Synergy 18-19

OUR PATRONS

S. Manjit Singh Batti
President of Guru Nanak Vidyak Society

Mrs. Harbhajan Kaur Anand S. Amarjeet Singh Saini Dr. Bina Punjabi,
Administrator, College Chairman, Academic Advisor,

Guru Nanak Vidyak Society Guru Nanak Vidyak Society Guru Nanak Vidyak Society

Dr. Pushpinder G. Bhatia
Principal,

Guru Nanak College

PRINCIPAL
Dr. Pushpinder G. Bhatia

EDITORS
Dr. Manisha Patil (Editor-in-Chief)
Dr. Surinder Kaur (Editor-Hindi & Punjabi Section)
Mr. Deepak Suryawanshi (Editor-Marathi Section)
Ms. Irvin Kaur (Editor-English Section)
Ms. Puja Ahuja (Editor-Content)

STUDENT EDITORS

Creative & Design

Yuvraj Surve, Sonu Pandey,
Rutik Sutar & Mihir Dasari

Content Writers & Managers

Vishal Maingade & Amitkumar Meena

Photography
Arjun Kori

FROM PRINCIPAL’S
DESK

Greetings for a Happy 2020 !

Congratulations to the Editorial Board of ‘Synergy’ for releasing this issue of the College
Magazine. In this age of brevity when thoughts and feelings are expressed through
emoticons, symbols and text messages ‘Synergy’ provides an opportunity for use of language
as it was meant to be used.
I invite all readers to an enjoyable reading experience.
As we step into the third decade of this millennium, there are thoughts that must be shared.
This threshold comes once every ten years and is a time to revisit our vision and our mission, to
rethink about our objectives and our goals for this glorious institution that also coincidentally
completes almost 30 years (founded in 1991) of its existence.

Many of us have grown as individuals along with this college, both in our
professional and personal lives and we owe a lot to this college as its key
stakeholders.
As we reflect upon the past and the legacy of the founders of this institution,
we cannot but acknowledge the huge service that our college extends towards
making education accessible to the not-so privileged communities. We have
managed to survive and ‘Grow’ despite the presence of ‘Giant’ institutions of
higher education in our vicinity and the emergence of new private ones.
The definition of ‘growth’ of an academic institution has undergone a paradigm
shift. ‘Ensuring Quality’ in education is not merely about generating statistics and
numbers. It is about touching a student’s life and bringing about a transformation
that promotes social and economic change. Teaching is all about what a student
wants to learn. It is not just a professional commitment. It is also a personal
commitment to engage in lifelong learning, seeking and giving inspiration and
contribution to a transformative experience. I recognize and appreciate the work
of all staff members towards this endeavor.
I would use this moment in time to also put across a set of skills and goals that
we must look at in the coming years and the decade (2020-2030):
Building Character and Courage
Our system must focus not just on the development of the mind but also
development of character and courage. Courage alone can foster creativity
without fear of failure and we must provide opportunities for co-curricular and
extra-curricular engagement and research to our students.
Interdisciplinary Orientation
The challenges and complexities of the millennium will have to be faced by the
student generation. Students will need to synthesize from a range of ideas and sift
knowledge from the smog of information that is available. Knowledge sharing in
interdisciplinary areas is an imperative to promoting innovation and entrepreneurship.
Spirit of Dialogue and Teamwork
It is important that an ethos of dialogue and respect for diversity be embodied in the college
culture. Exchange of Ideas, Knowledge and viewpoints need to be encouraged. This will create
an environment where all stakeholders, staff, faculty will feel responsible for the progress of
the institution.

We need to imbibe these skills in each one of us.

I quote Paulo Freire, the acclaimed Brazilian educationist and philosopher, from his work
‘Pedagogy of the Oppressed’.

“Looking at the past must only be a means of understanding more clearly what and who we
are so that we can more wisely build the future”
May we share a common vision for this Institution of Guru Nanak. May you all be blessed
with good health and strength to work towards the creation of a happy and peaceful world!

