந்தாதே, துணிவாய்
நீ வாழ்வாய் பல தலைமுறையாய்....
துணிந்து நீ செல்வாய்
துன்பமும் உன்னைக் கண்டு நடுங்க சிங்கப்பெண்ணே!.....
J. கிறிஸ்டினா ஜெனிபர் ராணி
வரலாறு
இரண்டாம் ஆண்டு
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தீது தரும் ப�ோதை
ஒருநாள் சுவைப்போம் என மனம் நினைக்கும்
சில ந�ொடிகள் த�ோன்றி, பல வருடங்கள் சிதைக்கும்,
உள் மட்டுமின்றி, உன் உயிர்வரை பாதிக்கும்;
உனை மட்டுமின்றி, உன் சுற்றமும் வதைக்கும் - அச்சூர,
க�ோர, க�ொடூர, நரக சுகம் இனி வேண்டாம்!!
தன்னிலை அறியாமை, நல்வழி செல்லாமை.
தரைக்கவிழ்ந்து தத்தளிக்கும், பெரும்பான்மை!!
உன்னைச்சுமந்தத் தாய் மடியும் - உனைச்
சீர் படுத்திய தந்தை அடியும்; விரும்பாது ஒரு ப�ோதும்,
உன் நிலைகுலைந்தத் த�ோற்றத்தை!
ஒரு ப�ோதும் ஒழியாது, ஒழிக்கவும் முடியாது,
க�ொண்டு வராத வரை, நீயாக உன்னுள் மாற்றத்தை!!
ப�ோதும் மாறிய பாதை;
தீது தரும் ப�ோதை.
அ. நஜ்முனிஸ்ஸா பேகம்
இயற்பியல் அறிவியல்
இரண்டாம் ஆண்டு
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மனிதம் அப்பா
அன்பாய் இரு; மனிதம் காண்பாய். தாயினும் மேலாக அன்பு வைத்து,
ஆசை ஒழி; மனிதம் காண்பாய். த�ோளின் மீது அமர வைத்து,
இசையில் மூழ்கு; மனிதம் காண்பாய். உலகையே சுற்றிக் காட்டினாய்
ஈரடி கல்; மனிதம் காண்பாய். தண்டிப்பில்லாக் கண்டிப்போடு
உலகை ரசி; மனிதம் காண்பாய். தவறும் ப�ோது தாங்கி பிடித்தாய்
ஊருக்கு உழை; மனிதம் காண்பாய். என்னை உன் இளவரசியாக்கினாய்;
‘என் ’னை மற; மனிதம் காண்பாய். உன் இமைக்குள் வைத்து காத்தாய்;
ஏற்றம் க�ொள்; மனிதம் காண்பாய். உன் வாழ்நாளை எனக்காய்
ஐயம் க�ொல்; மனிதம் காண்பாய். அர்ப்பணித்தாய்;
ஒன்றுபட்டு வாழ்; மனிதம் காண்பாய். எனக்கென யாவும் துறந்தாய்;
ஓடி உதவு, மனிதம் காண்பாய். உன் உயிரையும் க�ொடுக்க துணிந்தாய்
மனிதம் காண்பாய் - மானிடா இறைவனின் மிகச்சிறந்த வரம்,
மனிதம் காண்பாய்..... தந்தையாக நீ எனக்கு கிடைத்தது
மனிதம் கண்டு ம�ொழியால் வர்ணிக்க முடியாதது
மனிதன் ஆவாய். நம் இருவரின் இடையிலான உறவு
நீ ச�ொர்க்கத்திலிருந்து வந்த வரவு
E. அமலி நான்ஸி என் வாழ்வில் தந்தாய் அளவில்லா
மகிழ்வு...
கணிதம்
இரண்டாம் ஆண்டு சந்தியா சுரேஷ்.
உயிரறிவியல்
முதலாம் ஆண்டு
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ஆசிரியர்கள்
அதிகாலை எழுந்து,
ஆரவாரமாய் கிளம்பி,
இன்முகம் க�ொண்டு,
ஈராறு மாதமும்,
உண்மையாய் உழைத்து,
ஊடல் தவிர்த்து,
எளிமை க�ொண்டு
ஏணியாய் நின்று
ஐயம் நீக்கி
ஒழுக்கம் கற்பித்து,
ஓதுவதில் சிறந்து,
ஔடதம் தவிர்த்து,
தன்னை மெழுகென உருக்கி,
மாணவர்களின் வாழ்வு வெளிச்சம் பெற
நாளும் உழைத்து,
எட்டிக்காயான கருத்துகளையும் ஏலக்காயாய்
மணக்கச் செய்யும்,
எனதருமை ஆசான்களே,
வாழ்க பல்லாண்டு!....
S. சுபிதா
வரலாறு
இரண்டாம் ஆண்டு
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UNION INAUGURATION
ORIENTATION
ALUMNI GUEST TALK
SPORTS DAY
TET COACHING
YOGA FOR WELL-BEING
AEROBICS FOR FITNESS
ANNUAL MEDICAL CAMP
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COMMUNITY VISIT, RALLY
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
PONGAL CELEBRATION
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ECO CLUB
TALENT DAY
PLACEMENT COMMISSION
COLLEGE DAY
KIRTHIGA .R
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Open Your
70 Heart and
mind like
the wing of
a butterfly for
she teaches
us that we
can fly high
G. Maria Charlotte Rubia
English
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GOD IS GOOD, ALL THE TIME
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ஒரு மனிதன் வாழ்ந்தான், H. வனிதா
லட்சியத்துக்காக
உயிரைவிட்டான் தமிழ்
என்பதைவிட வேறென்ன முதலாம் ஆண்டு
பெருமை வேண்டும்.
- நேதாஜி சுபாஷ் சந்திரப�ோஸ்
I’m not an early bird or
a night owl,
I’m a permanently
exhausted pigeon
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A hopeful Heart is a
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