- Dr. Pushpinder G. Bhatia
Principal

BLESSED LIFE

This year is a year of blessed and purified
celebration. Our minds rejoice on the sanctity and
reverence of the teachings and the enlightened vision
of the great Guru Nanak Devji. Nanakji’s teachings
of sewa, love, peace, equality and brotherhood
have eternal value. The 550th Birth Anniversary of
Shri Guru Nanak Devji, fallen in this year 2019, is
widely celebrated throughout the country and across
the globe, in a grand and befitting manner. Apart
from the regular charitable activities carried out by
the social minded people in the name of Nanakji,
we could see a lot of glorified activities this year,
such as Blood donation camps for saving lives, tree
plantation for restraining global warming, cleanliness
drive for healthy life and marathons for social togetherness.

A lotus growing above the water, does not try to change the mud or water in which
it grows. It does not lose its glory due to its connection with the muddy water. The thread
in a garland gets the smell of the flower, but it is not the other way round. Though the
flower is tied with the thread, it stands with its fragrance and beauty until death. Similar
to the lotus in the muddy water, the life (you) in the human body also should not be
affected by the body carrying you or by any of the external factors that govern the body.

Life is a secret, and you alone know it. It is a melody, and no one
else can enjoy it. Life is a beauty, and no one else can realize it. Life is a
phenomenon, and it does not happen again and again. Live it peacefully,
knowingly and selflessly with Guruji’s blessings. Let’s live his life of purity.

Waheguru ji ka khalsa waheguruji ki fateh!

Dr. R. N. Nadar
Vice Principal.

From Editor’s Desk

“A magazine—a relevant one—should
be a sound and not an echo.”

Tina Brown, The Vanity Fair Diaries

Acollege magazine is nothing
less than a musical concert
where various musical instruments
harmoniously tune in with each
other to provide suitable soundscape
to a variety of human emotions and
expressions. The piano with its large
range of bass line symbolizes the
daily rhythm of college life. The flute
enhances the melody of cultural events.
Drums hype the pace of sports. Guitar
touches the strings of heart with the fear
and excitement of examination. And finally, the winners trumpet their success while
others applause their performance. So we gather here once again for the mesmerizing
experience of transforming the cacophony of voices into the sonorous euphony of verses.
When I was first offered the task of being the chief editor of the college magazine
Synergy, it was nothing less than a challenge of conquering Mt. Everest. But the constant
support and guidance of the management, encouragement by the Hon. Principal Dr.
Pushpinder G. Bhatia, brainstorming and hard work of my team—Dr. Surinder Kaur, Mr.
Deepak Suryawanshi, Ms. Puja Ahuja and Ms. Irvin Kaur—have helped me to convert
this challenge into a golden opportunity. I am equally obliged to all my student-editors—
Yuvraj Surve, Sonu V. Pandey, Mihir Dasari, Rutik Sutar, Arjun Kori, Vishal Maingade
and Amit Meena —who have trans-created those inputs into original and artistic outputs
by burning many a mid-night’s oil. Our starting point was to select an appropriate theme
for the magazine. We wanted a focal point, which would be simple yet interesting. After
exploring many gray areas and fumbling upon several dark spots, the most enlightening
theme appeared to be nostalgia, the fond memories of the past that inspire the future.
Accordingly, in this issue we have tried to accumulate all the reminiscent moments in the
academic year 2018-19. Though I am well aware that I am still chasing the rainbow, I hope
that this effort of Synergy will definitely pass the test of taste of its readers with flying colors.
Thank you.

Dr. Manisha Patil
Editor-in-Chief.

Ms. Irvin Kaur
Being a part of the editorial team of the
college magazine has given me an op-
portunity to participate in the creative
process of showcasing the talent in the
college.







INAUGURAL FUNCTION OF 550 YEARS OF PRAKASH PURB

Chief Guest:
His Highness,
Governor of Maharashtra
Sri. Ch. Vidyasagar Rao



































Emotional Intelligence

• A child in the school fails in the examination. He comes home and shows the result to
his father. The father starts yelling at him.

• A young girl in the college falls in love with her classmate. When her parents come to
know about it, she is barred from attending the college.

• A boss in the office is looked upon with awe and fear by everybody as he uses the
slightest pretext to terrorize his subordinates.

These are some representational scenes which almost everybody is familiar with. In
the first scene, father is concerned with the academic performance of his child. In
the second, the parents are bothered about the typical Indian mindset called Gharane ki
Izzat. In the third, the boss’s notion of efficiency and efficacy is misplaced and confused
with tyranny. What is common is all of them are the lack of emotional intelligence.
According to Psychologists John Mayer and Peter Salovey, emotional intelligence
is,“The ability to perceive emotions, to access and generate emotions so as to
assist thought, to understand emotions and emotional knowledge, and to regulate
emotions reflectively so as to promote emotional and intellectual growth.”
[Mayer, J. D., Salovey, P., and Carsuo, D. R., (2004). Emotional Intelligence:
Theory, findings, and implications. Psychological Inquiry, 15(3), p.197.]

In the popular belief, head (intelligence) and heart (emotions) are pitted against each other.
Emotions are supposed to interfere with reason. But according to modern neuroscience, emotions
are the integral part of the thinking process. Emotions have evolved in human beings as the chief
motivational system necessary for survival. They are inherently rewarding or punishing. Every
emotion provides us with valuable information about the self and the other. It is not emotions
per se but one’s inability to understand them that is responsible for the so-called irrationality.

According to Silvan Tomkins, there are eight basic affects which a human being
experiences in mild or extreme forms. A human being feels some or other affect every
moment depending upon the gradient of neural firing. When one becomes aware of the
affect, it is called feeling and when memory is added to the feeling, it becomes emotion.
Out of eight basic emotions, one is neutral, two are positive and five are negative.

1. Surprise-Startle
2. Enjoyment-Joy
3. Interest-Excitement
4. Fear-Terror
5. Anger-Rage
6. Distress-Anguish
7. Shame-Humiliation
8. Disgust/Dissmell-Contempt

Every affect is displayed on one’s face by distinct universally recognizable facial expressions
which serve as a reliable source of communication among individuals. Unlike verbal
communication, non-verbal communication conveyed through emotions cannot lie. It can
provide true feedback. Plus through its contiguous nature, it can generate empathy and
better understanding. It is only when emotions are ignored or misinterpreted that problem
arises. So it is necessary to understand one’s emotions to solve one’s problem. Paul Ekman
in his book Emotions Revealed catalogues the distinct facial expressions of each emotion.

Every affect is displayed on one’s face by distinct universally recognizable facial expressions
which serve as a reliable source of communication among individuals. Unlike verbal
communication, non-verbal communication conveyed through emotions cannot lie. It can
provide true feedback. Plus through its contiguous nature, it can generate empathy and
better understanding. It is only when emotions are ignored or misinterpreted that problem
arises. So it is necessary to understand one’s emotions to solve one’s problem. Paul Ekman
in his book Emotions Revealed catalogues the distinct facial expressions of each emotion.

Pictures Courtesy: Paul Ekman Emotions Revealed

Dr. Albert Ellis developed Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy which holistically
deals with an individual’s emotions, thinking and behavior. He states that it is not the
situation per se but an individual’s beliefs about that situation that generates certain
emotions which further lead to pleasant or unpleasant behavior. So if one changes
one’s beliefs, she can change his/her emotions and the consequent behavior as well.

For instance, there are three basic beliefs which lead to
frustration and other
negative emotions among people.

1. I must be perfect.
2. Only good things must happen to me.
3. All people must be good to me.

Thesethreebeliefsarebothirrationalandimpossible.Nobodycanbeperfectalways.Nobodyexperiencesonlygood
thingsinlife.Andnobodyencountersonlygoodpeopleinlife.Infact,negativeexperiencesconstitutemajorlearning
inone’slife.Ifoneignoresthisreality,s/hemaybeoverwhelmedwithterror,rage,anguish,humiliationorcontempt.
As far as thinking is concerned, it is the product of the positive emotion of interest. Only when
one can generate enough interest or curiosity about a problem at hand, can s/he sustain the tedious
intellectual efforts involved in thinking which is the first step of reason and problem solving. Curiously,
successful problem solving leads to joy as expressed in the Eureka moment by Archimedes. It further
fuels the pursuit of learning as an exciting and joyous activity. Thus positive emotions of interest-
excitement and enjoyment-joy play a significant role in the development of rationality in an individual.
The above discussion about nature, features and understanding of emotions, helps one discard the old
analogy of head v/s heart and develop emotional intelligence which promotes reason through emotion.

Fourth Seat

Sitting on the fourth seat
Of Mumbai local train,
I push and get pushed
But do not complain.

People stamp on the feet
And yell in the face,

As they rush in for a seat
In a crazy wild race.

Constantly moving in and out
Some of them fall on mouth

Others haul and brawl
As the snail-trains crawl.

At every station
The mighty crowds swell
And turn the train journeys
Into pilgrimages of hell.

Reading in a newspaper
About proposed bullet train
I’m impressed and curious

But still sigh in vain.

Sitting on the fourth seat
Of Mumbai local train
I thank my incredible luck
For at least a place I’ve stuck.

- Dr. Manisha Patil

MyChildhoodMemories

It is like a dream for me. I have never seen my mother except for a few pictures of her. I was only
one and a half years old, when God called her back and thereafter I lived life like an orphan.

No. Not really! Instead of one natural mother, I and my siblings are
raised by four nurturing mother-figures with immense love and care.

The first mother-figure is my maternal grandfather who struggled in life a lot but kept on
smiling to make his family happy. He made no distinction between girls and boys. He
lovingly fed us food which nurtured not only our bodies but our souls as well. He taught
us humility and dignity. He told us to bow before the God who gives shelter to everyone.
But for him God did not reside in the stone idols but in humanity. “Be good to all but if
someone is bad to you, don’t take their shit. Stand up for your dignity”, that was his teaching.

My second mother-surrogate was my granny, who took extremely
good care of our health. I still remember her carrying me to the doctor
on her shoulder and spend sleepless nights sitting by my bedside.

My Mama extended all help, support and encouragement for our education. He used to bathe
us in the morning, get us ready for school, dropped and picked us up from school everyday.

The last but not the least is the Mother Earth who nurtures all forms
of life. I have toiled in the fields with my Mama, irrigated the
crops and watched the green fields dance in tune with the music of the air.

So, I am not an orphan. I am the loving child of this Earth!

- Anuradha Tripathi



Words…

What are the words?
All of us use words.
But do we really know the words?

They come and go in our minds.
They pass through our lips and fall on our ears.
They come in various shapes, sounds and shades of colors.
We talk in them, love in them, argue with them and curse using

them.
We use them for our every purpose.
But do we really know the words?

Who did first create them?
When, where and why?

How meanings are assigned to them?
What if, there are no words?

Can we imagine a world without words?
These questions hardly pass our minds,
As a fish remains trapped in water’s binds.

All the time, we use words.
But do we really know the words?

Words create the world.
They connect the people.
They assign meanings to vast wither land of existence…

Words are sacred.
It’s only when we understand this, do we really know the words…

Indoor gardening as natural air purifing

Many people love plants so much that they not only keep them in gardens but also in the
various parts house
like bathroom, toilets, bedroom or living room etc. There are certain plants which are suit-
able for indoors.
They are generally termed as indoor plants, foliage plants or show plants.These plants not
only enhance the
beauty of house but also proved to be a natural air purifier. Their cultivation practices are
slightly
different from the normal flowering plants as they required low maintenance.

Choice of containers: the pot sizes for these indoor plants varies from 6 cm - 18 cm depend-
ing on plants.
Diameter of the pot should be 1/3rd the height of the plant from the top of the foliage to the
soil line.
Generally, the plants with small roots should be grown in shallow containers (succulents)
whereas plant with long roots require deep hollow containers.

Potting mixture: soil for the growing plants need to mix either with cocopeat or coconut coir
which helps in moisture retention and good aeration. Compost which provide nutrients can
also
be mixed with the soil. Therefore, combination of soil, cocopeat and compost in the ratio
1:1:1 or 2:1:1 can generally used for growing healthy indoor plants. Pebbles or cork pieces,
charcoal and moss can also commonly used to retain the moisture in the soil.

Growing conditions: these indoor plants required 4 – 6 hours of light (sunlight or artificial
light)
every day and thus they are considered to be a short day plants.
These plants survive in normal temperature 22 – 25 degree c.

Water: many indoor plants die from over watering. The best advice is to resist the temptation
to water on a regular schedule. These plants will require frequent watering if the weather
has
been sunny and warm, and they may not need a drop if the weather has been cool and cloudy.
Make a habit of checking the soil of at least a few indicator plants,
and water only if it feels dry to a depth of ½ to 1 inch.

THE
WORLD
OF
BOXING

Iwasn’t introduced to the ‘World of Boxing’ until I finished my HSC,
which was in March-April 2018. And in this year and a half, I’ve come
across and became familiar with a number of great boxers, my
coach and people promoting boxing without any self interest.

Eighteen months is not a long period in the field of boxing. But
I have already understood that the ‘World of Boxing’ is not
different than the world we live in. Talking about this sport,
Rocky Graziano, Former World Middleweight Champion
said, “ It’s a terrible sport , but it’s a sport… The fight for
survival is the fight.” Comparing our daily life with the
boxing ring, getting into the ring is like waking up everyday
in your life; wearing gloves and gear is like getting ready
for the day; standing against your opponent is like facing
your life problems and fighting is like solving those
problems. When you get knocked down, what matters is
whether you get up or not, it is what defines you. When
struck in the corner, how you fight back is what makes
you or breaks you. There is no place for racism in
the ring of boxing. No place for sympathy. It is
no place for people who give up. You don’t get
what you want; you have to earn what you get.

Many boxers have made it to the top from
the mere grounds of poverty, racism,
rejection, etc. Boxers like Mohammad

Ali or formerly known as Cassias Clay,
Roberto Duran, Thomas ‘The Hitman’
Hearns, Rocky Marciano (the only
Undefeated Heavyweight Boxer in the

(world) have made their name (and many
pmore). Even the great Mike Tyson came
up watching the legends fight. Their life has
inspired millions and would continue to do
so. Modern Day boxers like Manny Pacquiao,
GGG, Canelo Alvarez, Floyd ‘Money’
Mayweather, Tyson Fury, and many more are
making history every day. What I have learnt from all
of them is inspiration and strength lies within the self.
Boxers or not, self belief is the key to the success in life.

- Archit Rajesh Shivdas FYBMS

It adapts both bright or dark corner Botanical name:
asparagus setaceus
Common name :
asparagus fern

Botanical The leaves have a bright red trim which add a flash
name: of
dracena colour to your home. It can absorb
trichloroethylene and
Commppon xylene from the air. Suitable plant in living room.
name:

dragon tree

It can be literally hang in midair, Botanical name:
place of decorative vase, tillandsia

or just prop them up on a shelf. Common name:
air plant

Botanical it is one of the best plants for filtering the air
name: of formaldehyde,

sansivieria xylene, benzene, toluene, and
Common trichloroethylene.

name: It will help you to breathe better while
snake plant or sleeping.

mother in
laws tongue

it is a fast-growing plant which produce small Botanical
shoots which you can re-pot for added name:

greenery elsewhere. It will quietly battle toxins chlorophytum
including carbon monoxide and xylene, Common
name:
a solvent used in the printing and rubber industries. spider plant

botanical name: It is easy growing perennial vine which is
hedera helix effective in

Common name: purifying faecal air borne particles. Suitable in
english ivy bathroom.

Water is more homogeneous than expected…

Scientists establish that the x-ray spectroscopic observables can be fully and consistently
described with continuous distribution models of near-tetrahedral liquid water at
ambient conditions with 1.74 ± 2.1% donated and accepted h-bonds per molecule. In
addition, across the full phase diagram of water,clear correlations to e.g. Second shell
coordination is established and the influence of ultrafast dynamics associated with x-ray
matter interaction is separated and quantified.

Can these x-ray spectroscopic conclusions on water at ambient conditions now also resolve
the heavily debated question of the existence of a second critical point in the so-called “no
man’s land” of super-cooled water? This postulated second critical point is conceptually
based on the extension of the established low- and high-density amorphous ice phases
into purported low- and high-density liquid phases along a widom line where the second
critical point is found as the extrapolated divergence of stable and super-cooled water’s
thermodynamic response functions around -45°c at atmospheric pressure.

From the physics of critical fluctuations, it is known, that well above a critical point one
should view the state of matter as homogeneous. Incipient and large fluctuations are allowed
as one approaches closely the phase boundary and the critical point: how close one has to
approach it in energy and on what time scale to sense the divergence is not fully answered,
but expectations from observations in solid state physics are
that you have to be close to realize the 2-phase effects. Even if the purported second
critical point at -45°c and ambient pressure existed, the ambient conditions of liquid water
in equilibrium would be by any means far away in temperature. Thus, the fluctuating
continuous distribution model of near-tetrahedral
liquid water at ambient conditions holds true independent of whether the second critical
point of water in the supercooled region exists or not.

- Rraman mundkar, TY.BSC











Ustad Sohail Usmangani



VAISHYA PURNIMA. (B.COM)